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All the ideas for 'fragments/reports', 'A Specimen of Discoveries' and 'Mathematical Explanation'

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7 ideas

2. Reason / A. Nature of Reason / 4. Aims of Reason

5035	The two basics of reasoning are contradiction and sufficient reason [Leibniz]

9. Objects / D. Essence of Objects / 3. Individual Essences

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Particular essence is often captured by generality [Steiner,M]

14. Science / D. Explanation / 2. Types of Explanation / e. Lawlike explanations

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Maybe an instance of a generalisation is more explanatory than the particular case [Steiner,M]

14. Science / D. Explanation / 2. Types of Explanation / m. Explanation by proof

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Explanatory proofs rest on 'characterizing properties' of entities or structure [Steiner,M]

17. Mind and Body / A. Mind-Body Dualism / 5. Parallelism

5038	Assume that mind and body follow their own laws, but God has harmonised them [Leibniz]

20. Action / B. Preliminaries of Action / 2. Willed Action / d. Weakness of will

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Some reasonings are stronger than we are [Philolaus]

29. Religion / D. Religious Issues / 3. Problem of Evil / b. Human Evil

5037	God doesn't decide that Adam will sin, but that sinful Adam's existence is to be preferred [Leibniz]