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Liberalism:The The "state of nature" described by Thomas Hobbes

Date Submitted: 07/15/2003 07:55:48
Length: 1 pages (273 words)
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The "state of nature" described by Thomas Hobbes as per which there is complete freedom and there is no authority over you is a theoretical one and is not possible in the true world. But what approximates this situation in the world is a country like India. In India even though there is a governing body, there is police, there is military there is no true enforcement of laws. In India money speaks louder than …

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…slightly different than the "state of nature" because for some things like killing a person on the street ...... you can get away with it if you have money but its still a time consuming hassle and if you don't have $20000 to save your life then you hang so there is some kind of power over you, if it was the "state of nature" then it shouldn't bother anyone if I go and rob a bank

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