Hobbes says that the State of Nature is a hypothetical state of affairs existing prior to the formulation of 'society' (which arises with the signing of the hypothetical 'Social Contract').
In the State of Nature, Hobbes thinks everyone acts selfishly. He calls it a war of all against all, and life in the State of Nature is 'solitary, poor, nasty, brutish and short'.
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∙ 2010-03-19 10:33:56According to Thomas Hobbes, in the state of nature every person had complete liberty. He proposed that the pure state of nature is the natural condition of mankind.
The state of nature that was feared by Thomas Hobbes, would be the "war of all against all," and life for Hobbes seemed "solitary, poor, nasty, brutish and short." Under these conditions a strong state was needed to protect people from other people. (Mitchell, Roots of Wisdom) It refers to the time in history when man will live without governments and laws.
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According to Thomas Hobbes, the state of nature or life would be worthless if not protected by the state, while according to Jean-Jacques Rousseau, the state of nature involves men driving towards self-preservation.
They want to escape the unpleasantness of living in a state of nature. APEX
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Thomas Hobbes claimed that life in the state of nature would be the "war of all against all" and it would seem "solitary, poor, nasty, brutish and short."
Thomas Hobbes said life was "short, brutal and nasty." I think. Therefore I am.
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