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What is Rousseau about?
Rousseau argues that man is born free in a state of nature but becomes unfree, or "in chains," upon entering into society. In the state of nature, man is fundamentally asocial and independent, concerned only with satisfying basic needs, but upon forming social bonds and institutions like private property, man loses his natural freedom. However, Rousseau acknowledges that men must live in society, so he distinguishes natural freedom from civil or social liberty, which can be attained through just social cont
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- Arbizon
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