Amour-propre (French, `self-love`) is a concept in the philosophy of Jean-Jacques Rousseau that esteem depends upon the opinion of others. Rousseau contrasts it with amour de soi, which also means `self-love`, but which does not involve seeing oneself as others see one. According to Rousseau, amour de soi is more primitive and is compatible wi... Found on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amour-propre