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All the ideas for 'Symposium', 'Definitiones cogitationesque metaphysicae' and 'The Idea of the Brain'

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5 ideas

9. Objects / B. Unity of Objects / 2. Substance / d. Substance defined
Substance is that which can act [Leibniz]
14. Science / D. Explanation / 3. Best Explanation / b. Ultimate explanation
Nature can be fully explained by final causes alone, or by efficient causes alone [Leibniz]
15. Nature of Minds / A. Nature of Mind / 8. Brain
The brain is not passive, and merely processing inputs; it is active, and intervenes in the world [Cobb]
There is a single mouse neuron which has 862 inputs and 626 outputs [Cobb]
22. Metaethics / B. Value / 2. Values / h. Fine deeds
Niceratus learnt the whole of Homer by heart, as a guide to goodness [Xenophon]