Who among the following proposed the Social Contract theory?
A
Locke
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B
Thomas Paine
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C
Montesquieu
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D
Rousseau
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Solution
The correct option is D Rousseau
Social Contract theory was proposed by Rousseau.
Jean-Jacques Rousseau was a Genevan philosopher, writer and composer. His political philosophy influenced the progress of the Enlightenment throughout Europe, as well as aspects of the French Revolution and the development of modern political, economic and educational thought.