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Leibniz’s Petite Fable and his justification for the thesis that this is the best of all possible worlds
- Abstract:
- While the Theodicy is a notoriously long and meandering work, it consists for the most part of Leibniz presenting arguments for his own views, critical engagement with long passages from the writings of Pierre Bayle, and assorted discussions of the views of figures from the history of philosophy and theology. It is, therefore, something of a surprise to find Leibniz ending the work with a mythical narrative, initially in dialogue form, which is often referred to as “The Petite Fable”. In this paper, I want to offer an, admittedly speculative, account of why Leibniz chose to include the Fable.
- Publication status:
- Not published
- Peer review status:
- Peer reviewed
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Authors
- Publisher:
- Société D'Études Leibniziennes de Langue Française
- Acceptance date:
- 2023-04-30
- Event title:
- Leibniz International Congress XI
- Event location:
- Hanover, Germany
- Event website:
- https://leibnizsellf.org/2022/08/27/11th-international-leibniz-congress/
- Event start date:
- 2023-07-31
- Event end date:
- 2023-08-04
- Language:
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English
- Pubs id:
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1339445
- Local pid:
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pubs:1339445
- Deposit date:
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2023-05-01
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- Notes:
- This paper was presented at the Leibniz International Congress XI, 31st July - 4th August 2023, Hanover, Germany. This is the accepted manuscript version of the article.
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