
HoP 381 - More Lutheran than Luther - Philip Melanchthon
History of Philosophy Without Any Gaps
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The Natural Law Is Central to Melancthon's Political Philosophy
In the fourteenth century, political thinkers had come to that legitimate political authority can only come from the consent of the governed. Melancthon disagrees with all this in his commentary on aristotle's politics. In keeping with this, melangthon disapproves of insurrections against rulers, even if they are tyrannical.
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