Leibniz, God and necessity
"Leibniz states that 'metaphysics is natural theology', and this is especially true of his metaphysics of modality. In this book, Michael V. Griffin examines the deep connection between the two and the philosophical consequences which follow from it. Grounding many of Leibniz's m...
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| Format: | Print Book |
| Language: | English |
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| WorldCat: | WorldCat |
| Interlibrary Loan: | Interlibrary Loan for the Fachinformationsdienste (Specialized Information Services in Germany) |
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Cambridge
Cambridge University Press
2015
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| In: | Year: 2013 |
| Edition: | First paperback edition |
| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Leibniz, Gottfried Wilhelm 1646-1716
/ Providence
/ Determinism
/ Idea of God
/ Metaphysics
B Descartes, René 1596-1650 / Proof of God's existence B Molina, Luis de 1535-1600 / Providence B Leibniz, Gottfried Wilhelm 1646-1716 / God / Metaphysics |
| Further subjects: | B
Leibniz, Gottfried Wilhelm Freiherr von (1646-1716)
B Necessity (philosophy) B Leibniz *1646-1716* B Metaphysics B God Proof, Ontological B God |
| Summary: | "Leibniz states that 'metaphysics is natural theology', and this is especially true of his metaphysics of modality. In this book, Michael V. Griffin examines the deep connection between the two and the philosophical consequences which follow from it. Grounding many of Leibniz's modal conceptions in his theology, Griffin develops a new interpretation of the ontological argument in Leibniz and Descartes. This interpretation demonstrates that their understanding God's necessary existence cannot be construed in contemporary modal logical terms. He goes on to develop a necessitarian interpretation of Leibniz, arguing that Leibniz, like Spinoza, is committed to the thesis that everything actual is metaphysically necessary, but that Leibniz rejects Spinoza's denial of God's moral perfection. His book will appeal to scholars of early modern philosophy and philosophers interested in modal metaphysics and the philosophy of religion"-- |
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| Item Description: | Literaturverz. S. 185 - 190, Index |
| Physical Description: | xi, 195 Seiten |
| ISBN: | 1107538890 |