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Theodicy Essays on the Goodness of God, the Freedom of Man and the Origin of Evil
by Leibniz, Gottfried Wilhelm, Freiherr von
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Creators: Freiherr von Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz (1646-1716), Austin Farrer (1904-1968) [Commentator], and E. M. Huggard [Translator] "Theodicy" by Freiherr von Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz is a philosophical work published in 1710. Leibniz confronts Pierre Bayle's arguments that no rational explanation exists for why God permits evil. He proposes that an infinitely perfect God must have created "the best of all possible worlds," with the greatest balance of good over evil. Distinguishing between moral, physical, and metaphysical evil, Leibniz defends divine goodness, justice, and freedom while reconciling human free will with God's foreknowledge. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading Level: Reading ease score: 59.6 (10th to 12th grade). Somewhat difficult to read. Rights: Public domain in the USA. Downloads: 2417