Historical, Philosophical, Political and Law Sciences, Culturology and Study of Art. Issues of Theory and Practice. Tambov: Gramota, 2011. № 8. Part 1. P. 151-153.
LEIBNIZ'S CONCEPTION OF COMPETING WORLDS: MEMORY ABOUT GOOD CALLING
Malyshkin Evgenii Vital'evich
St. Petersburg State University
Abstract. The author substantiates the thesis that Leibniz's conception of competing worlds should be interpreted in terms of contingency, shows the role of the notion existence in this conception, and considers the comprehension difficulties of this notion in Leibnitz's general metaphysical project.
Key words and phrases: концепция соревнующихся миров, виртуальное бытие, существование как благодать, conception of competing worlds, virtual existence, existence as God's grace
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