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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Type de support: | Électronique Article |
Langue: | Anglais |
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Springer Science + Business Media B. V
2007
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International journal for philosophy of religion
Année: 2007, Volume: 62, Numéro: 3, Pages: 123-133 |
Sujets non-standardisés: | B
Creation
B Best possible world B God |
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Volltext (JSTOR) Volltext (lizenzpflichtig) |
Édition parallèle: | Électronique
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