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All the ideas for 'Leibniz', 'Explanation in Mathematics' and 'Causation and the Manifestation of Powers'

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5 ideas

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

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Essences are no use in mathematics, if all mathematical truths are necessary [Mancosu]

9. Objects / F. Identity among Objects / 7. Indiscernible Objects

7566	The Identity of Indiscernibles is really the same as the verification principle [Jolley]

15. Nature of Minds / C. Capacities of Minds / 9. Perceiving Causation

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Causation seems to be an innate concept (or acquired very early) [Bird]

26. Natural Theory / C. Causation / 2. Types of cause

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The dispositional account explains causation, as stimulation and manifestation of dispositions [Bird]

26. Natural Theory / C. Causation / 9. General Causation / c. Counterfactual causation

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The counterfactual approach makes no distinction between cause and pre-condition [Bird]