... State of Nature between: Hobbes, Leviathan & Locke, Second Treatise of Civil Government Final Draft The state of nature is a traditional starting point for many political thinkers attempting to develop, from the natural state of man, some theory about society and politics. Not all ... an incessant pursuit of power. Hobbes' illustration of life in the state of nature: "In such a condition, there is no place for industry, because the fruit thereof is uncertain; and consequently no culture of the earth, no navigation, nor use of the commodities that may be imported by sea ... is worst of all...

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