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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Autore principale: Griffin, Michael V. (Autore)
Tipo di documento: Stampa Libro
Lingua:Inglese
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Pubblicazione: Cambridge Cambridge University Press 2015
In:Anno: 2013
Edizione:First paperback edition
(sequenze di) soggetti normati:B Leibniz, Gottfried Wilhelm 1646-1716 / Provvidenza / Determinismo / Immagine di Dio / Metafisica
B Descartes, René 1596-1650 / Prova dell'esistenza di Dio
B Molina, Luis de 1535-1600 / Provvidenza
B Leibniz, Gottfried Wilhelm 1646-1716 / Dio / Metafisica
Altre parole chiave:B Leibniz, Gottfried Wilhelm Freiherr von (1646-1716)
B Necessity (philosophy)
B Leibniz *1646-1716*
B God Proof, Ontological
B Dio
B Metafisica
B God
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Riepilogo:"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"--
Descrizione del documento:Literaturverz. S. 185 - 190, Index
ISBN:1107538890