Papers Concerning the Problem of Evil, 1671–1678 Leibniz

Confessio Philosophi: Papers Concerning the Problem of Evil, 1671-1678 (The Yale Leibniz Series) - PDF - 221 pages

Translated, Edited, and with an Introduction
by Robert C. Sleigh, Jr.
Additional Contributions from
Brandon Look and James Stam

ISBN 0-300-08958-9

This is a collection of 9 short essays by Leibniz "concerning the problem of evil." Leibniz is well known for his view that, since God is all-perfect and all-knowing, God is therefore all Good. Since God is the creator of the universe, says Leibniz, we live in the best of all possible worlds. It's more complicated than that, but this general view is known as "theodicy."