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All the ideas for 'fragments/reports', 'Philosophy without Intuitions' and 'De arcanus motus'

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6 ideas

2. Reason / E. Argument / 7. Thought Experiments

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So-called 'though experiments' are just philosophers observing features of the world [Cappelen]

8. Modes of Existence / C. Powers and Dispositions / 1. Powers

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Because of the definitions of cause, effect and power, cause and effect have the same power [Leibniz]

10. Modality / A. Necessity / 2. Nature of Necessity

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Every necessary proposition is demonstrable to someone who understands [Leibniz]

12. Knowledge Sources / E. Direct Knowledge / 2. Intuition

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The word 'intuitive' often plays not role at all in arguments, and can be removed [Cappelen]

25. Social Practice / E. Policies / 5. Education / b. Education principles

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Learned men gain more in one day than others do in a lifetime [Posidonius]

27. Natural Reality / D. Time / 1. Nature of Time / d. Time as measure

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Time is an interval of motion, or the measure of speed [Posidonius, by Stobaeus]