The division of labor and possession of private property gave the owners of the property an advantage to dominate and mistreat the poor without any consequences. Private property is not established in the state of nature, instead it is shared equally amongst those who occupy that area. The rise of society created a division between man and its greed for a share in ownership of the land that they once they proudly shared. Wars, murders, and crimes are then committed amongst individuals and groups of people in order for them to control that land. (Rousseau 44) Rousseau believes with the development of amour proper comes private property. The concept of private property limits many individuals because of its limited amount. Once all property is owned, those with property are given a permanent and advantageous opportunity against those who don’t own anything and this is where we perceive the beginning of inequality in civil
The division of labor and possession of private property gave the owners of the property an advantage to dominate and mistreat the poor without any consequences. Private property is not established in the state of nature, instead it is shared equally amongst those who occupy that area. The rise of society created a division between man and its greed for a share in ownership of the land that they once they proudly shared. Wars, murders, and crimes are then committed amongst individuals and groups of people in order for them to control that land. (Rousseau 44) Rousseau believes with the development of amour proper comes private property. The concept of private property limits many individuals because of its limited amount. Once all property is owned, those with property are given a permanent and advantageous opportunity against those who don’t own anything and this is where we perceive the beginning of inequality in civil