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All the ideas for 'Contextualist Solutions to Scepticism', 'Critical Common-Sensism' and 'On the Ultimate Origination of Things'

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11 ideas

1. Philosophy / A. Wisdom / 1. Nature of Wisdom

19336

Wisdom involves the desire to achieve perfection [Leibniz]

7. Existence / A. Nature of Existence / 5. Reason for Existence

7696	Leibniz first asked 'why is there something rather than nothing?' [Leibniz, by Jacquette]

19341

There must be a straining towards existence in the essence of all possible things [Leibniz]

19428

Because something does exist, there must be a drive in possible things towards existence [Leibniz]

9. Objects / B. Unity of Objects / 3. Unity Problems / e. Vague objects

14798

All communication is vague, and is outside the principle of non-contradiction [Peirce]

14797

Vagueness is a neglected but important part of mathematical thought [Peirce]

10. Modality / A. Necessity / 7. Natural Necessity

5047	The world is physically necessary, as its contrary would imply imperfection or moral absurdity [Leibniz]

13. Knowledge Criteria / C. External Justification / 6. Contextual Justification / a. Contextualism

19508

Contextualism needs a semantics for knowledge sentences that are partly indexical [Schiffer,S]

19509

The indexical aspect of contextual knowledge might be hidden, or it might be in what 'know' means [Schiffer,S]

20. Action / C. Motives for Action / 3. Acting on Reason / a. Practical reason

19343

We follow the practical rule which always seeks maximum effect for minimum cost [Leibniz]

26. Natural Theory / A. Speculations on Nature / 1. Nature

19429

The principle of determination in things obtains the greatest effect with the least effort [Leibniz]