James: The Number of the Eternally Damned

„Among other obstacles to his optimistic philosophy, it falls to Leibnitz to consider the number of the eternally damned. That it is infinitely greater, in our human case, than that of those saved he assumes as a premise from the theologians, and then proceeds to argue in this way.“ (p. 24f) #James #EternallyDamned #Leibnitz #Leibniz