alleryWhich thinker developed social contract theory in Leviathan?
AKautilya
BConfucius
CThomas Hobbes
DMax Weber
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: C. Thomas Hobbes
Hobbes argued for the state's legitimacy through social contract theory set out in Leviathan.
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