Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz: His Life, Works, and The Best of All Possible Worlds

This is the best of all possible worlds. - Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz

In this episode, we introduce Leibniz. We begin speaking of his many achievements and contributions to the world, and also give some background to the other rationalists with whom he was a part of. We consider his principles, theory of monads, and how his faith was instrumental in both his rational thought and his thoughts of metaphysics. We briefly discuss free will and his thoughts on God's role in the world. In the next episode we will consider Voltaire and his view on Leibniz's thoughts, as well as discuss critiques of Leibniz by Plantinga, Bertrand Russell, and Kant.

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