Ideas from 'talk' by Martin Luther [1525], by Theme Structure
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1. Philosophy / B. History of Ideas / 4. Early European Thought
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Aristotle is a buffoon who has misled the Church
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Aristotle is a buffoon who has misled the Church.
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From:
report of Martin Luther (talk [1525]) by Alasdair MacIntyre - A Short History of Ethics Ch.10
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A reaction:
Before he became famous, Luther was a university lecturer on Aristotle. This remark was a hundred years before philosophers began serious criticism of Aristotle. Presumably Protestants just stopped reading him.
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29. Religion / D. Religious Issues / 1. Religious Commitment / e. Fideism
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With respect to religion, reason is a blind whore
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With respect to the mysteries of the Christian religion, reason is a blind whore.
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From:
Martin Luther (talk [1525]), quoted by Robert Fogelin - Walking the Tightrope of Reason n4.2
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A reaction:
Reason is presumably a blind whore with respect to all impenetrable mysteries. Since the reason of Aquinas endorsed the mysteries of Christianity, the remark seems a bit strong, but it is appropriate if you think that only faith (in Christianity) matters.
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