Question for Philip Long's sections 8/31-9/1
Last week, Dr. Pasley explained the religious concept of Original Sin as held by many people in Post-Renaissance Europe and how this concept was used to cement the authority of the father over his family. In light of Filmer's defense of the rule of "princes", how does the concept of Original Sin justify the rule of one or a few over the many?
posted by Anonymous at 2:36 PM
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Please remember that what I was stating in class was the 17th century Christian view of the sinfulness of children. Personally I think babies are sweet and innocent, though my younger son did raise some questions for us.
The original sin says that the younger the person the more sinful they are. Many of the kings would have had the time to become less sinful and therefore make better leaders. It was also stated that the people need a leader or it is like a body with out a head. So because the body needs a head the perfect person through the “rule” would be an older man because he would be less sinful and wiser to lead.
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