Rousseau listed childhood, illness, and old age as enemies of humanity

Evidence

Strikingly enough, if not necessarily surprisingly, Rousseau included childhood on his enemy list. “Other, more formidable enemies against which man has not the same means of defense are the natural infirmities, childhood, old age and illness of every kind,” (Rousseau, Discourse on the Origin and the Foundations of Inequality Among Men I, I36/F2!6). — Gil Anidjar, The Jew, the Arab, 1030 (#expands, via linked claim)

Categorization

• XREF: connects to: Kant defined the enemy of humanity as one who prospers only when others suffer; Rousseau listed childhood among the natural enemies humanity cannot defend against — Gil Anidjar, The Jew, the Arab: A History of the…, 1030

Broader Connections

• Rousseau listed childhood among the natural enemies humanity cannot defend against #expands (0.95) — Gil Anidjar, The Jew, the Arab, 1030