Proudhon proposed an anarchist version of this concept, which another philosopher described in a work that explains how every individual's opinion in isolation will together produce the best decision for the state, otherwise known as the "general will.
Hugo Grotius' theory of the natural right of individuals was a precursor to this philosophical concept. Proudhon proposed an anarchist version of this concept, which another philosopher described in a work that explains how every individual's opinion in isolation will together produce the best decision for the state, otherwise known as the "general will." That work argues that voluntarily entering into a state of slavery is illogical and begins "man is born free but everywhere he is in chains." For 10 points, name this philosophical concept in which individuals improve upon the state of nature by surrendering certain rights, the title of a work by Jean-Jacques Rousseau.
Hugo Grotius' theory of the natural right of individuals was a precursor to this philosophical concept.
the social contract