Why vanity could be a good thing | BBC Global
People often think that being vain is a bad thing that we should try to avoid.
Political theorist Dr Nat Rutherford, however, believes otherwise.
By looking at the arguments of two 18th-Century philosophers, Jean-Jacques Rousseau and Adam Smith he suggests that vanity is not just good, but crucial if we want society to work.
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