Re comment:- " Though much more recent, Rousseau certainly did a lot to advance the 
> idea of the noble savage. I don't believe it goes back to the Greeks 
> who not big fans of barbarians."

 

Actually, that's incorrect. Turns out the Ancient Greeks did indeed often favour the noble savage theory, such as the Arcadians and other tribes, real or mythical:-

 

 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arcadia_(utopia)

 

I'm sure we would find examples of this theory among any settled culture around the world. 

 

Geoff

 

 
 		 	   		  
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