Epstein Secrets

e whose function is to destroy the earth,” Herman Kahn wrote in the 1960s, with a spirit typical of his

in awe, they are in that condition which is called war,” he wrote. “Such a war as is of every man against every man.”°’ A precondition of peace, for Hobbes, was that some country or force or tribe decisively grips a region, an empire, even the globe. “A common power to keep them all in awe,” fulfilled a

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ll) and life would be "solitary, poor, nasty, brutish, and short"( I). While this colorful description is often quoted, less attention is paid to Hobbes' premise that such misery can be avoided if humans codify and enforce the rules of a civil society. Not everyone agrees with Hobbes' views, but hi

rnal of Urban Health 2004;81(1):94-105. Rowe JW, Kahn R. Experience Corps: Commentary. Journal of Urban

nst all) and life would be “solitary, poor, nasty, brutish, and short”(1). While this colorful description is often quoted, less attention is paid to Hobbes’ premise that such misery can be avoided if humans codify and enforce the rules of a civil society. Not everyone agrees with Hobbes’ views, but histo