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All the ideas for 'There is No A Priori (and reply)', 'On the Ultimate Origination of Things' and 'Does Ontology Rest on a Mistake?'

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12 ideas

1. Philosophy / A. Wisdom / 1. Nature of Wisdom

19336

Wisdom involves the desire to achieve perfection [Leibniz]

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

7696	Leibniz first asked 'why is there something rather than nothing?' [Leibniz, by Jacquette]

19341

There must be a straining towards existence in the essence of all possible things [Leibniz]

19428

Because something does exist, there must be a drive in possible things towards existence [Leibniz]

7. Existence / D. Theories of Reality / 7. Fictionalism

19489

For me, fictions are internally true, without a significant internal or external truth-value [Yablo]

19490

Make-believe can help us to reason about facts and scientific procedures [Yablo]

19491

'The clouds are angry' can only mean '...if one were attributing emotions to clouds' [Yablo]

10. Modality / A. Necessity / 7. Natural Necessity

5047	The world is physically necessary, as its contrary would imply imperfection or moral absurdity [Leibniz]

12. Knowledge Sources / A. A Priori Knowledge / 4. A Priori as Necessities

19565

How could the mind have a link to the necessary character of reality? [Devitt]

12. Knowledge Sources / A. A Priori Knowledge / 11. Denying the A Priori

19564

Some knowledge must be empirical; naturalism implies that all knowledge is like that [Devitt]

20. Action / C. Motives for Action / 3. Acting on Reason / a. Practical reason

19343

We follow the practical rule which always seeks maximum effect for minimum cost [Leibniz]

26. Natural Theory / A. Speculations on Nature / 1. Nature

19429

The principle of determination in things obtains the greatest effect with the least effort [Leibniz]