It may be said likewise in respect of perfect wisdom, which is no less orderly than mathematics, that if there were not the best among all possible worlds, God would not have produced any.

Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz

Theodicy

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Topic

Theodicy

Author

Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz

Source

Theodicy

Medium

Essay

Genre

Philosopical literature

Statement Type

Problem of evil

Language

English

Time

1710 1710s 18th century

Occupation

Mathematician Philosopher

From

Germany Europe

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Citation

Leibniz, Gottfried Wilhelm. Theodicy: Essays on the Goodness of God and Freedom of Man and the Origin of Evil. 1710, pt. 1.

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