Question

what does "state of nature" mean?

is it a person's rights?

Answer 1

http://www.google.com/search?q=%22state+of+nature%22&ie=utf-8&oe=utf-8&aq=t&rls=org.mozilla:en-US:official&client=firefox-a

I'd start with the third article, and then I'd read the first one.