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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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.