Idea: The Social Contract
The theory of the Social Contract was contributed to by a few philosophers including John Locke from 1625 to 1689. According to Wikipedia, the concept of the Social Contract was to "question the origin of society and the legitimacy of the authority of the state over the individual. This would go on to be extremely important for philosophy in later years. (jan 1, 1625 – jan 1, 1689)
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