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en-wikipedia-org-1044		Amour-propre - Wikipedia			.html	text/html	680	124	72	Amour-propre Wikipedia Social views Love letter Amour-propre (French, literally "self-love") means loving oneself, whereas in philosophy it is a debated theory of Jean-Jacques Rousseau that esteem must be found by the approval of others first. Rousseau contrasts it with amour de soi, which also means "self-love", but which does not involve seeing oneself as others see one. But in addition, by guiding us to seek others' approval and recognition, amour-propre can contribute positively to virtue.[1] The term amour-propre predates Rousseau and is found in the writings of Blaise Pascal, La Rochefoucauld, Pierre Nicole, Jacques Abbadie and many others.[2] Pascal detested self-love, self-esteem, ego, vanity as well perhaps, which are interchangeable terms for him, because it puts the self in the place of God. He suggested it was unfair that we are born with the desire to be loved by others, but unavoidable due to the consequence of the Fall, or original sin. ^ Jean-Jacques Rousseau (1712–1778) Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy ^ L'amour-propre at Everything2.com This philosophy-related article is a stub. Retrieved from "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Amour-propre&oldid=992221520" Edit links This page was last edited on 4 December 2020, at 03:43 (UTC).	./cache/en-wikipedia-org-1044.html	./txt/en-wikipedia-org-1044.txt