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All the ideas for 'The Problem of Empty Names', 'The Rationalists' and 'De arcanus motus'

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5. Theory of Logic / F. Referring in Logic / 1. Naming / e. Empty names

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Unreflectively, we all assume there are nonexistents, and we can refer to them [Reimer]

8. Modes of Existence / C. Powers and Dispositions / 1. Powers

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Because of the definitions of cause, effect and power, cause and effect have the same power [Leibniz]

9. Objects / B. Unity of Objects / 2. Substance / c. Types of substance

4304	Descartes says there are two substance, Spinoza one, and Leibniz infinitely many [Cottingham]

10. Modality / A. Necessity / 2. Nature of Necessity

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Every necessary proposition is demonstrable to someone who understands [Leibniz]

12. Knowledge Sources / C. Rationalism / 1. Rationalism

4303	The notion of substance lies at the heart of rationalist metaphysics [Cottingham]

26. Natural Theory / C. Causation / 9. General Causation / d. Causal necessity

4306	For rationalists, it is necessary that effects be deducible from their causes [Cottingham]