The Divine Ethic of Creation in Leibniz |
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| Author:
| Carlson, Andrew |
| Series title: | Studies in Theoretical and Applied Ethics Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-0-8204-5550-1 |
| Publication Date: | Oct 2001 |
| Publisher: | Peter Lang AG International Academic Publishers
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| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | USD $139.55 |
Book Description:
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«God creates the best of all possible worlds.» With this bold dictum, Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz summed up his theological views. Yet, why did God create
this world, our world?
The Divine Ethic of Creation in Leibniz uses this question as a touchstone for developing a comprehensive reconstruction of Leibniz's philosophical system. Whereas twentieth-century scholarship tended to focus on the logical foundations of Leibniz's thought, this book demonstrates how Leibniz's work...
More Description«God creates the best of all possible worlds.» With this bold dictum, Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz summed up his theological views. Yet, why did God create this world, our world? The Divine Ethic of Creation in Leibniz uses this question as a touchstone for developing a comprehensive reconstruction of Leibniz's philosophical system. Whereas twentieth-century scholarship tended to focus on the logical foundations of Leibniz's thought, this book demonstrates how Leibniz's work on logic, mathematics, physics, metaphysics, and political theory was actually shaped by ethical and theological considerations.