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• Thomas Hobbes and the dilemmas of the natural state Second chapter: The tipology of the state of nature

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  Levente Nagy

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  The primary purpose of this paper is to reflect upon four aspects of the Hobbesian state of nature. Firstly, the question is whether we can interpret this original state as a mythical, abstract,
  imaginative and timless state, focusing only on the final conclusion of the Hobbesian theory, or
  it may contain a well-defined timspan, having its own historical development based on a clear
  logical construction. Secondly, this study aims at examining the natural character of man in
  the state of nature, and his harmony with his environment in respect with their „naturalness”.
  Thirdly, it tries to describe the assumed interpersonal relationships within the „primitve” state.
  Fourthly, the paper presents different states of nature reasoned out from a close reading of the
  text. All four aspect may help us to get a better understanding of the ambivalent character of the
  Hobbesian state of nature.