Philosophy 432: History of Modern Philosophy: Seventeenth and Eighteenth Centuries Writing Assignment #2 - Essay Exam Due November 16th on Sunday Choose ONE of the questions below and provide as full and detailed an answer as you can. Limit your writing to 1200 words maximum. Keep your writing simple, clear and stick to the point. Don’t try to be fancy or use jargon. Express yourself in plain English. And make sure your handwriting is easy to read! ** Be sure to cite and quote the relevant texts to support your reading and your critical remarks. Question #1: According to the three philosophers we’ve read so far, what is the nature of God’s action as a cause? Compare Descartes, Spinoza and Leibniz and explain how they conceive of the way in which God makes decisions/choices. Does God act in a rational manner? An arbitrary manner? Or some other way? Whose view seems the most coherent or well-defended? Question #2: Compare Spinoza and Leibniz on the following moral question: If you are a virtuous and good person, will you, yourself, necessarily experience happiness and flourishing in this life? Or is it possible for a virtuous person to suffer and live a miserable life? *** At the end of your paper, please type the following statement and sign your name: I certify that all the work in this paper is my own. I did not use any secondary sources or any AI language learning models (e.g., ChatGPT).