He says, the more we think about inequality, “the greater the distance from pure sense esperience to the simplest knowledge grows before our eyes” making it very difficult to distinguish the trith for most people (Rousseau, 18). He uses something as simple as fire to illustrate his point. He asks, “how many centuries might perhaps have passed before men were inclined to see some fire other than the fire in the sky? How many different risks did they have to face to learn the most common uses of that element? How many times did they let it go out, before having acquired the art of reproducing it?” (Rousseau, 18). Nevertheless, even through the difficulties and all the time it might take, he is confident that humanity will see the
He says, the more we think about inequality, “the greater the distance from pure sense esperience to the simplest knowledge grows before our eyes” making it very difficult to distinguish the trith for most people (Rousseau, 18). He uses something as simple as fire to illustrate his point. He asks, “how many centuries might perhaps have passed before men were inclined to see some fire other than the fire in the sky? How many different risks did they have to face to learn the most common uses of that element? How many times did they let it go out, before having acquired the art of reproducing it?” (Rousseau, 18). Nevertheless, even through the difficulties and all the time it might take, he is confident that humanity will see the