Leibniz's metaphysics of modality
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Leibniz's metaphysics of modality is his philosophical account of possibility, necessity, and contingency grounded in the notion of possible worlds and the principle that God actualizes the best of all compossible worlds.
All labels observed (3)
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| Leibniz's metaphysics of modality canonical | 1 |
| Leibniz's ontological argument | 1 |
| Leibnizian metaphysics | 1 |
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gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Leibniz's metaphysics of modality Context triple: [General Investigations on the Analysis of Notions and Truths, relatedTo, Leibniz's metaphysics of modality]
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The Logical Basis of Metaphysics
The Logical Basis of Metaphysics is a major philosophical work by Michael Dummett that develops his influential views on realism, anti-realism, and the role of language in metaphysical debates.
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Semantical Considerations on Modal Logic
Semantical Considerations on Modal Logic is a landmark philosophical paper by Saul Kripke that helped found possible-worlds semantics and revolutionized the study of modal logic.
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Strawsonian tradition in metaphysics
The Strawsonian tradition in metaphysics is an approach rooted in P. F. Strawson’s work that emphasizes descriptive metaphysics, focusing on clarifying the fundamental conceptual framework underlying our ordinary thought and discourse rather than constructing revisionary ontological systems.
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Possible Worlds and Other Essays
Possible Worlds and Other Essays is a collection of influential scientific and philosophical essays by geneticist and evolutionary biologist J. B. S. Haldane, exploring topics in biology, evolution, and the nature of science.
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Kant and the Problem of Metaphysics
"Kant and the Problem of Metaphysics" is a major philosophical work by Martin Heidegger that offers an influential reinterpretation of Immanuel Kant’s Critique of Pure Reason, especially regarding the foundations of metaphysics and human finitude.
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- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Leibniz's metaphysics of modality Target entity description: Leibniz's metaphysics of modality is his philosophical account of possibility, necessity, and contingency grounded in the notion of possible worlds and the principle that God actualizes the best of all compossible worlds.
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A.
The Logical Basis of Metaphysics
The Logical Basis of Metaphysics is a major philosophical work by Michael Dummett that develops his influential views on realism, anti-realism, and the role of language in metaphysical debates.
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B.
Semantical Considerations on Modal Logic
Semantical Considerations on Modal Logic is a landmark philosophical paper by Saul Kripke that helped found possible-worlds semantics and revolutionized the study of modal logic.
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C.
Strawsonian tradition in metaphysics
The Strawsonian tradition in metaphysics is an approach rooted in P. F. Strawson’s work that emphasizes descriptive metaphysics, focusing on clarifying the fundamental conceptual framework underlying our ordinary thought and discourse rather than constructing revisionary ontological systems.
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D.
Possible Worlds and Other Essays
Possible Worlds and Other Essays is a collection of influential scientific and philosophical essays by geneticist and evolutionary biologist J. B. S. Haldane, exploring topics in biology, evolution, and the nature of science.
-
E.
Kant and the Problem of Metaphysics
"Kant and the Problem of Metaphysics" is a major philosophical work by Martin Heidegger that offers an influential reinterpretation of Immanuel Kant’s Critique of Pure Reason, especially regarding the foundations of metaphysics and human finitude.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
component of Leibniz's philosophy
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metaphysical theory ⓘ theory of modality ⓘ |
| articulatedIn |
Discourse on Metaphysics
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Monadology ⓘ Theodicy ⓘ |
| asserts |
contingent truths involve infinite analysis
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impossibility involves contradiction ⓘ necessary truths are analytic in principle ⓘ possibility is grounded in logical consistency ⓘ |
| basedOn |
possible worlds
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principle of non-contradiction ⓘ principle of sufficient reason ⓘ |
| claims |
God actualizes the best of all compossible worlds
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God surveys all possible worlds ⓘ the actual world is the best possible world ⓘ |
| concerns |
contingency
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necessity ⓘ possibility ⓘ |
| connectedTo |
Leibniz's optimism
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Leibniz's principle of the best ⓘ |
| defines |
contingent truth
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necessary truth ⓘ possible truth ⓘ |
| developedBy | Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz ⓘ |
| distinguishes |
truths of fact
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truths of reason ⓘ |
| groundedIn |
divine intellect
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divine will ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | early modern philosophy ⓘ |
| holdsThat |
contingent truths are true in the actual world but not in all possible worlds
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necessary truths are true in all possible worlds ⓘ possible truths are true in at least one possible world ⓘ |
| includesConcept |
best of all possible worlds
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complete concept of an individual ⓘ compossibility ⓘ divine choice of worlds ⓘ truth in all possible worlds ⓘ truth in some possible world ⓘ |
| influenced |
20th-century analytic metaphysics
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possible-worlds semantics in modal logic ⓘ theories of necessity and possibility ⓘ |
| relatesTo |
Leibniz's doctrine of monads
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Essais de Théodicée sur la bonté de Dieu, la liberté de l’homme et l’origine du mal ⓘ
surface form:
Leibniz's theodicy
Leibniz's theory of truth ⓘ |
| usesConcept |
complete individual concept
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compossibility of substances ⓘ pre-established harmony ⓘ |
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Referenced by (3)
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General Investigations on the Analysis of Notions and Truths
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relatedTo
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Leibniz's metaphysics of modality
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this entity surface form:
Leibniz's ontological argument
this entity surface form:
Leibnizian metaphysics