in+a+state+of+nature
1State of nature — is a term in political philosophy used in social contract theories to describe the hypothetical condition that preceded governments. There must have been a time before government, and so the question is how legitimate government could emerge from …
2State of Nature — may refer to: *State of nature *State of Nature (album) …
3state of nature — The state of human beings outside civil society, invoked by philosophers such as Hobbes, Locke, and Rousseau, in order to clarify what is explained by nature as opposed to what is explained by convention, and what is justified in each way. For… …
4In a state of nature — Nature Na ture (?; 135), n. [F., fr. L. natura, fr. natus born, produced, p. p. of nasci to be born. See {Nation}.] 1. The existing system of things; the universe of matter, energy, time and space; the physical world; all of creation. Contrasted… …
5state of nature — noun a wild primitive state untouched by civilization he lived in the wild they collected mushrooms in the wild • Syn: ↑wild, ↑natural state • Derivationally related forms: ↑wild (for: ↑ …
6(a) state of nature — nudity Not that being clothed is unnatural, but using the imagery of nature s garb: Charles Boon, who scorned pyjamas and was often to be encountered walking about the apartment... in a state of nature... (Lodge, 1975) …
7in a state of nature — 1》 in an uncivilized or uncultivated state. 2》 totally naked. 3》 Christian Theology in a morally unregenerate condition, unredeemed by divine grace. → nature …
8in a state of nature — phrasal 1. : naked as when born : nude 2. : in a condition of sin : unregenerate 3. : uncivilized, untamed * * * 1) in an uncivilized or uncultivated state 2) totally naked 3 …
9Nature (philosophy) — Nature is a concept with two major sets of inter related meanings, referring on the one hand to the things which are natural, or subject to the normal working of laws of nature , or on the other hand to the essential properties and causes of… …
10nature — [nā′chər] n. [OFr < L natura < natus, born, produced: see GENUS] 1. the essential character of a thing; quality or qualities that make something what it is; essence 2. inborn character; innate disposition; inherent tendencies of a person 3 …
