Question

this enlightenment thinker proposed that people should choose their rulers and could remove them if they were unfair, challenging the idea of divine right. who was this thinker? voltaire adam smith thomas hobbes jean - jacques rousseau

Explanation:

Voltaire focused on religious tolerance and free speech; Adam Smith was an economist of free markets; Thomas Hobbes argued for an absolute sovereign. Jean-Jacques Rousseau's social contract theory stated that people form governments by consent, have the right to remove unjust rulers, directly challenging divine right of kings.

Answer:

Jean-Jacques Rousseau