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War of every man against every man
- For Hobbes, the state of nature is characterized by the “war of every man against every man,” a constant and violent condition of competition in which each individual has a natural right to everything, regardless of the interests of others. Existence in the state of nature is, as Hobbes famously states, “solitary, poor, nasty, brutish, and short.”
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Learn how Hobbes, Locke, Rousseau, and others conceived of the state of nature, the condition of human beings before or without political association. Compare their views on the laws of nature, the social contract, and the role of government.
Feb 12, 2002 · Hobbes argues that the state of nature is a miserable state of war in which none of our important human ends are reliably realizable. Happily, human nature also provides resources to escape this miserable condition.
- Sharon A. Lloyd, Susanne Sreedhar
- 2002
Thomas Hobbes. The pure state of nature, or "the natural condition of mankind", was described by the 17th century English philosopher Thomas Hobbes in Leviathan and his earlier work De Cive.
Feb 1, 2024 · Hobbes' State of Nature. The English philosopher Thomas Hobbes can lay claim to creating some of the most distinctive and memorable statements about the state of nature. For Hobbes, humans in the state of nature are concerned with one thing only, their self-preservation.
- Mark Cartwright
Jul 14, 2021 · Thomas Hobbes argues that life without government would be "solitary, poor, nasty, brutish, and short" because of the war of all against all. He proposes a solution of creating a sovereign with absolute power to enforce peace and order.
Hobbes’s state of nature thus emerged as the condition that any rational individual would wish to avoid. His successive images of anarchy reveal a consistent strategy aimed at rendering the natural condition of mankind a credible encapsulation of the perils of disobedience.
Micanzio and Sarpi had argued that God willed human nature, and that human nature indicated the autonomy of the state in temporal affairs. When he returned to England in 1615, William Cavendish maintained correspondence with Micanzio and Sarpi, and Hobbes translated the latter's letters from Italian, which were circulated among the Duke's circle.
