Single Idea 19439

[catalogued under 28. God / A. Divine Nature / 2. Divine Nature]

Full Idea

God is the source of possibilities and consequently of ideas.

Gist of Idea

God produces possibilities, and thus ideas

Source

Gottfried Leibniz (Letters to Remond de Montmort [1715], 1715 §8)

Book Reference

Leibniz,Gottfried: 'Leibniz Selections', ed/tr. Wiener,Philip P. [Scribners 1951], p.557


A Reaction

A wonderfully individual conception of the nature of God. He produces the possibilities from which creation is chosen, and ideas and concepts are of everything which is non-contradictory, and thus possible. It all makes lovely sense!

Related Ideas

Idea 19427 True ideas represent what is possible; false ideas represent contradictions [Leibniz]

Idea 21468 The Creator created the possibilities for worlds, so should have made a better one than this possible [Schopenhauer]