“In such condition [the state of nature] there is no place for industry, because the fruit thereof is uncertain, and consequentl
y no culture of the earth, no navigation nor use of the commodities that may be imported by sea, no knowledge of the face of the earth; no… society, and, which is worst of all, continual fear and danger of violent death.” - Hobbes According to Hobbes, what would not exist in a state of nature?
Hobbes was a political philosopher who argued the necessity of a "social contract" (a government). Governments provide order and security. Without a government, the Earth would exist in a "state of nature", of lawlessness and chaos, and no society can exist in that type of environment.
