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All the ideas for 'Posthumous notes', 'Semantics for Propositional Attitudes' and 'On the Ultimate Origination of Things'

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10 ideas

1. Philosophy / A. Wisdom / 1. Nature of Wisdom

19336

Wisdom involves the desire to achieve perfection [Leibniz]

7. Existence / A. Nature of Existence / 5. Reason for Existence

7696	Leibniz first asked 'why is there something rather than nothing?' [Leibniz, by Jacquette]

19341

There must be a straining towards existence in the essence of all possible things [Leibniz]

19428

Because something does exist, there must be a drive in possible things towards existence [Leibniz]

7. Existence / D. Theories of Reality / 11. Ontological Commitment / a. Ontological commitment

15785

Our commitments are to an 'ontology', but also to an 'ideology', or conceptual system [Hintikka]

10. Modality / A. Necessity / 7. Natural Necessity

5047	The world is physically necessary, as its contrary would imply imperfection or moral absurdity [Leibniz]

10. Modality / E. Possible worlds / 2. Nature of Possible Worlds / a. Nature of possible worlds

15786

Commitment to possible worlds is part of our ideology, not part of our ontology [Hintikka]

11. Knowledge Aims / C. Knowing Reality / 3. Idealism / d. Absolute idealism

21971

Transcendental philosophy is the subject becoming the originator of unified reality [Kant]

20. Action / C. Motives for Action / 3. Acting on Reason / a. Practical reason

19343

We follow the practical rule which always seeks maximum effect for minimum cost [Leibniz]

26. Natural Theory / A. Speculations on Nature / 1. Nature

19429

The principle of determination in things obtains the greatest effect with the least effort [Leibniz]