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Real Alternatives, Leibniz's Metaphysics of Choice
Reginald Osburn Savage
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paperback. Series: Philosophical Studies Series. Num Pages: 207 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HPCF; HPJ; HPK; HPL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 240 x 160 x 11. Weight in Grams: 346.
In the `Preliminary Dissertation' of his Theodicy, Leibniz declares himself an apologist for the compatibilist doctrines of original sin, election and reprobation propounded by the theologians of the Augsburg Confession. According to those theologians, man's actions are determined but man retains the power to act otherwise and therefore is responsible for his actions. Savage argues that Leibniz, in formulating his apology, availed himself of both his doctrine of possible worlds and his finite-infinite analysis distinction (the latter being applied within the former). Savage challenges the dogma that Leibniz's metaphysical principles ... Read more
In the `Preliminary Dissertation' of his Theodicy, Leibniz declares himself an apologist for the compatibilist doctrines of original sin, election and reprobation propounded by the theologians of the Augsburg Confession. According to those theologians, man's actions are determined but man retains the power to act otherwise and therefore is responsible for his actions. Savage argues that Leibniz, in formulating his apology, availed himself of both his doctrine of possible worlds and his finite-infinite analysis distinction (the latter being applied within the former). Savage challenges the dogma that Leibniz's metaphysical principles ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Springer Netherlands
Number of pages
207
Condition
New
Series
Philosophical Studies Series
Number of Pages
198
Place of Publication
Dordrecht, Netherlands
ISBN
9789401060868
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V9789401060868
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