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First edition. |
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1 online resource (289 pages) |
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polychrome |
| Description |
text file |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| 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 |
""Cover""; ""New Essays on Leibniz�s Theodicy""; ""Copyright""; ""Acknowledgments""; ""Contents""; ""List of Abbreviations""; ""List of Contributors""; ""Introduction""; ""1 Prefacing the Theodicy""; ""2 Which “Reason�? Bayle on the Intractability of Evil""; ""3 Is Leibniz�s Theodicy a Variation on a Theme by Malebranche?1""; ""4 Justice and Circumstances: Theodicy as Universal Religion""; ""5 The Theoretical Foundations of the Leibnizian Theodicy and its Apologetic Aim1""; ""6 Metaphysical Evil Revisited""; ""7 Moral Evil and Divine Concurrence in the Theodicy"" |
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"" 8 Vindicatio Dei: Evil as a Result of God�s Free Choice of the Best""""9 Leibniz�s Dilemma on Predestination1""; ""10 Justice, Happiness, and Perfection in Leibniz�s City of God1""; ""11 Monads and the Theodicy: Reading Leibniz""; ""12 Leibniz�s Theodicy as a Critique of Spinoza and Bayle�and Blueprint for the Philosophy Wars of the 18th Century""; ""Bibliography""; ""Index "" |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Leibniz, Gottfried Wilhelm, Freiherr von, 1646-1716.
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Leibniz, Gottfried Wilhelm, Freiherr von, 1646-1716. |
| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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| Added Author |
Jorgensen, Larry M.
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Newlands, Samuel.
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Adams, Robert Merrihew.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: New essays on Leibniz's theodicy. First edition. New York : Oxford University Press, ©2014 257 pages 9780199660032 |
| ISBN |
9780191635472 (electronic book) |
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0191635472 (electronic book) |
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0199660034 |
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9780199660032 |
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9780199660032 |
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