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All the ideas for 'On the Individuation of Attributes', 'On Note L to Bayle's 'Rorarius'' and 'On Recent German Literature. Fragments'

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1. Philosophy / F. Analytic Philosophy / 5. Linguistic Analysis

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Thoughts are learnt through words, so language shows the limits and shape of our knowledge [Herder]

8. Modes of Existence / B. Properties / 12. Denial of Properties

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Because things can share attributes, we cannot individuate attributes clearly [Quine]

8. Modes of Existence / E. Nominalism / 5. Class Nominalism

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You only know an attribute if you know what things have it [Quine]

9. Objects / A. Existence of Objects / 5. Individuation / a. Individuation

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No entity without identity (which requires a principle of individuation) [Quine]

9. Objects / F. Identity among Objects / 6. Identity between Objects

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Identity of physical objects is just being coextensive [Quine]

15. Nature of Minds / B. Features of Minds / 2. Unconscious Mind

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The soul doesn't understand many of its own actions, if perceptions are confused and desires buried [Leibniz]

17. Mind and Body / A. Mind-Body Dualism / 5. Parallelism

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We should say that body is mechanism and soul is immaterial, asserting their independence [Leibniz]

26. Natural Theory / A. Speculations on Nature / 4. Mathematical Nature

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Minds unconsciously count vibration beats in music, and enjoy it when they coincide [Leibniz]