Governments are instituted among Men, deriving their just powers from the consent of the governed, —That whenever any Form of Go
vernment becomes destructive of these ends, it is the Right of the People to alter or to abolish it, and to institute new Government, laying its foundation on such principles and organizing its powers in such form . . . Which Enlightenment idea is reflected in the excerpt?
The correct answer to this open question is the following.
Although there are no options attached, we can say the following.
The Enlightenment idea that is reflected in the excerpt is the idea of the social contract.
Thomas Hobbes was one of the brightest minds during the Enlightenment period in Europe. He developed interesting concepts regarding social contrast. He stated that the members of society had to give up some of their freedom as a person and as a society in order to get the protection of the state.
The Enlightenment was a time of brilliant thinkers and philosophers like Baron of Montesquiou, John Locke, Voltaire, and Jean-Jaques Rosseau. Their ideas transcended and influenced other nations and their revolutionary movements.
