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This book argues that every liberty other than self-defense, the refusal to hurt oneself, and the refusal to fight in war depends “on the silence of the Law.” It’s not Nicomachean Ethics, but this book argues that a sailor who throws his goods into the sea (-5[1])for fear that his ship will sink is as free as a man who only pays his debts for fear of imprisonment. This book claims that water is at liberty to flow downwards, (15[1])since liberty is the “absence of opposition.” This book’s author defended its claim that free will is “the freedom to do what [one] wills” and that the will is the “last (*) Appetite, or Aversion,” (-5[1])which in turn causes vital and voluntary motion, in a debate (-5[1])with John Bramhall. This book distinguishes (10[1])contracts and covenants in an enumeration of several Laws of Nature, like “seek Peace, and follow it,” near the end of its section “Of Man.” (10[2])For 10 points, name this book that describes life in the state of nature (10[1])as (10[1])“nasty, brutish, and short.” ■END■ (10[3])

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