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The best of all possible worlds : a story of philosophers, God, and evil

text The best of all possible worlds : a story of philosophers, God, and evil

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"In the spring of 1672, the German philosopher and mathematician Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz arrived in Paris on a furtive diplomatic mission. That project was quickly abandoned, but Leibniz remained in Paris with a specific goal: to get the most he... Read more
Contents

Leibniz in Paris -- Philosophy on the Left Bank -- Le Grand Arnauld -- Theodicy -- The kingdoms of nature and grace -- Touch the mountains and they smoke -- The eternal truths -- The specter of Spinoza.

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Farrar, Straus and Giroux 2008

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Woodmere (Main Branch) 190.9032 NAD in Adult Non-fiction Available

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