Listed below are a series of questions. Pick TWO of the question and answer them as if you were the philosopher. To do so, you will need to do two things for each question. State the question before answering the question. 1) Find and quote passages from the appropriate source (Monadology that is attached). 2)Paraphrase the passages, explaining in your own words what they mean, giving original examples to illustrate,as appropriate. Use parenthetical citations after each quotation. (ex: (Monadology,12)) source and paragraph number. 5-10 sentences or more per question, in addition to the quotations. answer from a first -person point of view; pretend that you are the philosopher. incorporate your quotes into your explanation
1)Leibniz, why do you think that experience alone is not sufficient to give us general knowledge? What kind of knowledge can experience give us?
2)Leibniz, why do you think that the principle of sufficient reason, along with the existence of contingent truths, proves the existence of God? What sort of being is God?
3)Leibniz, why do you think that this is the best of all possible worlds? Why did God choose to create this world, and not some other?
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