The State of Nature and the Shaping of Modernity : Tracing the Roots of Colonialism, Secularity, and Ecology

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By exploring the distinct accounts of the state of nature in the writing of Hobbes, Locke and Rousseau, this book offers a fresh perspective on some of the most pressing debates of our time, showing how the state of nature idea provides a powerful lens through which to focus the complex forces shaping today's political and cultural landscape.