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The notion that humans formed societies and laws to protect themselves from being harmed by one another was argued for by
A) Jean-Jacques Rousseau.
B) Thomas Hobbes.
C) John Rawls.
D) John Locke.
Jean-Jacques Rousseau
A Genevan philosopher, writer, and composer of the 18th century, known for his influential thoughts on education and social contract theory.
Thomas Hobbes
An English philosopher known for his work in political philosophy, notably "Leviathan," advocating for the social contract theory.
John Rawls
A 20th-century American political philosopher who is known for his theory of justice as fairness, which attempts to reconcile egalitarian and liberal principles, detailed in his works such as "A Theory of Justice."
- Understand the foundational theories and concepts of social contract and the formation of societies.
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- Understand the foundational theories and concepts of social contract and the formation of societies.
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