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- Dictionaryamour propre/ˌamʊə ˈprɒpr(ə)/
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- 1. a sense of one's own worth; self-respect: "Pablo's amour propre must have been tested by his short stature"
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Concept in Rousseau’s philosophy
Amour-propre is a French term that can be variously translated as "self-love", "self-esteem", or "vanity". In philosophy, it is a term used by Jean-Jacques Rousseau, who contrasts it with another kind of self-love which he calls amour de soi. According to Rousseau, the difference between the two is that amour-propre assumes that self-esteem can only be found by gaining the approval of others, wher... Wikipedia