Essais de Théodicée sur la bonté de Dieu, la liberté de l’homme et l’origine du mal
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Essais de Théodicée sur la bonté de Dieu, la liberté de l’homme et l’origine du mal is a 1710 philosophical work by Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz that attempts to reconcile the existence of evil with the goodness and omnipotence of God.
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Target entity: Essais de Théodicée sur la bonté de Dieu, la liberté de l’homme et l’origine du mal Context triple: [Theodicy, originalTitle, Essais de Théodicée sur la bonté de Dieu, la liberté de l’homme et l’origine du mal]
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Dialogues Concerning Natural Religion
Dialogues Concerning Natural Religion is a philosophical work by David Hume that presents a skeptical examination of arguments for the existence and nature of God through a series of fictional dialogues.
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Dialogues on Metaphysics and on Religion
Dialogues on Metaphysics and on Religion is a philosophical work by Nicolas Malebranche that presents his views on metaphysics, theology, and occasionalism through a series of conversational exchanges.
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Meditations on First Philosophy
Meditations on First Philosophy is René Descartes’ foundational philosophical treatise in which he employs radical doubt to establish certain knowledge and famously argues for the distinction between mind and body.
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The Dialogue of Divine Providence
The Dialogue of Divine Providence is a seminal 14th-century mystical and theological treatise by Catherine of Siena, presented as a series of revelations in which God instructs the soul on virtue, suffering, and the path to spiritual perfection.
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Religion within the Bounds of Bare Reason
Religion within the Bounds of Bare Reason is Immanuel Kant’s major philosophical work on the rational foundations of religion and the relationship between morality and religious belief.
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- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Essais de Théodicée sur la bonté de Dieu, la liberté de l’homme et l’origine du mal Target entity description: Essais de Théodicée sur la bonté de Dieu, la liberté de l’homme et l’origine du mal is a 1710 philosophical work by Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz that attempts to reconcile the existence of evil with the goodness and omnipotence of God.
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A.
Dialogues Concerning Natural Religion
Dialogues Concerning Natural Religion is a philosophical work by David Hume that presents a skeptical examination of arguments for the existence and nature of God through a series of fictional dialogues.
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B.
Dialogues on Metaphysics and on Religion
Dialogues on Metaphysics and on Religion is a philosophical work by Nicolas Malebranche that presents his views on metaphysics, theology, and occasionalism through a series of conversational exchanges.
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C.
Meditations on First Philosophy
Meditations on First Philosophy is René Descartes’ foundational philosophical treatise in which he employs radical doubt to establish certain knowledge and famously argues for the distinction between mind and body.
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D.
The Dialogue of Divine Providence
The Dialogue of Divine Providence is a seminal 14th-century mystical and theological treatise by Catherine of Siena, presented as a series of revelations in which God instructs the soul on virtue, suffering, and the path to spiritual perfection.
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E.
Religion within the Bounds of Bare Reason
Religion within the Bounds of Bare Reason is Immanuel Kant’s major philosophical work on the rational foundations of religion and the relationship between morality and religious belief.
- F. None of above. chosen
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| instanceOf |
book
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philosophical work ⓘ |
| addressesConcept |
divine foreknowledge
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divine goodness ⓘ free will ⓘ metaphysical evil ⓘ moral evil ⓘ physical evil ⓘ |
| aim | to reconcile the existence of evil with the goodness and omnipotence of God ⓘ |
| author | Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz ⓘ |
| centralClaim | This is the best of all possible worlds ⓘ |
| centuryOfWork | 18th century ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
Electorate of Brandenburg
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Holy Roman Empire ⓘ |
| criticizedBy | Voltaire ⓘ |
| criticizedIn | Candide ⓘ |
| genre |
apologetics
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religious philosophy ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Essais de Théodicée sur la bonté de Dieu, la liberté de l’homme et l’origine du mal
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surface form:
Abrégé de cette Théodicée
La raison et le christianisme ⓘ
surface form:
Discours de la conformité de la foi avec la raison
Essais de Théodicée sur la bonté de Dieu, la liberté de l’homme et l’origine du mal self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
Essais de Théodicée proprement dits
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| hasTranslation |
Theodicy
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surface form:
Theodicy: Essays on the Goodness of God, the Freedom of Man and the Origin of Evil
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| influenced |
Christian philosophy of religion
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subsequent theodicy debates ⓘ |
| languageOfTranslation | English ⓘ |
| mainTopic |
goodness of God
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human freedom ⓘ origin of evil ⓘ problem of evil ⓘ theodicy ⓘ |
| notableIdea |
compatibility of divine foreknowledge and human freedom
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evil as privation of good ⓘ hierarchy of possible worlds ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | French ⓘ |
| originalTitle | Essais de Théodicée sur la bonté de Dieu, la liberté de l’homme et l’origine du mal self-link ⓘ |
| philosophicalDiscipline |
ethics
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metaphysics ⓘ philosophy of religion ⓘ |
| philosophicalPosition | optimism ⓘ |
| philosophicalSchoolOfAuthor | rationalism ⓘ |
| philosophicalTradition | early modern philosophy ⓘ |
| publicationDate | 1710 ⓘ |
| religiousContext | Christianity ⓘ |
| settingOfArgument | monotheistic worldview ⓘ |
| shortName |
Essais de Théodicée sur la bonté de Dieu, la liberté de l’homme et l’origine du mal
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Théodicée
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