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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, 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[1])For 10 points, name this book that describes life in the state of nature as (10[1])“nasty, brutish, and short.” ■END■ (10[3])

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