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New essays on Leibniz's theodicy / edited by Larry M. Jorgensen and Samuel Newlands ; contributors Robert Merrihew Adams [and nine others].
- Format:
- Book
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Leibniz, Gottfried Wilhelm, Freiherr von, 1646-1716.
- Leibniz, Gottfried Wilhelm.
- Theodicy.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (xiii, 257 pages) : illustrations
- Edition:
- First edition.
- Other Title:
- Leibniz's theodicy
- Place of Publication:
- Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2014.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- This volume offers a reappraisal of a classic text of European philosophy, Leibniz's 'Theodicy'. New essays from leading scholars open a window on the historical context of the work and give close attention to its subtle and enduring philosophical arguments.
- Contents:
- Prefacing the Theodicy / Christia Mercer
- Which "reason"? Bayle on the intractability of evil / Kristen Irwin
- Is Leibniz's theodicy a variation on a theme by Malebranche? / Nicholas Jolley
- Justice and circumstances : theodicy as universal religion / Donald Rutherford
- The theoretical foundations of the Leibnizian theodicy and its apologetic aim / Paul Rateau
- Metaphysical evil revisited / Maria Rosa Antognazza
- Moral evil and divine concurrence in the Theodicy / Tad M. Schmaltz
- Vindicatio Dei : evil as a result of God's free choice of the best / Michael J. Murray
- Leibniz's dilemma on predestination / Agustín Echavarría
- Justice, happiness, and perfection in Leibniz's city of God / Robert Merrihew Adams
- Monads and the Theodicy : reading Leibniz / Daniel Garber
- Leibniz's Theodicy as a critique of Spinoza and Bayle
- and blueprint for the philosophy wars of the 18th century / Jonathan Israel.
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Description based on print version record.
- Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.
- ISBN:
- 0-19-163547-2
- OCLC:
- 880245271
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