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All the ideas for 'Reply to 'Rorarius' 2nd ed', 'The Guide of the Perplexed' and 'Principles of Nature and Grace based on Reason'

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8 ideas

7. Existence / A. Nature of Existence / 5. Reason for Existence

5062	First: there must be reasons; Second: why anything at all?; Third: why this? [Leibniz]

7. Existence / C. Structure of Existence / 6. Fundamentals / c. Monads

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A monad and its body are living, so life is everywhere, and comes in infinite degrees [Leibniz]

12. Knowledge Sources / B. Perception / 1. Perception

19353

'Perception' is basic internal representation, and 'apperception' is reflective knowledge of perception [Leibniz]

15. Nature of Minds / A. Nature of Mind / 7. Animal Minds

5061	Animals are semi-rational because they connect facts, but they don't see causes [Leibniz]

21. Aesthetics / B. Nature of Art / 8. The Arts / a. Music

5063	Music charms, although its beauty is the harmony of numbers [Leibniz]

27. Natural Reality / D. Time / 1. Nature of Time / b. Relative time

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Space and time are the order of all possibilities, and don't just relate to what is actual [Leibniz]

28. God / A. Divine Nature / 2. Divine Nature

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We can approach knowledge of God by negative attributes [Maimonides]

28. God / C. Attitudes to God / 4. God Reflects Humanity

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Thinking of God as resembling humans results from a bad translation of Genesis 1:26 [Maimonides]