" Immediately adding, "A very important primary good is a sense of one's own worth. ... In a way it is as if Rousseau advocates for the stripping of all individuality and drive for self-betterment that doesn't immediately effect the group to force society to act on the good he says is inherently there. ... He believed that there can't be disagreement because there is only one correct way to help the greater good. Rousseau says, "In the state of nature, where everything takes place in such a uniform manner and where the face of the earth is not subject to those sudd...

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The discovery of the telescope enabled humanists to ascertain the real position of the Earth and helped Galileo to substantiate his heliocentric model of the solar system, constituting a great advancement in the field of astronomy, and re-emphasized mankind's ability as a human and his achievements and potential, adding to the ideal of humanism which was a characteristic of the Renaissance. ... This brought about an increase in self-confidence for further research, study and practice of the humanities and in one's own achievement and potential, along with the influx of worldy pleas...

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