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This philosopher argued that man is distinguished from other animals by his "perfectibility" and discussed the ill effects of the progression from non-destructive to destructive modes of "self-love" in one work. That work by this philosopher describes the true founder of civil society as the first man to fence in a piece of land and proclaim, "this is mine." The most famous work of this author of Discourse on Inequality outlines a process in which humans give up their natural rights in favor of the general will, and begins with the line "Man is born free, and everywhere he is in chains." For 10 points, name this Swiss philosopher who wrote The Social Contract.
This philosopher argued that man is distinguished from other animals by his "perfectibility" and discussed the ill effects of the progression from non-destructive to destructive modes of "self-love" in one work.
Jean-Jacques Rousseau