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All the ideas for 'Aristotle and Descartes on Matter', 'The Nature of Musical Expression' and 'De arcanus motus'

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5 ideas

8. Modes of Existence / C. Powers and Dispositions / 1. Powers
12733 Because of the definitions of cause, effect and power, cause and effect have the same power [Leibniz]
10. Modality / A. Necessity / 2. Nature of Necessity
12734 Every necessary proposition is demonstrable to someone who understands [Leibniz]
21. Aesthetics / B. Nature of Art / 4. Art as Expression
12165 Romantics say music expresses ideas, or the Will, or intuitions, or feelings [Scruton]
21. Aesthetics / C. Artistic Issues / 4. Emotion in Art
12164 Expressing melancholy is a good thing, but arousing it is a bad thing [Scruton]
26. Natural Theory / A. Speculations on Nature / 6. Early Matter Theories / b. Prime matter
19399 Prime matter is nothing when it is at rest [Leibniz]