Descartes's Eudaimonism: The Virtuously Content Life
This paper examines René Descartes's engagement with the ethical tradition of eudaimonism, which considers happiness or flourishing ( eudaimonia ) the highest good. On the one hand, Descartes can be read as an eudaimonist because he is in rich dialogue with certain ancient thinkers (e.g., Plato, Aristotle, Epicur...