Are there any differences between what we need as humans and what animals need? If so, what?

Animal society is mainly based on instincts or reflex behavior, whereas human society is based on reason or rational behavior. There are no rights and duties in animal society. Every animal lives upon his physical powers whereas human society has a wonderful system of law and order.

Animals usually live in the wild where they have to find there own food and hunt for it, where we as humans spend money on our food and it is all at the grocery store. There are more differences but this is one main difference.

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.

sorry to break it to ya but no one can answer your question it's just

jk but i am serious about the part that most people cant answer it beacuse you did not mention the section you are talking about. but it would if you added some detail and were a bit more specific.