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All the ideas for 'Essays on Intellectual Powers: Conception', 'True Method in Philosophy and Theology' and 'Vindication of Religion (extract)'

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6 ideas

7. Existence / A. Nature of Existence / 6. Criterion for Existence

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What is not active is nothing [Leibniz]

9. Objects / D. Essence of Objects / 4. Essence as Definition

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Objects have an essential constitution, producing its qualities, which we are too ignorant to define [Reid]

10. Modality / D. Knowledge of Modality / 4. Conceivable as Possible / b. Conceivable but impossible

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Impossibilites are easily conceived in mathematics and geometry [Reid, by Molnar]

19. Language / B. Reference / 1. Reference theories

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Reference is by name, or a term-plus-circumstance, or ostensively, or by description [Reid]

19. Language / B. Reference / 3. Direct Reference / c. Social reference

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A word's meaning is the thing conceived, as fixed by linguistic experts [Reid]

23. Ethics / C. Virtue Theory / 3. Virtues / h. Respect

1460	Religious experience deserves the same respect as our other key experiences, and is best called 'holy' [Taylor,AE, by PG]