Leibniz Reinterpreted

Leibniz Reinterpreted tackles head on the central idea in Leibniz's philosophy, namely that we live in the best of all possible worlds. Strickland argues that Leibniz's theory has been consistently misunderstood by previous commentators. In the process St

Acknowledgements

ix

Abbreviations

xi

Introduction

1

(6)

The Grounds for Optimism

7

(6)

The Perfection of Things

13

(30)

The Perfection of Worlds I: Richness

43

(24)

The Perfection of Worlds II: Simplicity

67

(26)

The Harmony of Things

93

(22)

Does the World Increase in Perfection?

115

(28)

Conclusion

143

(10)

Index Locorum

153

(14)

Bibliography

167

(4)

Index

171

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