Barbour and wright state that both hobbes and locke imagined in their discussion of social contract theory a pre-political world in which

I believe the answer is: life for average individuals was unpleasant

The social contract theory believed that every behavior that human do in a society would be based on the social contract that generally acknowledged and accepted by other members in society. The purpose of government in this  society is to minimize unpleasantness that may happen during the interaction.

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