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All the ideas for 'Sententia on 'De Caelo'', 'Letters to Johann Bernoulli' and 'Critique of Judgement II: Teleological'

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9 ideas

1. Philosophy / D. Nature of Philosophy / 5. Aims of Philosophy / a. Philosophy as worldly
22101 Philosophy aims to know the truth about the way things are [Aquinas]
7. Existence / C. Structure of Existence / 6. Fundamentals / c. Monads
13174 A piece of flint contains something resembling perceptions and appetites [Leibniz]
13175 Entelechies are analogous to souls, as other minds are analogous to our own minds [Leibniz]
10. Modality / D. Knowledge of Modality / 4. Conceivable as Possible / c. Possible but inconceivable
13172 What we cannot imagine may still exist [Leibniz]
22. Metaethics / B. Value / 1. Nature of Value / f. Ultimate value
18239 What is contemplated must have a higher value than contemplation [Kant, by Korsgaard]
18238 Only a good will can give man's being, and hence the world, a final purpose [Kant]
22. Metaethics / B. Value / 2. Values / e. Death
13173 Death is just the contraction of an animal [Leibniz]
26. Natural Theory / A. Speculations on Nature / 1. Nature
22053 The Critique of Judgement aims for a principle that unities humanity and nature [Kant, by Bowie]
26. Natural Theory / A. Speculations on Nature / 2. Natural Purpose / b. Limited purposes
18237 Without men creation would be in vain, and without final purpose [Kant]