Leibniz's concept of possible worlds
GPTKB entity
Statements (18)
Predicate | Object |
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gptkbp:instanceOf |
gptkb:philosophy
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gptkbp:basisFor |
counterfactual reasoning
necessity and contingency distinction |
gptkbp:contrastsWith |
actual world
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gptkbp:describedBy |
gptkb:Discourse_on_Metaphysics
gptkb:Theodicy |
gptkbp:formedBy |
gptkb:Gottfried_Wilhelm_Leibniz
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Leibniz's concept of possible worlds
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gptkbp:influenced |
gptkb:David_Lewis
analytic philosophy modal realism |
gptkbp:relatedTo |
gptkb:logic
metaphysics |
gptkbp:state |
God actualizes the best possible world
God contemplates all possible worlds |
gptkbp:usedIn |
problem of evil
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gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:Leibniz's_theory_of_compossibility
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gptkbp:bfsLayer |
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