Rousseau had a more optimistic view of the "state of nature" than Locke and Hobbes did.

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Rousseau believed that humans in the state of nature were peaceful and lived in harmony with each other. He saw society and civilization as corrupting individuals and causing conflicts. In contrast, Locke and Hobbes saw the state of nature as a state of war and chaos, where life was "solitary, poor, nasty, brutish, and short."

Rousseau Had a More Optimistic View of the "State of Nature