... of debate, a reason for which political philosophy is a widely discussed issue. Rousseau considers that men were happier in their natural state, owing to their minimal needs to be satisfied. On the other hand, Hobbes believed that natural state for man is miserable, fearful and nasty. This laid the foundation for his need of self-preservation. Jean-Jacques Rousseau and Thomas ... government, man is living in the state of nature. Thomas Hobbes first acknowledged this idea in his novel Leviathan written in the 1651. Written during the English Civil war, the circumstances are a probable cau...

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