Two conceptions of the state of nature: Rousseau and Buffon
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Buffon; Rousseau; Natural man; State of nature; Society.Abstract
In many texts, Buffon, resuming Locke’s conceptions, is in favor of the idea of a natural conjugal bond existing between man and woman. Rousseau, otherwise, critiques this idea. He assumes a state where men and women would live under certain conditions in which no relations (to each other) would be possible. Therefore, they would not be coerced into reciprocal duties and obligations, living in a state of absolute dispersion and isolation. To establish his theory, Buffon needs to burst with Rousseau. The main objective of this article is to elaborate and discuss the content of this rupture.
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