Leibniz, creation and the best of all possible worlds
Leibniz argued that God would not create a world unless it was the best possible world. I defend Leibniz’s argument. I then consider whether God could refrain from creating if there were no best possible world. I argue that God, on pain of contradiction, could not refrain from creating in such a sit...
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Springer Nature B. V
2007
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International journal for philosophy of religion
Year: 2007, Volume: 62, Issue: 3, Pages: 123-133 |
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Creation
B Best possible world B God |
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