... state. This view of humans in their natural state is split between philosophers such as Hobbes and Spinoza who have a relatively pessimistic on the view of human nature, agreeing on themes such as the hazardous nature of man within the state of nature the need for a central sovereign figure but differ on their reasoning on how they come to such a conclusion ... . This view is different to the themes of philosophers such as Locke, who have a more optimistic view on human nature, believing men are not destined to perpetual war as suggested by Hobbes. These are the key views ... ...

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