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Thomas Hobbes quotes on nature

2 verified English passages where Thomas Hobbes’ thought meets questions of nature.

Thomas Hobbes on nature

Thomas Hobbes (1588–1679) approaches nature within social contract theory. In a state of nature without common power, life is war of all against all—solitary, poor, nasty, brutish, and short. Rational covenants transfer rights to a sovereign to secure peace. 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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  1. [In the state of nature, the life of man is] solitary, poor, nasty, brutish, and short.
  2. the life of man, solitary, poor, nasty, brutish, and short