Descartes as an Ethical Perfectionist

My main concern in this paper is to develop and defend an account of why we ought to devote our lives to virtue—of the ground or reason for why we ought to do so—according to René Descartes. On my account, the answer is that we thereby, and indeed only thereby, do everything in our power to promote...

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Main Author: Frans Svensson
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Aperio 2020-02-01
Series:Journal of Modern Philosophy
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Online Access:https://jmphil.org/articles/66