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All the ideas for 'On Body and Force, Against the Cartesians', 'Conditional Assertion and Restricted Quantification' and 'Barcan Formulae'

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4. Formal Logic / D. Modal Logic ML / 7. Barcan Formula

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Barcan:nothing comes into existence; Converse:nothing goes out; Both:domain is unchanging [Vervloesem]

14. Science / C. Induction / 5. Paradoxes of Induction / b. Raven paradox

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Read 'all ravens are black' as about ravens, not as about an implication [Belnap]

14. Science / D. Explanation / 2. Types of Explanation / h. Explanations by function

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To explain a house we must describe its use, as well as its parts [Leibniz]

15. Nature of Minds / C. Capacities of Minds / 10. Conatus/Striving

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Active force is not just potential for action, since it involves a real effort or striving [Leibniz]

26. Natural Theory / D. Laws of Nature / 1. Laws of Nature

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God's laws would be meaningless without internal powers for following them [Leibniz]

27. Natural Reality / A. Classical Physics / 1. Mechanics / c. Forces

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All qualities of bodies reduce to forces [Leibniz]

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Power is passive force, which is mass, and active force, which is entelechy or form [Leibniz]