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Leibniz, God and Necessity

  • Hardback
  • 204 pages
  • Publisher: Cambridge University Press
  • 15.3 x 22.9 x 1.3 cm

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For scholars of early modern philosophy and theology

Clarifies complex ideas in modal metaphysics and theology

You will gain a fresh understanding of God's necessity

Explore the deep connections between Leibniz's metaphysics and theology in this insightful book.

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Leibniz states that 'metaphysics is natural theology', and this is especially true of his metaphysics of modality. In this book, Michael V. Griffin examines the deep connection between the two and the philosophical consequences which follow from it. Grounding many of Leibniz's modal conceptions in his theology, Griffin develops a new interpretation of the ontological argument in Leibniz and Descartes. This interpretation demonstrates that their understanding God's necessary existence cannot be construed in contemporary modal logical terms. He goes on to develop a necessitarian interpretation of Leibniz, arguing that Leibniz, like Spinoza, is committed to the thesis that everything actual is metaphysically necessary, but that Leibniz rejects Spinoza's denial of God's moral perfection. His book will appeal to scholars of early modern philosophy and philosophers interested in modal metaphysics and the philosophy of religion.
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  • Title

    Leibniz, God and Necessity

  • Author

    Michael V. Griffin

  • Book Format

    Hardback

  • Publisher

    Cambridge University Press

  • Published

    November 2012

  • Weight

    441g

  • Page Count

    204

  • Dimensions

    15.3 x 22.9 x 1.3 cm

  • ISBN

    9780521117081

  • ISBN-10

    0521117089

  • Eden Code

    4037023