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Confessio philosophi : papers concerning the problem of evil, 1671-1678 / G.W. Leibniz ; translated, edited, and with an introduction by Robert C. Sleigh, Jr. ; additional contributions from Brandon Look and James Stam.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Leibniz, Gottfried Wilhelm, Freiherr von, 1646-1716.
- Series:
- Leibniz, Gottfried Wilhelm, Freiherr von, 1646-1716. Selections (Series) Works.
- The Yale Leibniz
- Standardized Title:
- Confessio philosophi. English & Latin
- Language:
- English
- Latin
- Subjects (All):
- God.
- Theodicy.
- Free will and determinism.
- Physical Description:
- xli, 178 pages ; 25 cm.
- Place of Publication:
- New Haven : Yale University Press, [2005]
- Summary:
- This volume contains papers that represent Leibniz's early thoughts on the problem of evil, centering on a dialogue, the Confessio philosophi, in which he formulates a general account of God's relation to sin and evil that becomes a fixture in his thinking. How can God be understood to be the ultimate cause, asks Leibniz, without God being considered as the author of sin, a conclusion incompatible with God's holiness? Leibniz's attempts to justify the way of God to humans lead him to deep discussion of related topics: the nature of free choice, the problems of necessitarianism and fatalism, the nature of divine justice and holiness. All but one of the writings presented here are available in English for the first time.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 143-174) and index.
- ISBN:
- 0300089589
- OCLC:
- 57311633
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