Noble savage
noun
1.
(in romanticism) an idealized view of primitive man
noun
a primitive human as characterized in literature, representing natural goodness and simplicity when not encumbered by civilization
Someone who belongs to an “uncivilized” group or tribe and is considered to be, consequently, more worthy than people who live within civilization. Many writers and thinkers through the centuries of Western civilization have believed in the noble savage. The expression is particularly associated with Jean-Jacques Rousseau.
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