Leviathan by Thomas Hobbes, School Theology summary
School Theology of 65 · Part 4: Of the Kingdom of Darkness · 1 min to read the chapter
In School Theology, the argument identifies Aristotle’s philosophy and the Schoolmen’s obscure teaching as means of hiding religious errors in universities governed by papal authority. It charges these teachings with misleading people into treating empty philosophy as the guidance offered by the Gospel.
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- The argument links Aristotle’s metaphysics, ethics, and politics with the Schoolmen’s difficult distinctions and language.
- It places university teaching under the Pope’s authority.
- It claims these teachings conceal errors and lead people to confuse empty philosophy with Gospel guidance.
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