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Metaphysics and Politics
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Which philosopher argued that the state is a necessary evil, a product of human nature's inherent selfishness?
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Thomas Hobbes
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Thomas Hobbes, in his work Leviathan, posited that the state is a necessary evil to prevent the chaos and violence that would result from the natural state of humanity, characterized by a war of all against all.