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Ever since the beginning of human existence, humans have lived as individuals, solely concerned about their own individual self interests.
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Ever since the beginning of human existence, humans have lived as individuals, solely concerned about their own individual self interests. However, as time passed by, and a noticeable evolution in human nature and thought could be seen, we could see that man discovered that it was much easier and safer to live in communities rather than on his own. And that idea generated a transformation in human thought, from focusing on his self interest to focusing on the general public interest. This theory of ignoring individual self interests in order to subject oneself to the general will, in search of security and well-being, was later seen and emphasized in the work of Jean Jacques Rousseau, a European philosopher that lived in the 1800's, whose main argument revolved around the idea that people are better off subjecting to the general will even if they have particular interests (Ebenstein Pg.459-461). However, when...
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