| Description |
1 online resource (vii, 224 pages) |
| Series |
Brill's studies in intellectual history, 0920-8607 ; volume 322 |
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Brill's studies in intellectual history ; v. 322.
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| Contents |
Introduction -- The Theodicy and Leibniz's philosophical optimism -- Eternal truths, the choice of the best, and the almighty reality of sin : Budde and Knoerr's Doctrinae orthodoxae de origine mali (1712) -- A Jesuit attacks : Louis-Bertrand Castel's review of the Theodicy in the Journal de Trévoux (1737) -- Banning the best world, God's (supposed) freedom, and the principle of sufficient reason : Christian August Crusius's criticism of optimism (1745) -- The prize-contest on optimism of the Prussian Academy of Sciences : Adolf Friedrich Reinhard's Examen de l'optimisme (1755) -- Early counter-optimism : main arguments and the nature of the conflict -- Conclusions |
| Summary |
"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 désastre de Lisbonne and Candide. But the years between both events were intense. In this book, Hernán D. Caro offers the first comprehensive survey of the criticisms of optimism before the infamous earthquake, a time when the foundations of what has been called the 'debacle of the perfect world' were first laid"-- Provided by publisher |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on October 09, 2020) |
| Subject |
Leibniz, Gottfried Wilhelm, Freiherr von, 1646-1716. Essais de théodicée
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Leibniz, Gottfried Wilhelm, Freiherr von, 1646-1716 -- Influence
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| SUBJECT |
Leibniz, Gottfried Wilhelm, Freiherr von, 1646-1716 fast |
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Essais de théodicée (Leibniz, Gottfried Wilhelm, Freiherr von) fast |
| Subject |
Optimism.
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Theodicy.
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Good and evil.
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Philosophy, Modern -- 18th century.
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Good and evil
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Influence (Literary, artistic, etc.)
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Optimism
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Philosophy, Modern
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Theodicy
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| LC no. |
2020032238 |
| ISBN |
9004440763 |
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9789004440760 |
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