Theodicy
Essays of Theodicy on the Goodness of God, the Freedom of Man and the Origin of EvilBy Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz
Length18h 9m
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"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.
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GenrePhilosophy
Length18 hrs 9 mins
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Publish dateMay 15, 2020
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Table of contents
1Theodicy
9PART THREE (pt. 1)
2PREFACE
10PART THREE (pt. 2)
3PRELIMINARY DISSERTATION ON THE CONFORMITY OF FAITH WITH REASON
11APPENDICES
4ESSAYS ON THE JUSTICE OF GOD AND THE FREEDOM OF MAN IN THE ORIGIN OF EVIL
12SUMMARY OF THE CONTROVERSY REDUCED TO FORMAL ARGUMENTS
5PART ONE (pt. 1)
13EXCURSUS ON THEODICY
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6PART ONE (pt. 2)
14REFLEXIONS ON THE WORK THAT MR. HOBBES PUBLISHED IN ENGLISH ON 'FREEDOM, NECESSITY AND CHANCE'
7PART TWO (pt. 1)
15OBSERVATIONS ON THE BOOK CONCERNING 'THE ORIGIN OF EVIL' PUBLISHED RECENTLY IN LONDON
8PART TWO (pt. 2)
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