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Ideas for 'Parmenides', 'New Essays on Human Understanding' and 'Properties'

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

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Geometry, unlike sensation, lets us glimpse eternal truths and their necessity [Leibniz]

6. Mathematics / A. Nature of Mathematics / 4. Using Numbers / a. Units

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Only whole numbers are multitudes of units [Leibniz]

6. Mathematics / B. Foundations for Mathematics / 3. Axioms for Geometry

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We shouldn't just accept Euclid's axioms, but try to demonstrate them [Leibniz]

6. Mathematics / C. Sources of Mathematics / 1. Mathematical Platonism / a. For mathematical platonism

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One is, so numbers exist, so endless numbers exist, and each one must partake of being [Plato]