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HoP 422 - The World’s Law - Richard Hooker

History of Philosophy Without Any Gaps

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The World's Law, Richard Hooker

The world's law is the work of Richard Hooker, an English theologian and legal scholar. He argued that religion should be used as a litmus test for political legitimacy. His ideas threatened to destabilize both the state and Church of late 16th century England. The Laws of Ecclesiastical Policy was dedicated to Wickgift and approved by him.

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