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7 ideas

1. Philosophy / G. Scientific Philosophy / 1. Aims of Science

6782	Realism is the only philosophy of science that doesn't make the success of science a miracle [Putnam]

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

5044	Reality must be made of basic unities, which will be animated, substantial points [Leibniz]

7. Existence / D. Theories of Reality / 4. Anti-realism

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Putnam says anti-realism is a bad explanation of accurate predictions [Putnam, by Okasha]

8. Modes of Existence / D. Universals / 1. Universals

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Are genera and species real or conceptual? bodies or incorporeal? in sensibles or separate from them? [Porphyry]

15. Nature of Minds / A. Nature of Mind / 5. Unity of Mind

5045	No machine or mere organised matter could have a unified self [Leibniz]

17. Mind and Body / A. Mind-Body Dualism / 5. Parallelism

5046	The soul does know bodies, although they do not influence one another [Leibniz]

27. Natural Reality / G. Biology / 2. Life

5043	To regard animals as mere machines may be possible, but seems improbable [Leibniz]