Thomas Hobbes on nature
Thomas Hobbes (1588–1679) approaches nature within social contract theory. In the state of nature conflict is likely; covenant authorizes a sovereign to secure peace, while thought is bodily motion. Systematically, the teaching links sovereignty, security, materialism into a practical and theoretical whole. On this page, the archive isolates English passages where that project meets nature most directly—useful for searches such as “thomas hobbes quotes on nature.”
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