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Rousseau's Flaws And Society

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Rousseau takes more of a philosophical approach to the flaws with society and how the enlightenment attempts to fix these flaws. He says the only thing that separates man from animal is our sense of perfectibility. This in part promotes change in people in response to a change in the surrounding environment. As men come into contact with each other more frequently societies begin to form and the human mind begins to develop. To cope with when this there is an emergence of reason and society. This, however, ultimately plays a negative role and serves as man’s demise. As society forms, pity and self- preservation are replaced by “amour propre.” This translated from French literally means “self love.” Effectively man become self absorbed and

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