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according to Rousseau, when individuals agree to the social contract, what happens to their rights? what is the motivation of the people when they submit to the social contract​

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Step-by-step explanation:

Jean-Jacques Rousseau was a Swiss philosopher who observed and declared that when individuals agree to the social contract;

1. They lose physical freedom but gained civil freedom

And that;

2. The motivation is people will be able to behave morally and rationally while being free from their instinct and impulses.

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