In Plato's story, Glaucon offered the view that people form political communities out of necessity, because it is less difficult than a prepolitical "state of nature." This concept is known today as ________

A. social engineering
B. social contract theory
C. ethical relativism
D. the naturalistic fallacy


Answer: B

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