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Amour-propre (French: [amuʁ pʁɔpʁ]; lit. ' self-love ') 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.
Amour de soi (French: [a.muʁ də swa]; lit. ' self-love ' ) is a concept in the philosophy of Jean-Jacques Rousseau that refers to the kind of self-love that humans share with brute animals and predates the appearance of society.
Self-love, defined as "love of self" or "regard for one's own happiness or advantage", [1] has been conceptualized both as a basic human necessity [2] and as a moral flaw, akin to vanity and selfishness, [3] synonymous with amour-propre, conceitedness, egotism, narcissism, et al.
Amor fati is a Latin phrase that may be translated as "love of fate" or "love of one's fate". It is used to describe an attitude in which one sees everything that happens in one's life, including suffering and loss , as good or, at the very least, necessary.
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Self-esteem is confidence in one's own worth, abilities, or morals. Self-esteem encompasses beliefs about oneself (for example, "I am loved", "I am worthy") as well as emotional states, such as triumph, despair, pride, and shame. [1]
De Amore was written sometime between 1186 and 1190. Its structure and content borrow heavily from Ovid's Ars amatoria. [1] It was most likely intended for the French court of Philip Augustus. It has been supposed to have been written in 1185 at the request of Marie de Champagne, daughter of King Louis VII of France and of Eleanor of Aquitaine.