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The Impossibility and Necessity of Theodicy The <U+001c>Essais of Leibniz /

This book provides an analytical interpretation of Leibniz's 'Essais de Thǒdicě' 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 t...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Poma, Andrea. (Author)
Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
Format: Electronic
Language:English
Published: Dordrecht : Springer Netherlands : Imprint: Springer, 2013.
Series:Studies in German Idealism, 14
Subjects:
Philosophy (General).
Ethics.
Metaphysics.
Philosophy, modern.
Ontology.
Philosophy.
History of Philosophy.
Modern Philosophy.
Philosophy of Religion.
Online Access:https://ezaccess.library.uitm.edu.my/login?url=http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-94-007-5031-9
Table of Contents:
  • List of abbreviations and symbols
  • 1 Introduction. <U+0013> 1.1 Theodicy
  • 1.2 Philosophical Theodicy
  • 1.3 The Theodicy of Leibniz
  • 2True Piety
  • 2.1 Truth and Appearance
  • 2.2 The Fundamental Truths of Faith
  • 2.3 Light and Virtue
  • 2.4 The Love of God
  • 2.5 Fatum Christianum
  • 3 Faith and Reason
  • 3.1 The General Terms of the Controversy
  • 3.2 Reason
  • 3.3 Truth over and against Reason: Mystery
  • 3.4 Faith and Apologetics: Comprehending and Upholding
  • 3.5 The Antagonist of the Theodicy: Sceptcism
  • 4 Apologetic Arguments in the Theodicy
  • 4.1 The Brief
  • 4.2 The Legal Arguments
  • 4.3 The Apologetic Arguments
  • 4.4 The Antagonist of the Theodicy: Gnosis
  • 5 Predetermination and Free Will
  • 5.1 Absolute Necessity vs. Hypothetical and Moral Necessity
  • 5.2 Contingency
  • 5.3 The Will
  • 5.4 Freedom
  • 6 Evil and the Best of All Possible Worlds
  • 6.1 The Principle of <U+001c>the Best
  • 6.2 The Best of all Possible Worlds
  • 6.3 Evil
  • 6.4 Evil in the Best of all Possible Worlds
  • 7 God and the Reason Principle
  • 7.1 Divine Attributes: Faculties and Values
  • 7.2 The Central Role of Wisdom
  • 7.3 The Existence of God
  • 7.4 The Necessary Being and the Supremely Perfect Being.-7.5 God and the Reason Principle
  • 8 Conclusion
  • 8.1 The Theodicy of Leibniz
  • 8.2 Philosophical Theodicy
  • 8.3 Theodicy
  • Appendix One. The Metaphor of the <U+001c>Two Labyrinths and its Implications in Leibniz<U+0019>s Thought
  • Appendix Two. The reasons of Reason According to Leibniz
  • Appendix Three. From Ontology to Ethics: Leibniz vs. Eckhard
  • Appendix Four. Moral Necessity in Leibniz
  • Index Nominum.

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