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Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz explores the nature of the mind by arguing it contains innate ideas as dispositions [1], serves as the source of necessary truths [2], and can harbor unconscious ideas [3].

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Sources of Knowledge: Rationalism, Empiricism, and the Kantian ... press.rebus.community K. S. Sangeetha · Rebus Community 3 facts

claimGottfried Wilhelm Leibniz argues that it is possible for the mind to contain ideas without the individual being consciously aware of them, using the example of a tune heard in a marketplace that is not consciously recalled but is recognizable upon hearing it again.

claimGottfried Wilhelm Leibniz argues that a collection of instances based on the senses cannot lead to necessary truths, yet humans can grasp necessary truths like mathematics, implying the mind is the innate source of these truths.

claimGottfried Wilhelm Leibniz posits that innate ideas are initially present in the mind as dispositions or tendencies rather than as actual conscious thoughts, and they occur once prompted by the senses.

Panpsychism (Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy/Fall 2015 Edition) plato.stanford.edu William Seager, Sean Allen-Hermanson · Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy 2 facts

claimGottfried Wilhelm Leibniz argued that conscious mental states represent only an infinitesimal fraction of the life of a mind, with the majority composed of consciously imperceptible 'petites perceptions'.

perspectiveGottfried Wilhelm Leibniz's form of panpsychism avoids the combination problem because he posited that minds are not formed from combinations of parts, but are instead complete in themselves and causally isolated from all other minds.

The Hard Problem of Consciousness | Springer Nature Link link.springer.com Springer 1 fact

claimGottfried Wilhelm Leibniz argued that if the mind were produced by a machine, such as a windmill, a detailed description of the machine's mechanical movements would fail to provide a sufficient account of phenomenal experience.

Dualism (Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy/Winter 2016 Edition) plato.stanford.edu Howard Robinson · Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy 1 fact

claimGottfried Wilhelm Leibniz proposed that God set up the universe so that the mind and body always behave as if they were interacting, without requiring specific intervention on each occasion.