State of nature as state of war
- self preservation is most basic desire- no laws so actions judged individually- means killing someone for S.P is your right.
Causes of war
- desire of power
- scarcity-not enough power
- all vulnerable- power taken from us
- deires never ending- power ensures our future desires
- roughly equal- stength outweighed by intelligence or more people
Characteristics
- self reliant- everyone will be ready to fight eachother---> leading to state of war.
- state of "continuall feare, and danger of violent death.
- No culture, life will be "nasty brutish and short."
- Characteristics lead to a viscious circle.
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