Question

The concept of the social contract, where society agrees on laws and leaders for the common good, was introduced by:

a.
Locke

b.
Rousseau

c.
Voltaire

d.
Montesquieu

Answer 1

The concept of the social contract was introduced by **b. Rousseau**. While John Locke and other philosophers also discussed social contract theories, Rousseau’s work, particularly in "The Social Contract," is often most closely associated with this concept.