Word: hobbesian
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...while they were a nuisance, I had for the most part emerged unscathed from the Hobbesian wonderland that is the W train crossing the Manhattan Bridge at 4 a.m. Unnerved on a few occasions, yes, but always, in the end, equally unharmed...
Down the darkened and grimy stairwell, under the exposed pipes and harsh lighting which welcomed me to work every day, the rules change. The conduct required beneath the chandelier in the main atrium or on the walkways of the garden is replaced by a coarse neo-Hobbesian code applicable only to those donning the uniform blues. Though clearly defined social distinctions exist within the group, an unwavering loathing of those not belonging to their Baltic tribal clique transcends all barriers. The Muslims hate the Christians and vice-versa, thanks to generations of ethnic and religious warfare, and no one seemed...
Dartboard was puzzled. Surely only the rarissima of aves—some infrequent occurrence, entirely foreign to any man or beast breathing today’s air—could have provoked such a violent, Hobbesian reaction. Sure enough, the Red Sox were going to the American Leagues Championship Series (ALCS), where they now battle Dartboard’s beloved Yankees...
Sometimes it’s not an entirely clear line between what’s OK, and what’s not OK. But this is unambiguous, and it points to the fact that while many of us may write a superb paper or two on Hobbesian political science or know computer programming like a second language, there’s a lot of growing up to do around here. Myself included, of course. Otherwise, I just won’t be able to afford to keep drinking this delicious Brita-filtered water...
Harvard students' true Hobbesian nature has unabashedly emerged. It's an anarchic war of all against all. The war is played out at the Xerox machines of Lamont (The Spring 1997, Vol II, never seen it, wink, wink!), the sparse printing facilities in house computer labs (I brought that paper from my own room, damm it,) and in study group strife (if he doesn't send out his reading summaries over e-mail by midnight, tonight, I am going to send out my assailants...