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All the ideas for 'Martin Heidegger in conversation', 'The Individual, the State, and the Common Good' and 'Letters to Queen Charlotte'

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6. Mathematics / B. Foundations for Mathematics / 4. Axioms for Number / a. Axioms for numbers

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We know mathematical axioms, such as subtracting equals from equals leaves equals, by a natural light [Leibniz]

7. Existence / A. Nature of Existence / 3. Being / h. Dasein (being human)

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I say the manifestation of Being needs humans, and humans only exist as reflected in Being [Heidegger]

9. Objects / D. Essence of Objects / 7. Essence and Necessity / b. Essence not necessities

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A necessary feature (such as air for humans) is not therefore part of the essence [Leibniz]

10. Modality / D. Knowledge of Modality / 1. A Priori Necessary

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Intelligible truth is independent of any external things or experiences [Leibniz]

12. Knowledge Sources / B. Perception / 2. Qualities in Perception / d. Secondary qualities

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We know objects by perceptions, but their qualities don't reveal what it is we are perceiving [Leibniz]

12. Knowledge Sources / D. Empiricism / 1. Empiricism

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There is nothing in the understanding but experiences, plus the understanding itself, and the understander [Leibniz]

24. Political Theory / D. Ideologies / 6. Liberalism / g. Liberalism critique

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Liberalism may fail because it neglects the shared nature of what we pursue and protect [Haldane]