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All the ideas for 'On 'The Beginning of Philosophy'', 'Problems in Personal Identity' and 'Dialogue on human freedom and origin of evil'

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6 ideas

1. Philosophy / D. Nature of Philosophy / 3. Philosophy Defined

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Philosophy is distinguished from other sciences by its complete lack of presuppositions [Feuerbach]

5. Theory of Logic / D. Assumptions for Logic / 4. Identity in Logic

3299	In logic identity involves reflexivity (x=x), symmetry (if x=y, then y=x) and transitivity (if x=y and y=z, then x=z) [Baillie]

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

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

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]

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]