Leibniz God And Necessity

Author : Michael V. Griffin
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 209 pages
File Size : 50,8 Mb
Release : 2012-11-15
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9781139850988

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Leibniz, God and Necessity by Michael V. Griffin Pdf

Leibniz states that 'metaphysics is natural theology', and this is especially true of his metaphysics of modality. In this book, Michael V. Griffin examines the deep connection between the two and the philosophical consequences which follow from it. Grounding many of Leibniz's modal conceptions in his theology, Griffin develops a new interpretation of the ontological argument in Leibniz and Descartes. This interpretation demonstrates that their understanding God's necessary existence cannot be construed in contemporary modal logical terms. He goes on to develop a necessitarian interpretation of Leibniz, arguing that Leibniz, like Spinoza, is committed to the thesis that everything actual is metaphysically necessary, but that Leibniz rejects Spinoza's denial of God's moral perfection. His book will appeal to scholars of early modern philosophy and philosophers interested in modal metaphysics and the philosophy of religion.

Author : Donald Rutherford,J. A. Cover
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 288 pages
File Size : 50,6 Mb
Release : 2005-03-17
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9780198032878

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Leibniz by Donald Rutherford,J. A. Cover Pdf

The revival of Leibniz studies in the past twenty-five years has cast important new light on both the context and content of Leibniz's philosophical thought. Where earlier English-language scholarship understood Leibniz's philosophy as issuing from his preoccupations with logic and language, recent work has recommended an account on which theological, ethical, and metaphysical themes figure centrally in Leibniz's thought throughout his career. The significance of these themes to the development of Leibniz's philosophy is the subject of increasing attention by philosophers and historians. This collection of new essays by a distinguished group of scholars offers an up-to-date overview of the current state of Leibniz research. In focusing on nature and freedom, the volume revisits two key topics in Leibniz's thought, on which he engaged both contemporary and historical arguments. Important contributions to Leibniz scholarship in their own right, these articles collectively provide readers a framework in which to better situate Leibniz's distinctive philosophy of nature and the congenial home for a morally significant freedom that he took it to provide.

Author : Michael V. Griffin
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 209 pages
File Size : 41,8 Mb
Release : 2013
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9780521117081

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Leibniz, God and Necessity by Michael V. Griffin Pdf

This book presents a necessitarian interpretation of Leibniz which grounds modal concepts in theology.

Author : Brian Leftow
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 588 pages
File Size : 52,7 Mb
Release : 2012-09-06
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9780199263356

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God and Necessity by Brian Leftow Pdf

Brian Leftow offers a theist theory of necessity and possibility, and a new sort of argument for God's existence. He argues that necessities of logic and mathematics are determined by God's nature, but that it is events in God's mind - His imagination and choice - that account for necessary truths about concrete creatures.

Author : Andrea Poma
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 318 pages
File Size : 48,7 Mb
Release : 2012-09-22
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9789400750319

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The Impossibility and Necessity of Theodicy by Andrea Poma Pdf

This book provides an analytical interpretation of Leibniz's 'Essais de Théodicée' with wide-ranging references to all his works. It shows and upholds many thesis: Leibniz's rational conception of faith, his rational notion of mystery, the reformation of classical ontology, and the importance of Leibniz's thought in the tradition of the critical idealism. In his endeavor to formulate a theodicy, Leibniz emerges as a classic exponent of a non-immanentist modern rationalism, capable of engaging in a close dialogue with religion and faith. This relation implies that God and reason are directly involved in posing the challenge and that the defence of one is the defence of the other. Theodicy and logodicy are two key aspects of a philosophy which is open to faith and of a faith which is able to intervene in culture and history.

Author : Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz
Publisher : DigiCat
Page : 409 pages
File Size : 53,8 Mb
Release : 2022-11-13
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : EAN:8596547403715

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Theodicy by Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz Pdf

"Theodicy" is a book of philosophy by the German polymath Gottfried Leibniz published in 1710, whose optimistic approach to the problem of evil is thought to have inspired Voltaire's "Candide". Much of the work consists of a response to the ideas of the French philosopher Pierre Bayle, with whom Leibniz carried on a debate for many years. The "Theodicy" tries to justify the apparent imperfections of the world by claiming that it is optimal among all possible worlds. It must be the best possible and most balanced world, because it was created by an all powerful and all knowing God, who would not choose to create an imperfect world if a better world could be known to him or possible to exist. In effect, apparent flaws that can be identified in this world must exist in every possible world, because otherwise God would have chosen to create the world that excluded those flaws. Leibniz distinguishes three forms of evil: moral, physical, and metaphysical. Moral evil is sin, physical evil is pain, and metaphysical evil is limitation. God permits moral and physical evil for the sake of greater goods, and metaphysical evil is unavoidable since any created universe must necessarily fall short of God's absolute perfection.

Author : Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz,Gottfried Wilhelm Freiherr von Leibniz,Brandon Look,James H. Stam
Publisher : Yale University Press
Page : 220 pages
File Size : 41,7 Mb
Release : 2005-01-01
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9780300138399

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Confessio Philosophi by Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz,Gottfried Wilhelm Freiherr von Leibniz,Brandon Look,James H. Stam Pdf

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 : Franklin Perkins
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Page : 183 pages
File Size : 52,6 Mb
Release : 2010-06-15
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9780826422910

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Leibniz: A Guide for the Perplexed by Franklin Perkins Pdf

Gottfried Leibniz is one of the most influential and important European philosophers of the early modern period. Although he wrote no single comprehensive explanation of his philosophy, his contributions to areas of philosophical thought range from mathematics to cultural exchange. However, his ideas often seem strange and abstract and his tendency to harmonize different views can be hugely puzzling for the reader. Students of Lebniz's work and thought regularly face very particular intellectual challenges. Leibniz: A Guide for the Perplexed is a clear and thorough account of Lebniz's philosophy, providing an ideal guide to the important and complex thought of this key philosopher. The book covers the whole range of Leibniz's thought, offering detailed examination of the key areas of his ideas, including the intersections between his metaphysics, epistemology, ethical and political thought and his famous claim that reality consists of monads (unities). Geared towards the specific requirements of students who need to reach a sound understanding of Leibniz's thought, the book provides a cogent and reliable survey of his work and ideas. This is the ideal companion to the study of this most influential and challenging of philosophers.

Author : Bertrand Russell
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 333 pages
File Size : 48,6 Mb
Release : 2013-06-13
Category : History
ISBN : 9781107680166

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A Critical Exposition of the Philosophy of Leibniz by Bertrand Russell Pdf

This book provides the original text of A Critical Exposition of the Philosophy of Leibniz, which was first published in 1900. An example of Russell's early thought, the work took particular inspiration from the letters to Arnauld and the Discours de Métaphysique in developing a comprehensive theory of Leibniz's system. The text of the first edition is provided in its entirety, including an appendix containing extracts from Leibniz, classified according to subject. This book will be of value to anyone with an interest in Leibniz and the early philosophy of Russell.

Author : Irena Backus
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 384 pages
File Size : 51,8 Mb
Release : 2016-03-31
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9780199891856

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Leibniz by Irena Backus Pdf

Irena Backus offers the first study in over four hundred years that characterizes Leibniz as both scholar and theologian. She explores his treatment of the key theological issues of his time-predestination, sacred history, the Eucharist, efforts for a union between Lutherans and members of other Christian traditions-illuminating his unique integration of theology into philosophy. Drawing on a wide range of Leibniz's writings, Backus carefully examines the philosophical points and counterpoints of his positions. She shows how Leibniz's Lutheran theology was reconciled with his philosophy, and demonstrates that the solutions he sought to the problems of confessional division were more philosophical than theological. Despite his attempts to merge the two fields, Backus reveals, many of Leibniz's ideas were met with resistance by both theologians and philosophers of his time. Using a wealth of previously unexplored material, Backus also includes the first-ever English translation of the Unvorgreiffliches Bedencken. This study will be an important contribution to the history of ideas, and to understanding Leibniz's place in the mainstream Protestant theology of his time.

Author : Maria Rosa Antognazza
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 161 pages
File Size : 53,6 Mb
Release : 2016
Category : Electronic books
ISBN : 9780198718642

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Leibniz by Maria Rosa Antognazza Pdf

This work considers who Leibniz was and introduces his overarching intellectual vision. It follows his pursuit of the systematic reform and advancement of all the sciences, to be undertaken as a collaborative enterprise supported by an enlightened ruler, and his ultimate goal of the improvement of the human condition.

Author : Yitzhak Y. Melamed
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Page : 44 pages
File Size : 48,6 Mb
Release : 2021-07-06
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9781119538646

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A Companion to Spinoza by Yitzhak Y. Melamed Pdf

An unparalleled collection of original essays on Benedict de Spinoza's contributions to philosophy and his enduring legacy A Companion to Spinoza presents a panoramic view of contemporary Spinoza studies in Europe and across the Anglo-American world. Designed to stimulate fresh dialogue between the analytic and continental traditions in philosophy, this extraordinary volume brings together 53 original essays that explore Spinoza's contributions to Western philosophy and intellectual history. A diverse team of established and emerging international scholars discuss new themes and classic topics to provide a uniquely comprehensive picture of one of the most influential metaphysicians of all time. Rather than simply summarizing the body of existing scholarship, the Companion develops new ideas, examines cutting-edge scholarship, and suggests directions for future research. The text is structured around six thematically-organized sections, exploring Spinoza's life and background, his contributions to metaphysics and natural philosophy, his epistemology, politics, ethics, and aesthetics, the reception of Spinoza in the work of philosophers such as Kant, Schelling, Schopenhauer, and Hegel, and more. This unparalleled research collection combines a timely overview of the current state of research with deep coverage of Spinoza's philosophy, legacy, and influence. Part of the celebrated Blackwell Companions to Philosophy series, A Companion to Spinoza is an ideal text for advanced courses in modern philosophy, intellectual history, and the history of metaphysics, and an indispensable reference for researchers and scholars in Spinoza studies.

Author : C. D Broad
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 200 pages
File Size : 52,7 Mb
Release : 1975-06-26
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 052120691X

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Leibniz by C. D Broad Pdf

This book, first published in 1975, provides critical and comprehensive introduction to the philosophy of Leibniz. C.D. Broad was Knightsbridge Professor of Moral Philosophy at Cambridge from 1933 to 1953 and this book is based on his undergraduate lectures on Leibniz. Broad died in 1971 and Dr Lewy has since edited the book for publication. Leibniz is, of course, recognized as a major figure in all courses in the history of philosophy, but he has perhaps been less well served by textbook writers than most other philosophers. Broad has provided here a characteristically shrewd and sympathetic survey which further confirms his known virtues as an historian and expositor. It is a very clear, detailed and orderly guide to what is notoriously a most difficult (and sometimes disorderly) philosophical system; it provides a masterful introduction to the subject.

Author : Gottfried Wilhelm Freiherr von Leibniz
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 334 pages
File Size : 44,9 Mb
Release : 1927
Category : First philosophy
ISBN : UVA:X030238032

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Discourse on Metaphysics by Gottfried Wilhelm Freiherr von Leibniz Pdf

Author : Hernán D. Caro
Publisher : BRILL
Page : 234 pages
File Size : 43,7 Mb
Release : 2020-09-25
Category : History
ISBN : 9789004440760

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The Best of All Possible Worlds? Leibniz's Philosophical Optimism and Its Critics 1710-1755 by Hernán D. Caro Pdf

The first comprehensive survey of the criticisms of Leibniz's philosophical optimism in the first half of the eighteenth century, when what has been called the ‘debacle of the perfect world’ first began.