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All the ideas for 'Leibniz', 'Events' and 'Equality'

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12 ideas

7. Existence / B. Change in Existence / 2. Processes
8979 Slow and continuous events (like balding or tree-growth) are called 'processes', not 'events' [Simons]
8981 Maybe processes behave like stuff-nouns, and events like count-nouns [Simons]
7. Existence / B. Change in Existence / 4. Events / a. Nature of events
8973 Einstein's relativity brought events into ontology, as the terms of a simultaneity relationships [Simons]
9. Objects / F. Identity among Objects / 7. Indiscernible Objects
7566 The Identity of Indiscernibles is really the same as the verification principle [Jolley]
23. Ethics / D. Deontological Ethics / 3. Universalisability
3282 The general form of moral reasoning is putting yourself in other people's shoes [Nagel]
24. Political Theory / A. Basis of a State / 4. Original Position / c. Difference principle
3278 An egalitarian system must give priority to those with the worst prospects in life [Nagel]
25. Social Practice / B. Equalities / 1. Grounds of equality
3275 Equality was once opposed to aristocracy, but now it opposes public utility and individual rights [Nagel]
3281 The ideal of acceptability to each individual underlies the appeal to equality [Nagel]
3277 In judging disputes, should we use one standard, or those of each individual? [Nagel]
25. Social Practice / B. Equalities / 2. Political equality
3274 Equality can either be defended as good for society, or as good for individual rights [Nagel]
3273 Equality nowadays is seen as political, social, legal and economic [Nagel]
25. Social Practice / C. Rights / 1. Basis of Rights
3276 A morality of rights is very minimal, leaving a lot of human life without restrictions or duties [Nagel]