
HoP 390 - Born to Be Contrary - Toleration in the Netherlands
History of Philosophy Without Any Gaps
Lipsius and the Reformation
Lipsius was true to mainstream protestant thought, comparing the human agent to a musical instrument played by god. Given his perfectionist moral theory, cornat could not agree with this. The two then came into dispute over political freedom because of lipsius view that secular powers should indeed enforce religious orthodoxy. But for lipsius, religion is such an important binding force within society that one cannot imagine a harmonious state without religious unity.
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