The volume explores the various 'labyrinths' of Leibniz's philosophy, i.e. hard-to-solve problems in which the human mind in entangled. In addition to the two well-known mazes of freedom and continuum, the authors examine other issues collected in mazes of theodicy, consciousness and absolute and relative differences.

This volume explores the various 'labyrinths' of Leibniz's philosophy, that is, hard-to-solve problems in which the human mind becomes entangled. Although the Hanoverian explicitly distinguished two such labyrinths (freedom and continuum), one may notice that in his theory there are more intricate issues the thinker can resolve with the help of the 'Ariadne's thread' a certain principle to be followed by the reflecting mind. In the perspective of the mazes of theodicy, consciousness and absolute and relative differences, the authors try to unravel issues such as: the etymology of 'theodicée', the concepts of freedom and metaphysical evil, the reception of monadology by Olivier Sacks, the understanding of 'panpsychism', the similarity between jurisprudence and theology, and many others.

Autorentext

Aleksandra Horowska - a PhD student at the Institute of Philosophy of the University of Wroclaw and a secretary of the Polish Leibnizian Society. Her academic research concerns mainly issues and problems of Leibniz's philosophy of law, examined in the perspective of philosophical and jurisprudential tradition.

Klappentext

This volume explores the various labyrinths of Leibniz s philosophy, that is, hard-to-solve problems in which the human mind becomes entangled. Although the Hanoverian explicitly distinguished two such labyrinths (freedom and continuum), one may notice that in his theory there are more intricate issues the thinker can resolve with the help of the Ariadne s thread a certain principle to be followed by the reflecting mind. In the perspective of the mazes of theodicy, consciousness and absolute and relative differences, the authors try to unravel issues such as: the etymology of theodicée , the concepts of freedom and metaphysical evil, the reception of monadology by Olivier Sacks, the understanding of panpsychism , the similarity between jurisprudence and theology, and many others.

Inhalt

theodicée - metaphysical evil - theodicy - human and divine freedom - divine justice - apperception and anamnesis - nativism - panpsychism - incarnate mind - monadologia neurologica - monad - similarity - jurisprudence - law - theology - nothingness - reflection - real and moral identity - awakening - language