Ep. 253: Leibniz on the Problem of Evil (Part One)

On Gottfried Leibniz’s Theodicy (1710). Why does God allow so many bad things to happen? Leibniz thought that by the definition of God, whatever He created must be the best of all possible worlds, and his theodicy presents numerous arguments to try to make that less counter-intuitive given how less-than-perfect the world seems to us. Subscribe to get Part 2 of this episode, or listen to a preview. Citizens can get the entire second part here. The post Ep. 253: Leibniz on the Problem of Evil (Part One) first appeared on The Partially Examined Life Philosophy Podcast.