Ideas from 'Reflections on Knowledge, Truth and Ideas' by Gottfried Leibniz [1684], by Theme Structure

[found in 'Monadology and Other Philosophical Essays' by Leibniz,Gottfried (ed/tr Schrecker,P) [Bobbs-Merrill 1965,65-26531 (Cong)]].

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2. Reason / D. Definition / 1. Definitions

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'Nominal' definitions just list distinguishing characteristics

11. Knowledge Aims / A. Knowledge / 1. Knowledge

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Knowledge needs clarity, distinctness, and adequacy, and it should be intuitive

18. Thought / C. Content / 2. Ideas

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True ideas represent what is possible; false ideas represent contradictions

26. Natural Theory / C. Causation / 2. Types of cause

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In the schools the Four Causes are just lumped together in a very obscure way