
HoP 398 - Pearls of Wisdom - Marguerite of Navarre
History of Philosophy Without Any Gaps
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'Mirror of the Simple Soul'
Moral chastisement issurprisingly meted out to the worldly woman. Yet the body is merely a mask for the true self, which is the soul. This might very easily remind us of erasmus with his emphasis on internal spirituality. Or even luther with his impatience for christians who supposed they could persuade god to save them by good works. Alternatively, if you have a really good memory, you might be reminded of another author, one also named marguerite, whom we covered back in episode 267. Marguerita porette's execution was brought on by her refusal to disown her book, mirror of the simple soul. She was burned at the stake
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