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All the ideas for 'Substances without Substrata', 'works' and 'Dialogue on human freedom and origin of evil'

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7 ideas

1. Philosophy / H. Continental Philosophy / 3. Hermeneutics

5435	An interpreter of a text, because of wider knowledge, can understand it better than its author [Schleiermacher, by Mautner]

22028

Unity emerges from understanding particulars, so understanding is prior to seeing unity [Schleiermacher]

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

13163

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

16. Persons / F. Free Will / 6. Determinism / b. Fate

13162

Sloth's Syllogism: either it can't happen, or it is inevitable without my effort [Leibniz]

19. Language / F. Communication / 6. Interpreting Language / c. Principle of charity

6316	We translate in a way that makes the largest possible number of statements true [Wilson,NL]

29. Religion / D. Religious Issues / 3. Problem of Evil / a. Problem of Evil

19339

Evil is a negation of good, which arises from non-being [Leibniz]

13164

God only made sin possible because a much greater good can be derived from it [Leibniz]