The Leviathan is constructed through contract by people in the state of nature in order to escape the horrors of this natural condition. ... read more
The state of nature is a concept used in moral and political philosophy, religion, social contract theories and international law to denote the hypothetical conditions of what the lives of people might have been like before societies came into existence. read more
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. read more
Hobbes says that the State of Nature is a hypothetical state of affairs existing prior to the formulation of 'society' (which arises with the signing of the hypothetical 'Social Contract'). In the State of Nature, Hobbes thinks everyone acts selfishly. read more