Which phrase describes carbon-14 dating

Carbon-14 dating is described as "a method for determining the age of an object containing organic material by using the properties of radiocarbon, a radioactive isotope of carbon".

"Dates the remains of organisms to determine when they died".

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.