This document summarizes and compares the political philosophies of Aristotle, Hobbes, and Locke regarding the state of nature and the origin of political bodies. Aristotle viewed the city-state as natural for humans, who are political animals capable of reason. Hobbes saw the state of nature as one of war and lack of trust between individuals, with life being "solitary, poor, nasty, brutish, and short." Locke viewed the state of nature as one of self-preservation but also preservation of mankind, governed by a law of nature. While Aristotle saw humans naturally working together, Hobbes believed humans in nature tend toward greed and war.