Ideas from 'Letter on Freedom' by Gottfried Leibniz [1689], by Theme Structure

[found in 'Philosophical Writings' by Leibniz,Gottfried (ed/tr Parkinson,G.H.R.) [Dent 1973,0-460-11905-2]].

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2. Reason / B. Laws of Thought / 2. Sufficient Reason
For every event it is possible for an omniscient being to give a reason for its occurrence
                        Full Idea: Nothing ever takes place without its being possible for one who knew everything to give some reason why it should have happened rather than not.
                        From: Gottfried Leibniz (Letter on Freedom [1689], p.112)
                        A reaction: Presumably there will be GOOD reason why genocide occurs. Note that there is a reason for every 'event'. Is there a reason for every truth? Presumably not, or there would have to be reasons for self-evident truths.