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All the ideas for 'Reason, Emotions and Good Life', 'Dialogue on human freedom and origin of evil' and 'Why there isn't a ready-made world'

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6. Mathematics / A. Nature of Mathematics / 2. Geometry

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Circles must be bounded, so cannot be infinite [Leibniz]

7. Existence / D. Theories of Reality / 2. Realism

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Metaphysical realism is committed to there being one ultimate true theory [Putnam]

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

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It is an illusion to think there could be one good scientific theory of reality [Putnam]

9. Objects / B. Unity of Objects / 3. Unity Problems / c. Statue and clay

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Shape is essential relative to 'statue', but not essential relative to 'clay' [Putnam]

12. Knowledge Sources / B. Perception / 4. Sense Data / b. Nature of sense-data

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The old view that sense data are independent of mind is quite dotty [Putnam]

16. Persons / F. Free Will / 6. Determinism / b. Fate

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Sloth's Syllogism: either it can't happen, or it is inevitable without my effort [Leibniz]

20. Action / C. Motives for Action / 3. Acting on Reason / a. Practical reason

4316	Either all action is rational, or reason dominates, or reason is only concerned with means [Cottingham]

26. Natural Theory / C. Causation / 8. Particular Causation / d. Selecting the cause

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An alien might think oxygen was the main cause of a forest fire [Putnam]

29. Religion / D. Religious Issues / 3. Problem of Evil / a. Problem of Evil

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Evil is a negation of good, which arises from non-being [Leibniz]

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God only made sin possible because a much greater good can be derived from it [Leibniz]