So, in my next lecture, what I'm going to do is pretty much contradict most of what I said today.

在下一次课，我将淡化神学的位置,这与今天我们的工作。

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And Machiavelli's emphasis upon arms is considerably attenuated by Hobbes' emphasis on laws.

而马基雅维利对于武力的重视,则被霍布斯对法律的重视所淡化。

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And one reason Bowman believes this is that we have such a difficult time in understanding other peoples and other cultures is that the very idea of defending one's honor has largely been devalued in the modern west.

鲍曼给出了一个理由,正是因为西方社会中,对维护荣誉的观念早已淡化,才导致他们对其他社会群体,和特定文化的不理解。

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