Leibniz de
Deo
Trino: philosophical aspects of
Leibniz's conception of the Trinity
MARIA ROSA ANTOGNAZZA a1 a1 Department of Philosophy, University of Aberdeen, King's College, Old Aberdeen, AB24 3UB
Abstract
This paper discusses Leibniz's Trinitarian doctrine in the light of his
philosophy, as revealed by a set of virtually unstudied texts. The first part of the
paper examines Leibniz's defence of the Trinity against the charge of contradiction
as a necessary precondition to the development of his own conception of the
Trinity. The second part discusses some of the key features of Leibniz's Trinitarian
doctrine, notably his conception of person, the analogy between the human mind
and the Trinity, and the problem of Trinitarian relations.
