When Leibniz says that in every true affirmative proposition, the predicate is contained within the subject, this implies that
a. you are necessarily identical to all your properties (past, present, and future).
b. the meanings of terms are established by convention.
c. it is possible for us to deduce all the properties of a person.
d. a and c
a.
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