Which statement explains why the rights of women and racial minorities were generally left out of political philosophy until the twentieth century?

a. The most influential philosophers were white men who took their privilege for granted.
b. Women and racial minorities had already started their own branch of political philosophy.
c. Absolutist monarchs had banned all advocacy for the rights of women and racial minorities.d. Enlightenment thinkers had expected that the term "mankind" would be understood to include women and racial minorities.


Correct Answer: a

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