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'''''Amour-propre''''' ([[French language|French]], "self-love") is a concept in the philosophy of [[Jean-Jacques Rousseau]] that denotes a self-love that depends upon the opinion of others. Rousseau contrasts it with ''[[amour de soi]]'', which also means "self-love", but which does not involve seeing oneself as others see one. According to Rousseau, ''amour de soi'' is more primitive and is compatible with wholeness and happiness, while ''amour-propre'' |
'''''Amour-propre''''' ([[French language|French]], "self-love") is a concept in the philosophy of [[Jean-Jacques Rousseau]] that denotes a self-love that depends upon the opinion of others. Rousseau contrasts it with ''[[amour de soi]]'', which also means "self-love", but which does not involve seeing oneself as others see one. According to Rousseau, ''amour de soi'' is more primitive and is compatible with wholeness and happiness, while ''amour-propre'' is an unnatural form of self-love that arsose only with the appearance of society and individuals' ability to compare themselves with one another. Rousseau thought that ''amour-propre'' was subject to corruption, thereby causing vice and misery.<ref>[http://www.iep.utm.edu/rousseau/ Jean-Jacques Rousseau (1712—1778)] ''[[Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy]]''</ref> |
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The term ''amour-propre'' predates Rousseau and is found in the writings of [[Blaise Pascal]], [[François de La Rochefoucauld (writer)|La Rochefoucauld]], [[Pierre Nicole]] and many others.<ref>[http://everything2.com/title/L%2527amour-propre L'amour-propre] at Everything2.com</ref> For Pascal, Christianity was the only true remedy to this wretched state of man known as ''amour-propre'', which for him is a direct consequence of the [[Fall_of_Man|Fall]], and in his writings the term generally refers to man's desire to satisfy his own needs and desires {{Citation needed|date=February 2012}}. |
The term ''amour-propre'' predates Rousseau and is found in the writings of [[Blaise Pascal]], [[François de La Rochefoucauld (writer)|La Rochefoucauld]], [[Pierre Nicole]] and many others.<ref>[http://everything2.com/title/L%2527amour-propre L'amour-propre] at Everything2.com</ref> For Pascal, Christianity was the only true remedy to this wretched state of man known as ''amour-propre'', which for him is a direct consequence of the [[Fall_of_Man|Fall]], and in his writings the term generally refers to man's desire to satisfy his own needs and desires {{Citation needed|date=February 2012}}. |
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Amour-propre (French, "self-love") is a concept in the philosophy of Jean-Jacques Rousseau that denotes a self-love that depends upon the opinion of others. Rousseau contrasts it with amour de soi, which also means "self-love", but which does not involve seeing oneself as others see one. According to Rousseau, amour de soi is more primitive and is compatible with wholeness and happiness, while amour-propre is an unnatural form of self-love that arsose only with the appearance of society and individuals' ability to compare themselves with one another. Rousseau thought that amour-propre was subject to corruption, thereby causing vice and misery.[1]
The term amour-propre predates Rousseau and is found in the writings of Blaise Pascal, La Rochefoucauld, Pierre Nicole and many others.[2] For Pascal, Christianity was the only true remedy to this wretched state of man known as amour-propre, which for him is a direct consequence of the Fall, and in his writings the term generally refers to man's desire to satisfy his own needs and desires [citation needed].
References
- ^ Jean-Jacques Rousseau (1712—1778) Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy
- ^ L'amour-propre at Everything2.com
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