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All the ideas for 'Reply to 'Rorarius' 2nd ed', 'Representation in Music' and 'Letters to Thomas Burnett'

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6 ideas

9. Objects / B. Unity of Objects / 2. Substance / a. Substance

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The notion of substance is one of the keys to true philosophy [Leibniz]

21. Aesthetics / B. Nature of Art / 4. Art as Expression

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Reference without predication is the characteristic of expression [Scruton]

21. Aesthetics / B. Nature of Art / 5. Art as Language

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If music refers to love, it contains no predication, so it is expression, not language [Scruton]

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

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Music is not representational, since thoughts about a subject are never essential to it [Scruton]

26. Natural Theory / D. Laws of Nature / 8. Scientific Essentialism / c. Essence and laws

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Gravity is within matter because of its structure, and it can be explained. [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]