从未产生过道德的人类社会，会是什么样子？ 第1页

Bellum omnium contra omnes

这种社会在霍布斯的《利维坦》里已经被讨论过了，即所谓自然状态(state of nature)下的人类社会，将处于一种所有人对所有人的战争状态（war of all against all），即Bellum omnium contra omnes。而在这种状态下，严格意义上来说根本不存在“人类社会”，因为每个人都是作为个体的存在，相互为战，根本无法组成社会。只有在道德出现之后，人类社会才开始形成。

至于“会不会发展出更强大的法律体系？这样的社会能健康延续吗”，霍布斯已经说的非常明白：

In such condition there is no place for Industry, because the fruit thereof is uncertain: and consequently no Culture of the Earth; no Navigation, nor use of the commodities that may be imported by Sea; no commodious Building; no Instruments of moving and removing such things as require much force; no Knowledge of the face of the Earth; no account of Time; no Arts; no Letters; no Society; and which is worst of all, continual Fear, and danger of violent death; And the life of man solitary, poor, nasty, brutish, and short.