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Confessio Philosophi : Papers Concerning the Problem of Evil, 1671+ 1678.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextSeries: The Yale Leibniz SeriesPublisher: New Haven : Yale University Press, 2006Copyright date: ©2005Edition: 1st edDescription: 1 online resource (220 pages)Content type:
  • text
Media type:
  • computer
Carrier type:
  • online resource
ISBN:
  • 9780300138399
Subject(s): Genre/Form: Additional physical formats: Print version:: Confessio PhilosophiDDC classification:
  • 214
LOC classification:
  • B2591.C62E5 2005
Online resources:
Contents:
Intro -- Contents -- Preface -- List of Abbreviations -- A Note on the Texts, Translations, and Methods of Citation -- Introduction -- 1. Evil and Theodicy -- 2. The Confession and Related Texts -- 3. Modality -- 4. The Author of Sin -- 5. Freedom, Individuation, and the Lament of the Damned -- Confessio philosophi: Papers Concerning the Problem of Evil, 1671-1678 -- 1. Letter to Magnus Wedderkopf (1671) -- 2. On the Omnipotence and Omniscience of God and the Freedom of Man (1670-1671?) -- 3. "The Confession of a Philosopher" (Fall 1672-Winter 1672-3?) -- 4. The Author of Sin (1673?) -- 5. "Conversation with Steno Concerning Freedom" (7 December 1677) -- 6. "Middle Knowledge" (November 1677) -- 7. "On Free Choice" (Between Summer 1678 and Winter 1680-81?) -- 8. On the Necessity of Choosing the Best (1677?) -- 9. A Demonstration That God Understands All Possibles (1677?) -- Notes -- Index.
Summary: This volume contains papers that represent Leibnizs early thoughts on the problem of evil, centering on a dialogue, the Confessio philosophi, in which he formulates a general account of Gods relation to sin and evil that becomes a fixture in his thinking.
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Intro -- Contents -- Preface -- List of Abbreviations -- A Note on the Texts, Translations, and Methods of Citation -- Introduction -- 1. Evil and Theodicy -- 2. The Confession and Related Texts -- 3. Modality -- 4. The Author of Sin -- 5. Freedom, Individuation, and the Lament of the Damned -- Confessio philosophi: Papers Concerning the Problem of Evil, 1671-1678 -- 1. Letter to Magnus Wedderkopf (1671) -- 2. On the Omnipotence and Omniscience of God and the Freedom of Man (1670-1671?) -- 3. "The Confession of a Philosopher" (Fall 1672-Winter 1672-3?) -- 4. The Author of Sin (1673?) -- 5. "Conversation with Steno Concerning Freedom" (7 December 1677) -- 6. "Middle Knowledge" (November 1677) -- 7. "On Free Choice" (Between Summer 1678 and Winter 1680-81?) -- 8. On the Necessity of Choosing the Best (1677?) -- 9. A Demonstration That God Understands All Possibles (1677?) -- Notes -- Index.

This volume contains papers that represent Leibnizs early thoughts on the problem of evil, centering on a dialogue, the Confessio philosophi, in which he formulates a general account of Gods relation to sin and evil that becomes a fixture in his thinking.

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