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    Challenges→The will is not compelled by a thing's being good.

    Leibniz's principle of sufficient reason entails that the will's choice among goods must itself have a determining reason, which is ultimately the perceived superior goodness of the chosen object.

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    Determining reason(as what forces the will to pick one option over another)
    A cause or explanation that actually makes a choice happen—not just any reason, but the decisive one that tips the scales.
    Leibniz
    Leibniz is a German philosopher and mathematician from the 1600s-1700s who developed calculus (a powerful math tool for measuring change and areas) independently around the same time as Isaac Newton. He's famous for creating much of the notation we still use in mathematics today and for arguing that everything in the universe follows logical principles. His ideas profoundly influenced modern science, mathematics, and philosophy, making him one of history's most important thinkers.
    Perceived superior goodness(as what ultimately motivates our choices according to Leibniz)
    When something appears to us to be better or more valuable than other options available to us.
    Principle of Sufficient Reason(Leibniz's foundational metaphysical principle underwriting the explicability of all events and phenomena.)

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    Nothing takes place without a sufficient reason; nothing occurs for which it would be impossible for someone who has enough knowledge of things to give a reason adequate to determine why the thing is as it is and not otherwise.
    entails(describes a logical relationship between statements)
    Logically forces or guarantees; if A entails B, then whenever A is true, B must also be true.
    the will(as used in metaphysics and philosophy of mind)
    Your desires, drives, and personal goals—basically what you want or need for yourself. In philosophy, 'the will' often refers to this force inside us that pushes us to pursue what we want.

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