Papers Concerning the Problem of Evil, 1671–1678 Leibniz.pdf

Confessio Philosophi: Papers Concerning the Problem of Evil, 1671-1678 (The Yale Leibniz Series) - PDF - 221 pages Translated, Edited, and with an Introduction by Robert C. Sleigh, Jr. Additional Contributions from Brandon Look and James Stam ISBN 0-300-08958-9 This is a collection of 9 short essays by Leibniz "concerning the problem of evil." Leibniz is well known for his view that, since God is all-perfect and all-knowing, God is therefore all Good. Since God is the creator of the universe, says Leibniz, we live in the best of all possible worlds. It's more complicated than that, but this general view is known as "theodicy."

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jengatron (2009-04-15)

Prof. Sleigh was one of my advisors at UMass.

 Gorra09 (2009-04-15)

@velvet99
Thanks! I'm honored.
@jengatron
Great, it's good to know that there are more TPBers out there who are interested in philosophy.
@tpbsuxx,
There are certainly many problems with Leibniz' "best of all possible worlds" theory. However, Leibniz takes, not only the existence, but the omniscience and omnipresence of God as premisses from which to analyze the problem of evil and injustice. It is interesting to read his arguments and follow his reasoning whether or not we agree with every premiss. I recommend the book to atheists and believers, after all, Bertrand Russell was profoundly interested in Leibniz' mathematical and metaphysical work.

th123456789 (2012-02-28)

@Gorra09 I'm trying to download this but there aren't enough seeders, could you seed it please, as I really need this book for my thesis!