A mathematician, engineer, philosopher and theologian, Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz (1646-1716) is undoubtedly the last universal genius in history. Captivated by the idea of infinity, in mathematics, physics and metaphysics, he developed a system of thought of extreme coherence, set out in a book: Monadology. This true treatise on the infinite (from the infinitely small to the infinitely perfect) is considered abstract and complex, and rightly so. It is in order to understand the main lines of it that we would like to study one of its major questions: Does God exist and, if so, why is there evil (imperfection, suffering and injustice) in the world he created? However, on this point, Leibniz proposes a surprising theory, affirming not only that we can prove the existence of God, but also that we live in "the best of all possible worlds". What does this expression, which is confusing and even provocative, mean and how is it intimately linked to the idea of infinity which, as we said, fascinated Leibniz so much?
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LEIBNIZ - All things considered, aren't we in the best of worlds, Sylvain Portier
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