state of nature
Example Sentences
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There are those who think it’s about man in a state of nature, what we are capable of when society is made primal around us.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 9, 2026
Even as he appealed to the state of nature, though, Rousseau questioned whether it could ever be recovered.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 30, 2026
It is striking, then, to see that Shafik’s social contract doesn’t involve a state of nature at all and isn’t actually a deal that individuals reach with other individuals.
From Slate • May 9, 2024
Tony Goldner, executive director of the TNFD, said that while the risks of climate change have long been a focus of many companies, the wider state of nature is beginning to be looked at.
From Reuters • Sep. 18, 2023
The country everywhere was in a state of nature except in the neighborhood of villages.
From Stanley's Adventures in the Wilds of Africa A Graphic Account of the Several Expeditions of Henry M. Stanley into the Heart of the Dark Continent by Headley, Joel Tyler
