Chapter 3 Divine Wisdom and the Order of the World: Leibniz and Schleiermacher on the Perfection of Nature

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter I
2. Acknowledgments VII
3. Contents IX
4. Abbreviations XI
5. Chapter 1 Introduction: The Eternal Covenant 1
6. Chapter 2 The Science of Schleiermacher’s World, the World of Schleiermacher’s Science: Natural Science in the early Nineteenth Century 19
7. Chapter 3 Divine Wisdom and the Order of the World: Leibniz and Schleiermacher on the Perfection of Nature 46
8. Chapter 4 The World and Miracles: Schleiermacher on the Nature System 69
9. Chapter 5 Divine Power and the Necessity of the World: Spinoza and Schleiermacher on the Perfection of Nature 98
10. Chapter 6 The Self Presentation of the Divine Essence: Schleiermacher on the World as the Artwork of God 127
11. Chapter 7 Conclusion: The Essential Identity of Ethics and Natural Philosophy 151
12. Bibliography 180
13. Index of Names 184
14. Index of Subjects 185