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All the ideas for '04: Gospel of St John', 'Reflections on Knowledge, Truth and Ideas' and 'Spinoza's Ethics'

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8 ideas

1. Philosophy / B. History of Ideas / 5. Later European Thought

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Only in the 1780s did it become acceptable to read Spinoza [Lord]

2. Reason / A. Nature of Reason / 2. Logos

6294	In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the word was God [John]

2. Reason / D. Definition / 1. Definitions

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'Nominal' definitions just list distinguishing characteristics [Leibniz]

3. Truth / A. Truth Problems / 2. Defining Truth

8821	Jesus said he bore witness to the truth. Pilate asked, What is truth? [John]

11. Knowledge Aims / A. Knowledge / 1. Knowledge

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Knowledge needs clarity, distinctness, and adequacy, and it should be intuitive [Leibniz]

15. Nature of Minds / C. Capacities of Minds / 10. Conatus/Striving

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Hobbes and Spinoza use 'conatus' to denote all endeavour for advantage in nature [Lord]

18. Thought / C. Content / 2. Ideas

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True ideas represent what is possible; false ideas represent contradictions [Leibniz]

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

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In the schools the Four Causes are just lumped together in a very obscure way [Leibniz]