Confessio Philosophi

Papers Concerning the Problem of Evil, 1671–1678

By:

G.W. Leibniz

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Hardback

Series:

The Yale Leibniz Series

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This volume contains papers that represent Leibniz's early thoughts on the problem of evil, centring 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.

Author Biography:

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

Release date NZ

January 24th, 2006

Author

G.W. Leibniz

Audiences

Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Professional & Vocational
Tertiary Education (US: College)
Undergraduate

Contributor

Translated by Robert C. Sleigh, Jr.

Pages

220

Series

The Yale Leibniz Series

Dimensions

168x234x20

ISBN-13

9780300089585

Product ID

6196434

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