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Last week, we encountered a particularly harsh view of the state of nature in Hobbes' Leviathan. In Locke's Second Treatise, we read another description of the state of nature. In your 3 PAGE response paper, focus on laying out the major differences and similarities between the two views of the state of nature. In your conclusion, end your paper by demonstrating how the similarities and differences in Hobbes' and Locke's views of the state of nature can lead to similarities and differences in their views of legitimate political authority