Combining Texts

All the ideas for 'reports', 'No Understanding without Explanation' and 'Letters to Foucher'

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6 ideas

8. Modes of Existence / C. Powers and Dispositions / 4. Powers as Essence

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Essence is primitive force, or a law of change [Leibniz]

10. Modality / A. Necessity / 8. Transcendental Necessity

3016	Even the gods cannot strive against necessity [Pittacus, by Diog. Laertius]

11. Knowledge Aims / A. Knowledge / 2. Understanding

14365

Scientific understanding is always the grasping of a correct explanation [Strevens]

14368

We may 'understand that' the cat is on the mat, but not at all 'understand why' it is there [Strevens]

14369

Understanding is a precondition, comes in degrees, is active, and holistic - unlike explanation [Strevens]

26. Natural Theory / C. Causation / 9. General Causation / d. Causal necessity

2117	The connection in events enables us to successfully predict the future, so there must be a constant cause [Leibniz]