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Student from the 'burbs. Love my hometown, but can't wait to get out of it.

I have big, vague dreams about changing the world.

Writing is something I don't do very often in school, and I'd really like to improve at it.

Not too long from now, I'm going to have to decide what to pursue as a career. I like biological sciences...social sciences...writing...teaching...so I guess I'm using Helium to test the waters and see if I have what it takes.

My passion is ...

Life!

I know too much about ...

Nothing much, unfortunately

My parents always told me ...

to make lots of money!

My childhood ambition ...

anything from paleontologist to teacher

My favorite memory ...

birthday parties, heart shaped cupcakes, and best friends

Why I write ...

I want to become a better writer and figure out if this is something I'd like to do for a living.

What I am reading/watching/listening to ...

reading Campbell's Biology 6th edition/watching Waitress/listening to Bob Dylan

My first job ...

is still TBA

Politics, News & Issues > Political & Economic Theory The "state of nature" in Thomas Hobbes' political philosophy

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In his seminal work Leviathan, Hobbes constructs a vision of the state of nature in absence of government, wherein war is a constant and man’s life is famously described as “solitary, poore, nasty, brutish, and short” (Hobbes 186). The innate selfish desires of man and how these translate to actions becomes the primary foundation of his political theory. Hobbes’ views on human nature, though decidedly reductive and cynical, allow him to methodically construct an argument for the necessity of government, in order to preserve existence of man.     ...

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