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All the ideas for 'De Legibus Naturae', 'The Reality of Numbers' and 'Summula philosophiae naturalis'

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10 ideas

2. Reason / A. Nature of Reason / 7. Status of Reason

6222	If a decision is in accord with right reason, everyone can agree with it [Cumberland]

3. Truth / B. Truthmakers / 1. For Truthmakers

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Truth and falsehood must track what does or doesn't exist [Bigelow]

7. Existence / E. Categories / 5. Category Anti-Realism

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Ockham was an anti-realist about the categories [William of Ockham, by Pasnau]

9. Objects / C. Structure of Objects / 4. Quantity of an Object

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Ockham says matter must be extended, so we don't need Quantity [William of Ockham, by Pasnau]

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Matter gets its quantity from condensation and rarefaction, which is just local motion [William of Ockham]

22. Metaethics / A. Ethics Foundations / 2. Source of Ethics / d. Biological ethics

6217	Natural law is supplied to the human mind by reality and human nature [Cumberland]

22. Metaethics / B. Value / 1. Nature of Value / f. Ultimate value

6221	If there are different ultimate goods, there will be conflicting good actions, which is impossible [Cumberland]

23. Ethics / E. Utilitarianism / 1. Utilitarianism

6218	The happiness of individuals is linked to the happiness of everyone (which is individuals taken together) [Cumberland]

6220	The happiness of all contains the happiness of each, and promotes it [Cumberland]

25. Social Practice / D. Justice / 2. The Law / c. Natural law

6216	Natural law is immutable truth giving moral truths and duties independent of society [Cumberland]