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All the ideas for 'What is innate and why', 'The Thesis that Mathematics is Logic' and 'Reflections on Knowledge, Truth and Ideas'

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7 ideas

2. Reason / D. Definition / 1. Definitions

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'Nominal' definitions just list distinguishing characteristics [Leibniz]

5. Theory of Logic / C. Ontology of Logic / 3. If-Thenism

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Putnam coined the term 'if-thenism' [Putnam, by Musgrave]

11. Knowledge Aims / A. Knowledge / 1. Knowledge

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Knowledge needs clarity, distinctness, and adequacy, and it should be intuitive [Leibniz]

18. Thought / B. Mechanics of Thought / 4. Language of Thought

2605	If everything uses mentalese, ALL concepts must be innate! [Putnam]

2606	No machine language can express generalisations [Putnam]

18. Thought / C. Content / 2. Ideas

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True ideas represent what is possible; false ideas represent contradictions [Leibniz]

26. Natural Theory / C. Causation / 2. Types of cause

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In the schools the Four Causes are just lumped together in a very obscure way [Leibniz]