Descartes and Kant both see the self as independent and self-sufficient.
Both of these philosophers think that this part of our body and mind doesn't need anything in order to live and thrive. They believe that the self doesn't depend on anything else, but rather functions perfectly independently, without the help of anything else.
<span>The concept "meritocracy" refers to social stratification is based on personal merit.</span>
The concept of natural rights is most clearly contained in the Declaration when it states that human beings are endowed with the rights of "life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness"
Those are not rights granted by the Government but are natural rights bestowed on all mankind.