The Impossibility and Necessity of Theodicy

List of abbreviations and symbols.- 1 Introduction. – 1.1 Theodicy.- 1.2 Philosophical Theodicy.- 1.3 The Theodicy of Leibniz.- 2True Piety.- 2.1 Truth and Appearance.- 2.2 The Fundamental Truths of Faith.- 2.3 Light and Virtue.- 2.4 The Love of God.- 2.5 Fatum Christianum.- 3 Faith and Reason.- 3.1 The General Terms of the Controversy.- 3.2 Reason.- 3.3 Truth over and against Reason: Mystery.- 3.4 Faith and Apologetics: Comprehending and Upholding.- 3.5 The Antagonist of the Theodicy: Sceptcism.- 4 Apologetic Arguments in the Theodicy.- 4.1 The Brief.- 4.2 The Legal Arguments.- 4.3 The Apologetic Arguments.- 4.4 The Antagonist of the Theodicy: Gnosis.- 5 Predetermination and Free Will.- 5.1 Absolute Necessity vs. Hypothetical and Moral Necessity.- 5.2 Contingency.- 5.3 The Will.- 5.4 Freedom.- 6 Evil and the Best of All Possible Worlds.- 6.1 The Principle of “the Best”.- 6.2 The Best of all Possible Worlds.- 6.3 Evil.- 6.4 Evil in the Best of all Possible Worlds.- 7 God and the Reason Principle.- 7.1 Divine Attributes: Faculties and Values.- 7.2 The Central Role of Wisdom.- 7.3 The Existence of God.- 7.4 The Necessary Being and the Supremely Perfect Being.-7.5 God and the Reason Principle.- 8 Conclusion.- 8.1 The Theodicy of Leibniz.- 8.2 Philosophical Theodicy.- 8.3 Theodicy.- Appendix One. The Metaphor of the “Two Labyrinths” and its Implications in Leibniz’s Thought.- Appendix Two. The reasons of Reason According to Leibniz.- Appendix Three. From Ontology to Ethics: Leibniz vs. Eckhard.- Appendix Four. Moral Necessity in Leibniz.- Index Nominum.