Combining Texts

All the ideas for 'fragments/reports', 'Personal Identity and Individuation' and 'On the Ultimate Origination of Things'

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9 ideas

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

19336

Wisdom involves the desire to achieve perfection [Leibniz]

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

13007

Archimedes defined a straight line as the shortest distance between two points [Archimedes, by 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]

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

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

16. Persons / D. Continuity of the Self / 2. Mental Continuity / b. Self as mental continuity

7946	The memory criterion has a problem when one thing branches into two things [Williams,B, by Macdonald,C]

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]