is the idea that the legitimacy of the state and the principles of sound justice derive their legitimacy from a societal agreement. Select one: a. Eternal law b. Communism c. Contractualism d. General will

contractualism

Explanation:

Contractualism refers to any of the various theories(political theories or ethical theories)that justify moral principles and political choices based on social contract that have to do with certain ideal/accepted conditions, such as lack of ignorance or uncertainty. It stems from the general ethical theory that individuals make the right choices under a hypothetical social contract.

C. Contractualism

Explanation:

Contractualism is the idea that the legitimacy of the state and the principles of sound justice derive their legitimacy from a societal agreement, contractualism is a term in philosophy which refers either to a family of political theories in the social contract tradition.

earlier philosophers whose work influenced the enlightenment included bacon, descartes, locke, and spinoza. the major figures of the enlightenment included beccaria, diderot, hume, kant, montesquieu, rousseau, adam smith, and voltaire. it spread the ideas of the enlightenment across europe and beyond.