Hobbe’s view on state of Nature is a natural outgrowth of his views on human nature. The existence of numerous self-interested, egoistic individual makes them psychologically isolated but physically surrounded by his fellow being who is also his competitors.

The chief characteristics of Hobbesian state of nature can be discerned as follows:

Firstly, it is governed by no rules or laws. Men are engaged in fierce but ceaseless battle for blind passions. Which can not be judged by any standards?

Secondly, every individual has natural right to everything that can be obtained by power in competition with fellow beings.

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Thirdly, there is no conception of justice or injustice because justice for Hobbes is by-product of law.

Fourthly, There is no place for “industry, because the fruit thereof is uncertain”, and consequently no culture of the earth, no navigation, nor use of the commodities that may be imported by sea, no commodious building, knowledge of the face of earth, no account of time, no letters, no society”.