Major scientific theories include the cell theory, the big bang theory, and the theory of plate tectonics. how are scientific theories formed?
a.
through extensive testing and the accumulation of several lines of evidence
b.
through meetings between scientists in which they discuss several possible answers to a scientific question
c.
through a single scientific discovery in which a scientist learns something new

A, through extensive testing and the accumulation of several lines of evidence

Explanation:

you did not attach the discourse, but i assume it to be the discourse on the origin and basis of inequality among men (the original titile in french is: "discours sur l'origine et les fondements de l'inégalité parmi les hommes"), also know as "second discourse". in this discourse, jean-jacques rousseau emphasizes that private property is the basis of all inequalities.

therefore, what enabled the old regime to maintain as long as it did was private property.