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All the ideas for 'Definitiones cogitationesque metaphysicae', 'Logological Fragments II' and 'Letter to Bramhall'

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1. Philosophy / D. Nature of Philosophy / 5. Aims of Philosophy / c. Philosophy as generalisation

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The highest aim of philosophy is to combine all philosophies into a unity [Novalis]

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Philosophy relies on our whole system of learning, and can thus never be complete [Novalis]

1. Philosophy / D. Nature of Philosophy / 5. Aims of Philosophy / d. Philosophy as puzzles

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Philosophers feed on problems, hoping they are digestible, and spiced with paradox [Novalis]

1. Philosophy / E. Nature of Metaphysics / 3. Metaphysical Systems

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Philosophy aims to produce a priori an absolute and artistic world system [Novalis]

5. Theory of Logic / A. Overview of Logic / 8. Logic of Mathematics

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Logic (the theory of relations) should be applied to mathematics [Novalis]

9. Objects / B. Unity of Objects / 2. Substance / d. Substance defined

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Substance is that which can act [Leibniz]

9. Objects / C. Structure of Objects / 2. Hylomorphism / a. Hylomorphism

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A chair is wood, and its shape is the form; it isn't 'compounded' of the matter and form [Hobbes]

9. Objects / D. Essence of Objects / 15. Against Essentialism

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Essence is just an artificial word from logic, giving a way of thinking about substances [Hobbes]

14. Science / D. Explanation / 3. Best Explanation / b. Ultimate explanation

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Nature can be fully explained by final causes alone, or by efficient causes alone [Leibniz]