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[from 'The Courtier and the Heretic' by Matthew Stewart, in 24. Political Theory / D. Ideologies / 10. Theocracy ]

Full Idea

The politics of Leibniz may be summed up in one word: theocracy. The specific agenda motivating much of his work was to reunite the Protestant and Catholic churches

Gist of Idea

The politics of Leibniz was the reunification of Christianity

Source

Matthew Stewart (The Courtier and the Heretic [2007], Ch. 5)

Book Reference

Stewart,Matthew: 'The Courtier and the Heretic' [Yale 2007], p.80


A Reaction

This would be a typical project for a rationalist philosopher, who thinks that good reasoning will gradually converge on the one truth.