
HoP 381 - More Lutheran than Luther - Philip Melanchthon
History of Philosophy Without Any Gaps
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Why Melancthon Used Aristotle to Offer Moral Instruction
Melancthon used aristotle to offer moral instruction to his students. Luther had been deeply sceptical about aristotelian natural philosophy, remarking that any potter has more knowledge of nature than is written in these books. Both give the same advice as to how to behave well and how the community can be peaceful and prosperous.
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