12 ideas
| 19336 | Wisdom involves the desire to achieve perfection [Leibniz] |
| 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] |
| 5047 | The world is physically necessary, as its contrary would imply imperfection or moral absurdity [Leibniz] |
| 17527 | Causation seems to be an innate concept (or acquired very early) [Bird] |
| 19343 | We follow the practical rule which always seeks maximum effect for minimum cost [Leibniz] |
| 541 | Virtue comes more from habit than character [Critias] |
| 19429 | The principle of determination in things obtains the greatest effect with the least effort [Leibniz] |
| 17528 | The dispositional account explains causation, as stimulation and manifestation of dispositions [Bird] |
| 17526 | The counterfactual approach makes no distinction between cause and pre-condition [Bird] |
| 542 | Fear of the gods was invented to discourage secret sin [Critias] |