Ebook: The Best of All Possible Worlds?: Leibniz’s Philosophical Optimism and Its Critics 1710-1755
Author: Hernán D. Caro
- Genre: Other Social Sciences // Philosophy
- Tags: Leibniz Gottfried Wilhelm -- Freiherr von -- 1646-1716 -- Essais de théodicée, Leibniz Gottfried Wilhelm -- Freiherr von -- 1646-1716 -- Influence, Optimism, Theodicy, Good and evil, Philosophy Modern -- 18th century
- Series: Brill’s Studies in Intellectual History 322
- Year: 2020
- Publisher: Brill
- City: Leiden
- Language: English
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"The reign of philosophical optimism, or the doctrine of the 'best of all possible worlds', in modern European philosophy began in 1710 with the publication of Leibniz's Theodicy, about God's goodness and wisdom, divine and human freedom, and the meaning of evil. It ended on November 1, 1755 with the Lisbon Earthquake, which was followed by numerous attacks against optimism, starting with Voltaire's Poéme sur le Read more...