Who among the following is the author of the book, The Social

Who among the following is the author of the book, The Social Contract?

Voltaire

Hobbes

Locke

Rousseau

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The book ‘The Social Contract’ was written by Jean-Jacques Rousseau.

Jean-Jacques Rousseau was a Genevan philosopher whose political philosophy influenced the Enlightenment in France and across Europe, as well as aspects of the French Revolution.

Voltaire was known for his advocacy of freedom of speech, religion, and separation of church and state. Thomas Hobbes authored ‘Leviathan’, arguing for a social contract based on submission to an absolute sovereign. John Locke, author of ‘Two Treatises of Government’, proposed a social contract based on natural rights and limited government, significantly influencing liberal political theory.

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