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“And therefore, as when there is a controversy in an account, the parties must by their own accord, set up for right Reason, the Reason of some Arbitrator, or Judge, to whose sentence, they will both stand, or their controversy must either come to blows, or be undecided, for want of a right Reason constituted by Nature; so is it also in all debates of what kind soever.”

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Book:The Essential Leviathan: A Modernized Edition
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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

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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