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The best of all possible worlds: a story of philosophers, God, and evil
New York: Farrar, Straus and Giroux (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.Author's Profile
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