23 ideas
9208 | Philosophers with a new concept are like children with a new toy [Fine,K] |
12780 | We can grasp the wisdom of God a priori [Leibniz] |
12774 | Without a substantial chain to link monads, they would just be coordinated dreams [Leibniz] |
12777 | Monads do not make a unity unless a substantial chain is added to them [Leibniz] |
12782 | Monads control nothing outside of themselves [Leibniz] |
9210 | Possible objects are abstract; actual concrete objects are possible; so abstract/concrete are compatible [Fine,K] |
9211 | A non-standard realism, with no privileged standpoint, might challenge its absoluteness or coherence [Fine,K] |
12778 | There is active and passive power in the substantial chain and in the essence of a composite [Leibniz] |
12783 | Primitive force is what gives a composite its reality [Leibniz] |
9202 | Objects, as well as sentences, can have logical form [Fine,K] |
12775 | Things seem to be unified if we see duration, position, interaction and connection [Leibniz] |
12776 | Every substance is alive [Leibniz] |
12753 | A substantial bond of powers is needed to unite composites, in addition to monads [Leibniz] |
9206 | We must distinguish between the identity or essence of an object, and its necessary features [Fine,K] |
12781 | A composite substance is a mere aggregate if its essence is just its parts [Leibniz] |
9205 | The three basic types of necessity are metaphysical, natural and normative [Fine,K] |
9209 | Metaphysical necessity may be 'whatever the circumstance', or 'regardless of circumstances' [Fine,K] |
9200 | Empiricists suspect modal notions: either it happens or it doesn't; it is just regularities. [Fine,K] |
12779 | There is a reason why not every possible thing exists [Leibniz] |
19699 | A Gettier case is a belief which is true, and its fallible justification involves some luck [Hetherington] |
12785 | Truth is mutually agreed perception [Leibniz] |
9207 | If sentence content is all worlds where it is true, all necessary truths have the same content! [Fine,K] |
12784 | Allow no more miracles than are necessary [Leibniz] |