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All the ideas for 'works', 'Dialogue on human freedom and origin of evil' and 'Papancasudani'

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10 ideas

2. Reason / B. Laws of Thought / 6. Ockham's Razor

6806	Do not multiply entities beyond necessity [William of Ockham]

6. Mathematics / A. Nature of Mathematics / 2. Geometry

13163

Circles must be bounded, so cannot be infinite [Leibniz]

8. Modes of Existence / D. Universals / 5. Universals as Concepts

22132

Species and genera are individual concepts which naturally signify many individuals [William of Ockham]

16. Persons / F. Free Will / 6. Determinism / b. Fate

13162

Sloth's Syllogism: either it can't happen, or it is inevitable without my effort [Leibniz]

25. Social Practice / F. Life Issues / 1. Causing Death

7907	Human killing is worse if the victim is virtuous [Buddhaghosa]

27. Natural Reality / D. Time / 1. Nature of Time / i. Denying time

19381

The past has ceased to exist, and the future does not yet exist, so time does not exist [William of Ockham]

28. God / A. Divine Nature / 6. Divine Morality / d. God decrees morality

8010	William of Ockham is the main spokesman for God's commands being the source of morality [William of Ockham]

29. Religion / B. Monotheistic Religion / 4. Christianity / c. Angels

16679

Even an angel must have some location [William of Ockham, by Pasnau]

29. Religion / D. Religious Issues / 3. Problem of Evil / a. Problem of Evil

19339

Evil is a negation of good, which arises from non-being [Leibniz]

13164

God only made sin possible because a much greater good can be derived from it [Leibniz]