Proofs of God in Early Modern Europe offers a fascinating window
into early modern efforts to prove God's existence. Assembled here
are twenty-two key texts, many translated into English for the
first time, which illustrate the variety of arguments that
philosophers of the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries offered
for God. These selections feature traditional proofsasuch as
various ontological, cosmological, and design argumentsabut also
introduce more exotic proofs, such as the argument from eternal
truths, the argument from universal aseity, and the argument ex
consensu gentium . Drawn from the work of eighteen philosophers,
this book includes both canonical figures (such as Descartes,
Spinoza, Newton, Leibniz, Locke, and Berkeley) and noncanonical
thinkers (such as Norris, Fontenelle, Voltaire, Wolff, Du
ChActelet, and Maupertuis) and noncanonical thinkers (such as
Norris, Fontenelle, Voltaire, Wolff, Du ChActelet, and Maupertuis).
Lloyd Strickland provides fresh translations of all selections not
originally written in English and updates the spelling and grammar
of those that were. Each selection is prefaced by a lengthy
headnote, giving a biographical account of its author, an analysis
of the main argument(s), and important details about the historical
context. Strickland's introductory essay provides further context,
focusing on the various reasons that led so many thinkers of early
modernity to develop proofs of God's existence. Proofs of God is
perfect for both students and scholars of early modern philosophy
and philosophy of religion.
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