Leviathan by Thomas Hobbes, Auricular Confession summary
Auricular Confession of 65 · Part 4: Of the Kingdom of Darkness · 1 min to read the chapter
In Auricular Confession, the argument identifies private confession as a means by which ecclesiastical authorities gain information about rulers and protect their power. It stresses that civil leaders cannot obtain equally good information about ecclesiastical plans.
What happens
- The argument names private confession as a seventh means of securing ecclesiastical power.
- Confession gives ecclesiastical authorities information about the plans of princes and other civil leaders.
- Civil leaders have less access to information about ecclesiastical plans.
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