Two caricatures, II: Leibniz's best world

Leibniz's best-of-all-possible worlds solution to the problem of evil isdefended. Enlightenment misrepresentations are removed. The apparentobviousness of the possibility of better worlds is undermined by the muchbetter understanding achieved in modern mathematical sciences of howglobal structu...

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Main Author: Franklin, J. (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Springer Nature B. V 2002
In: International journal for philosophy of religion
Year: 2002, Volume: 52, Issue: 1, Pages: 45-56
Further subjects:B Standard Materialism
B Mathematical Science
B Religious Thinking
B Local Possibility
B Good World
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Summary:Leibniz's best-of-all-possible worlds solution to the problem of evil isdefended. Enlightenment misrepresentations are removed. The apparentobviousness of the possibility of better worlds is undermined by the muchbetter understanding achieved in modern mathematical sciences of howglobal structure constrains local possibilities. It is argued that alternativeviews, especially standard materialism, fail to make sense of the problem ofevil, by implying that evil does not matter, absolutely speaking. Finally, itis shown how ordinary religious thinking incorporates the essentials ofLeibniz's view.
ISSN:1572-8684
Contains:Enthalten in: International journal for philosophy of religion
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1023/A:1015639814086