state of nature = no formal gov + no established political institutions + ppl organise their lives themselves

civil society = gov exists + formal laws + polotical isntituions => there is a state governign ppl

Rousseau=> believd that can't assume + state that ALL modern socieites historically developed froma. state of nature => thought that the transition from natural human life -> civil society would take increadibly long time

Locke = actual groups of ppl could exist in state of nature eg. indigenous groups

COMPARE what can we ealrn by imagining a world without a sstate ****

Hobbes State of nature → dangerous and insecure → people need a strong government.

Locke Natural freedom → problems enforcing rights → people create government → government protects rights AND => if gov fails to protect ppl's natural right/ becomes tyrannical =>ppl have right to change or overthrow it

Rousseu State of nature → humans are relatively free, peaceful and independent → society introduces inequality and dependence → legitimate political organisation should restore freedom and equality.

COMPARE **what can we ealrn by imagining a world without a sstate **

Hobbes State of nature → dangerous and insecure → people need a strong government.

Locke Natural freedom → problems enforcing rights → people create government → government protects rights AND => if gov fails to protect ppl's natural right/ becomes tyrannical =>ppl have right to change or overthrow it

Rousseu State of nature → humans are relatively free, peaceful and independent → society introduces inequality and dependence → legitimate political organisation should restore freedom and equality.

Hobbes= lived in English Civil war ( england => resemble what he imagined the state of nature be like) => So essentially he asked "What would human life be like without a government capable of maintaining order?" HE wanted ppl to realise =>No government → disorder and insecurity → terrible conditions → therefore, government is necessary.

• used state o nature as warning to what could happen if political authority disappeared

state of nature = no formal gov + no established political institutions + ppl organise their lives themselves

civil society = gov exists + formal laws + polotical isntituions => there is a state governign ppl

Rousseau=> believd that can't assume + state that ALL modern socieites historically developed froma. state of nature => thought that the transition from natural human life -> civil society would take increadibly long time

Locke = actual groups of ppl could exist in state of nature eg. indigenous groups

Locke = Natural freedom → problems enforcing rights → people create government → government protects rights AND => if gov fails to protect ppl's natural right/ becomes tyrannical =>ppl have right to change or overthrow it