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what does Leibniz distinguish between
necessary and contingent facts
Leibniz cosmological argument/ argument from sufficient reason is from what
contingency
P1 Leibniz
no fact can ever be true or existent unless there is sufficient reason why things are as they are and not otherwise
P2 Leibniz
Contingent facts exist
P3 Leibniz
Contingent facts can only be partially explained in terms of other contingent facts
C1 Leibniz
the whole series of contingent facts cannot be sufficiently explained by any contingent fact within that series
C2 Leibniz
The sufficient reason for all contingent facts and for the series of facts must lie outside of the series of contingent facts
C3
The ultimate reason for facts/things must be in a necessary substance which we call God