DESCARTES ON GENEROSITY AS AN IDEAL CHARACTER VIRTUE. THEORETICAL FOUNDATIONS AND PRACTICAL IMPLICATIONS
DESCARTES ON GENEROSITY AS AN IDEAL CHARACTER VIRTUE. THEORETICAL FOUNDATIONS AND PRACTICAL IMPLICATIONS
Author(s): Indoo Pandey KhanduriSubject(s): History of Philosophy, Philosophical Traditions, Political Philosophy, Social Philosophy, Special Branches of Philosophy
Published by: Instytut Filozofii i Socjologii Polskiej Akademii Nauk i Fundacja Filozofia na Rzecz Dialogu
Keywords: Passions; actions; desire; wonder; generosity; individual virtue; social virtue struggle; intolerance; segregation; dialogue and harmony
Summary/Abstract: This paper humbly attempts to explore Descartes’ conception of generosity as an ideal character virtue which can address the problems of the global world like struggle, intolerance and segregation; and thereby creates healthy routes for universal dialogue. The first part attempts to clarify Descartes’ conception of the foundations of generosity. The second part narrates Descartes’ views on generosity as passions and as a virtue. The third part explores the possibility of generosity as a virtue of the individual as well as social character. It also proposes to take the practice of generosity as a mechanism of developing cooperation, tolerance, and, consequently, universal dialogue and harmony.
Journal: Dialogue and Universalism
- Issue Year: 2017
- Issue No: 4
- Page Range: 203-216
- Page Count: 14
- Language: English
- Content File-PDF
