f ou ca uld , ▁Pierre ▁N icole , ▁Jacques ▁Abb ad ie ▁and ▁many ▁others . ▁Pascal ▁det ested ▁self ▁love , ▁self ▁este em , ▁e go , ▁van ity ▁as ▁well ▁perhaps , ▁which ▁are ▁inter change able ▁terms ▁for ▁him , ▁because ▁it ▁puts ▁the ▁self ▁in ▁the ▁place ▁of ▁God . ▁He ▁suggested ▁it ▁was ▁unf air ▁that ▁we ▁are ▁born ▁with ▁the ▁desire ▁to ▁be ▁loved ▁by ▁others , ▁but ▁un av oid able ▁due ▁to ▁the ▁consequence ▁of ▁the ▁Fall , ▁or ▁original ▁sin . ▁Christian ity ▁was ▁the ▁only ▁true ▁rem edy ▁to ▁this ▁w retch ed ▁state ▁of ▁man ▁known ▁as ▁am our - pro pre . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁Category : Con cept s ▁in ▁the ▁philosophy ▁of ▁mind ▁Category : Self ▁Category : Jean - Jac ques ▁R ous seau <0x0A> </s> ▁William ▁Andrew ▁Whit aker ▁( born ▁November ▁ 1 8 , ▁ 1 9 5 9 ) ▁is ▁a ▁former ▁American ▁football ▁def ensive ▁back ▁in ▁the ▁National ▁Football ▁League ▁who ▁played ▁for ▁the ▁Green ▁Bay ▁Pack ers ▁and ▁the ▁St . ▁Louis ▁Card inals . ▁ ▁Whit aker ▁played ▁colleg iate ▁ball ▁for ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁Missouri ▁before ▁being ▁draft ed ▁by ▁the ▁Green ▁Bay ▁Pack ers ▁in ▁the ▁ 7 th ▁round ▁of ▁the ▁ 1 9 8 1 ▁NFL ▁D raft . ▁ ▁He ▁played ▁profession ally ▁in ▁the ▁NFL ▁for ▁ 4 ▁seasons ▁and ▁retired ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 4 . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁Category