What is the "state of nature"? a. place with many plants and animals, like a wildlife refuge b. u. s. territorial government c. situation in which people can do whatever they are strong enough to get away with d. foreign country

The correct answer is C) situation in which people can do whatever they are strong enough to get away with.

The state of nature is the situation in which people can do whatever they are strong enough to get away with.

The state of nature is a term used by Thomas Hobbes when he referred to human nature without order. For him, the state of nature was the confrontation of men against men. A violent form of competition that had no rules at all, assuming that every man has the right of everything, above other men desires.