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Leibniz's view of the best world prevails its objections.
Introduction.
In his philosophical endeavors, Leibniz's interests were on accounting for the
suffering in the world by trying to reconcile the evil and the good by suggesting that evil
usually results in a greater good (Jordan 169). He argues, among other things that, God does
not punish innocent people and does not cause evil, but it is instead caused by privation. In
Leibniz's view, evil or good is relative to the oppressed and the benefactor, respectively. That
is, what one rational being may view as evil may be good to another being, even to the
irrational beings, which are the more significant part of the world. Therefore, giving
reverence to all the creatures that exist in the world by attributing benefits to what rational
beings describe as evil or goodness despite objections by scholars, he is justified to argue that
this world is the best since all creatures benefit in their respective niches.
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Leibniz argues that the world we live in is the best of all worlds (Steinberg 124). That
argument was coined in response to the critics who suggested that God was not
knowledgeable, powerful, or good since he created a lot of evil. Critics argued that, if God
intended to create the best world, it ought to be free of any evil and full of virtues and
happiness. In his argument, he challenges the perception that the best world is the world that

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has maximized happiness for rational beings (Rutherford). He described that; it is unfair for
scholars to only use the perspective of intelligent beings without giving considerations of
what is suitable for the other creatures such as small insects and plants making up the
environment. Therefore, meaning that, the goodness on other organisms can neutralize the
evils experienced by rational beings. Additionally, he argues that each facet of God's creation
represents a set of divine perfection in self and unique way. Hence, unfair for humans to use
their happiness and experience of goodness as the standard for describing the world. Instead,
use a universal scale where all other creatures and organisms are considered in concluding
issues about the world.
Additionally, Leibniz agrees that God created the world that has evils, even with the
infinite power that God has to instead build a world without it (Latzer 69). Despite that, he
proposes that such evil does not necessarily mean that this world is worse. He claims that evil
makes this world a better world since the greater good accompanies evil. To back this
argument, he argued that if no evil existed, goodness will also not appear since it will become
routine and no longer praised. As a description of Leibniz's views, God allowed there to be
evilness in this world to help people understand the goodness by contrasting it with the evils.
Therefore, allowing us to create the highest conceivable goodness in the world, leading to a
perfectly balanced system. Also, the same way we cannot describe the existence of a hole in a
donut without the cake part, it will be wrong to describe the world as bad because of the
limited evil events compared to the substantial goodness. The significant part of the donut
represents the above scenario. Hence, God optimized the worlds by providing all possibilities
making this the best of all worlds.

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Surname 1 Student Name Name of Professor Course name Date Leibniz's view of the best world prevails its objections. Introduction. In his philosophical endeavors, Leibniz's interests were on accounting for the suffering in the world by trying to reconcile the evil and the good by suggesting that evil usually results in a greater good (Jordan 169). He argues, among other things that, God does not punish innocent people and does not cause evil, but it is instead caused by privation. In Leibniz's view, evil or good is relative to the oppressed and the benefactor, respectively. That is, what one rational being may view as evil may be good to another being, even to the irrational beings, which are the more significant part of the world. Therefore, giving reverence to all the creatures that exist in the world by attributing benefits to what rational beings describe as evil or goodness despite objections by scholars, he is justified to argue that this world is the best since all creatures benefit in their respective niches. Reconstruct Leibniz argues that the world we live in is the best of all worlds (Steinberg 124). That argument was coined in response to the critics who suggested that God was not knowledgeable, powerful, or good since he created a lot of evil. Critics argued that, if God intended to create the best world, it ought to be free of any evil and full of virtues and happiness. In his argument, he challenges the perception that the best world is the world that Surname ...
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