Well, one of the lessons of this course is we have a wonderful theory, but we don't manage it well, mostly.

我们在这门课里可以学到的一点是,我们拥有很好的理论，但在实践中却总是不能应用得当。

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The natural laws for Hobbes are not divine commands or ordinances, he says, but they are rules of practical reason figured out by us as the optimal means of securing our well-being.

对霍布斯来说，自然法不是神圣的法令,或者条例，但这些是,我们发现的实践理性的法则,就像一种最佳的方式保护我们的幸福生活。

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