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All the ideas for 'The Courtier and the Heretic', 'Letters to Paul Pellison-Fontinier' and 'Explanation: the state of play'

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6 ideas

14. Science / D. Explanation / 1. Explanation / b. Aims of explanation
12313 Explanation is for curiosity, control, understanding, to make meaningful, or to give authority [Stanford]
12314 Audience-relative explanation, or metaphysical explanation based on information? [Stanford]
14. Science / D. Explanation / 2. Types of Explanation / j. Explanations by reduction
12315 We can explain by showing constitution, as well as showing causes [Stanford]
24. Political Theory / D. Ideologies / 10. Theocracy
7825 The politics of Leibniz was the reunification of Christianity [Stewart,M]
27. Natural Reality / A. Classical Physics / 1. Mechanics / c. Forces
12719 Clearly, force is that from which action follows, when unimpeded [Leibniz]
27. Natural Reality / D. Time / 1. Nature of Time / i. Denying time
12720 Time doesn't exist, since its parts don't coexist [Leibniz]