TY - JOUR PY - 2012 SN - 1972-5558 T1 - Leibniz o la morte di un difensore del "cristianesimo universale" JO - RIVISTA DI STORIA DELLA FILOSOFIA DA - 2/15/2012 12:00:00 AM DO - 10.3280/SF2012-001011 UR - http://www.francoangeli.it/Riviste/Scheda_rivista.aspx?idArticolo=44623 AU - Mugnai, Massimo SP - 141 EP - 152 IS - 1 VL - LXVII LA - IT AB - At death’s door, Leibniz firmly refused to see a priest. This seems to be in strong contrast with the central role that he attributes to God in his philosophy and with his explicit acceptance of the Christian religion. Thus, the circumstances surrounding Leibniz’s death, as related by some direct and indirect witnesses, provide an opportunity to examine the sincerity of Leibniz’s position on religion. The final conclusion is that Leibniz believed in a religion broadly inspired by Christian principles but that he was not a particularly pious believer, which is fully in line with his own kind of ante litteram deism. PB - FrancoAngeli ER -