12 ideas
19336 | Wisdom involves the desire to achieve perfection [Leibniz] |
9390 | Logic guides thinking, but it isn't a substitute for it [Rumfitt] |
7696 | Leibniz first asked 'why is there something rather than nothing?' [Leibniz, by Jacquette] |
19341 | There must be a straining towards existence in the essence of all possible things [Leibniz] |
19428 | Because something does exist, there must be a drive in possible things towards existence [Leibniz] |
9389 | Vague membership of sets is possible if the set is defined by its concept, not its members [Rumfitt] |
5047 | The world is physically necessary, as its contrary would imply imperfection or moral absurdity [Leibniz] |
7444 | Type-type psychophysical identity is combined with a functional characterisation of pain [Lewis] |
7445 | The application of 'pain' to physical states is non-rigid and contingent [Lewis] |
7443 | A theory must be mixed, to cover qualia without behaviour, and behaviour without qualia [Lewis, by PG] |
19343 | We follow the practical rule which always seeks maximum effect for minimum cost [Leibniz] |
19429 | The principle of determination in things obtains the greatest effect with the least effort [Leibniz] |