The best of all possible worlds: a story of philosophers, God, and evil in the Age of Reason

Princeton: Princeton University Press (2008)
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Leibniz in Paris -- Philosophy on the Left Bank -- Le Grand Arnauld -- Theodicy -- The kingdoms of nature and grace -- "Touch the mountains and they smoke" -- The eternal truths -- The specter of Spinoza.

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