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Rousseau sought to answer whether inequality among men is natural or the result of human conventions and institutions. In his Discourse on Inequality, he argues that in the original state of nature, humans were equal and had few needs driven only by self-preservation and sympathy. As populations grew and resources became scarce, humans developed comparative notions of status, vanity, and a desire to be esteemed above others. This amour-propre was the root of inequality, as humans began to compete and some g

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Jessica Karban

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