State of nature

Here's a brief article on the topic of the "State of nature" from Wikipedia, in reference to Colossal's earlier post. As always, encyclopedia articles, like many other kinds of materials on the Net, should be thought of as a starting place for inquiry, but by no means as the final or authoritative word on a given topic. In your papers, I would recommend that you avoid quoting from encyclopedia articles, but that you use them instead to help you see a subject in its broader context and to find leads to other kinds of research materials.