In the moral philosophies of John Locke and Thomas Hobbes, a "state of nature" is:
A. a utopian time before the formation of governments, when people and animals lived in peaceful harmony and equality.
B. the state of innocence in which each child is born.
C. a social contract drawn up between people agreeing to set aside certain lands as nature preserves.
D. the condition in which people lived before the formation of the state or government.
Answer: D
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