Confessio Philosophi: Papers Concerning the Problem of Evil, 1671-1678 - Couverture rigide

Leibniz, G. W.

 
9780300089585: Confessio Philosophi: Papers Concerning the Problem of Evil, 1671-1678
Couverture rigide
ISBN 10 : 0300089589 ISBN 13 : 9780300089585
Editeur : Yale University Press, 2006

Synopsis

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.

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À propos de l?auteur

Robert C. Sleigh, Jr., is emeritus professor of philosophy at the University of Massachusetts, Amherst, and a general editor of The Yale Leibniz series.

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Éditeur
Yale University Press
Date d'édition
2006
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
0300089589
ISBN 13 
9780300089585
Reliure
Relié
Nombre de pages
220
Coordonnées du fabricant
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Personne responsable
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