Rousseau talks
of mans state of nature (nature of being) in the first and second sections of the first part of
his discourse. The second part delves more into inequality by tying the state of nature and mans
activities.
According to Rousseau man is fundamentally an animal like any
other, differing only with regard to perfectibility. Man, being exposed to nature, is able to
learn and develop rational thinking, which guides man's activities. However, in the preceding
state of nature, man is unaware of the concept of good and evil because of the diminished level
of reasoning or rational thinking. In this regard, Rousseau invokes caution against Hobbess
conclusion that man in a state...
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