What was Rousseau and Hobbes’ view of the ‘state of nature’?

Did Rousseau undermine Hobbes’ views on absolute rule?

Hobbes famously surmised that in the state of nature – life was ‘nasty, brutish, and short’, but was he right?

Published by The Sage Page

Philosopher

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