Question

___________ challenged the prevailing idea that humans are predestined to fill particular social statuses. Instead, he claimed, they are born as free, equal, and rational individuals having both natural rights as well as natural qualities, such as the freedom to reason and the ability to choose actions that are in their own best interests.

Answer 1

Cesare Beccaria

Step-by-step explanation:

Cesare Beccaria argued that each individual is born free and is equal to acquire the rights on the property. He was not of the support of the idea that the social status of humans is predestined. He believed that humans sacrificed some of their freedom and helped in the formation of the government for common good. In return, the government is obliged to use the powers in the interest of the individuals.