This is distinguished from modern approaches, beginning with social contract theory, according to which individuals leave the state of nature because of "fear of violent death" or its "inconveniences".
ðɪs ɪz dɪstˈɪŋɡwɪʃt fɹʌm mˈɑːdɚn ɐpɹˈoʊtʃᵻz, bɪɡˈɪnɪŋ wɪð sˈoʊʃəl kˈɑːntɹækt θˈiəɹi, ɐkˈoːɹdɪŋ tʊ wˌɪtʃ ˌɪndᵻvˈɪdʒuːəlz lˈiːv ðə stˈeɪt ʌv nˈeɪtʃɚ bɪkˈʌz ʌv "fˈɪɹ ʌv vˈaɪələnt dˈɛθ" ɔːɹ ɪts "ɪŋkənvˈiːnɪənsᵻz".