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The State of Nature

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What is the state of nature, according to Thomas Hobbes?

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A state of war of all against all
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In Hobbes's view, the state of nature is a state of constant fear and danger, in which everyone is at war with everyone else. This is because, in the state of nature, there is no government to enforce laws or protect people from each other.

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