“The value of all things contracted for, is measured by the appetite of the contractors, and therefore the just value is that which they be contented to give.”
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The Essential Leviathan: A Modernized Edition
This book includes a revised and updated version of Thomas Hobbes' classic text, 'Leviathan,' alongside other significant works by the philosopher. The modernized edition aims to make Hobbes' ideas more accessible to contemporary readers while preserving the original content and structure of the original treatise. more
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Thomas Hobbes
Thomas Hobbes, a British philosopher, politician, historian, economist, and writer, was born on April 5, 1588, in Wiltshire, and died on December 4, 1679, in Oxford, England. Hobbes is considered one of the most important philosophers of the 17th century, known for his profound analysis of the state, society, and human behavior. more
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