The best of all possible worlds? : Leibniz's philosophical optimism and its critics 1710-1755 /

"The reign of philosophical optimism, or the doctrine of the 'best of all possible worlds', in modern European philosophy began in 1710 with the publication of Leibniz's Theodicy, about God's goodness and wisdom, divine and human freedom, and the meaning of evil. It ended on...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Caro, Hernán D. (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Leiden ; Boston : Brill, [2020]
Colección:Brill's studies in intellectual history ; v. 322.
Temas:
Leibniz, Gottfried Wilhelm, > Freiherr von, > 1646-1716. > Essais de théodicée.
Leibniz, Gottfried Wilhelm, > Freiherr von, > 1646-1716 > Influence.
Leibniz, Gottfried Wilhelm, > Freiherr von, > 1646-1716
Essais de théodicée (Leibniz, Gottfried Wilhelm, Freiherr von)
1700-1799
Optimism.
Theodicy.
Good and evil.
Philosophy, Modern > 18th century.
Optimisme.
Théodicée.
Philosophie > 18e siècle.
Good and evil
Influence (Literary, artistic, etc.)
Optimism
Philosophy, Modern
Theodicy
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Introduction
  • The Theodicy and Leibniz's philosophical optimism
  • Eternal truths, the choice of the best, and the almighty reality of sin : Budde and Knoerr's Doctrinae orthodoxae de origine mali (1712)
  • A Jesuit attacks : Louis-Bertrand Castel's review of the Theodicy in the Journal de Trévoux (1737)
  • Banning the best world, God's (supposed) freedom, and the principle of sufficient reason : Christian August Crusius's criticism of optimism (1745)
  • The prize-contest on optimism of the Prussian Academy of Sciences : Adolf Friedrich Reinhard's Examen de l'optimisme (1755)
  • Early counter-optimism : main arguments and the nature of the conflict
  • Conclusions.

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