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All the ideas for 'Reason, Emotions and Good Life', '23: First Epistle of John' and 'Principles of Nature and Grace based on Reason'

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8 ideas

7. Existence / A. Nature of Existence / 5. Reason for Existence

5062	First: there must be reasons; Second: why anything at all?; Third: why this? [Leibniz]

7. Existence / C. Structure of Existence / 6. Fundamentals / c. Monads

19377

A monad and its body are living, so life is everywhere, and comes in infinite degrees [Leibniz]

12. Knowledge Sources / B. Perception / 1. Perception

19353

'Perception' is basic internal representation, and 'apperception' is reflective knowledge of perception [Leibniz]

15. Nature of Minds / A. Nature of Mind / 7. Animal Minds

5061	Animals are semi-rational because they connect facts, but they don't see causes [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]

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

5063	Music charms, although its beauty is the harmony of numbers [Leibniz]

28. God / A. Divine Nature / 6. Divine Morality / c. God is the good

8140	God is love [John]

29. Religion / D. Religious Issues / 1. Religious Commitment / a. Religious Belief

8139	If you love the world, then you do not love the Father [John]