Which Influential Thinker Argued for a Strong Sovereign Capable of Enforcing

question 57

Multiple Choice

Which influential thinker argued for a strong sovereign capable of enforcing the social contract and thus providing security from disorder and anarchy?

• A) Rawls
• B) Locke
• C) Durkheim
• D) Hobbes

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