Émile du Châtelet的幸福理论：激情与性格

IF 0.7 1区哲学 0 PHILOSOPHY

JOURNAL OF THE HISTORY OF PHILOSOPHY Pub Date : 2023-07-01 DOI:10.1353/hph.2023.a902879

Marcy P. Lascano

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摘要

摘要：《幸福话语》是埃米莉·杜沙特尔翻译最多的作品，但她对幸福的本质和手段的描述在二次文学中并没有得到系统的解读。我认为，理解她的叙述的关键在于解释“伟大的幸福机器”的各种作用。我表明，杜沙特尔对幸福的本质提供了一个复杂的享乐主义叙述，其中激情和品味是自我延续、增加和持久快乐来源的手段。此外，我认为剩下的“伟大的幸福机器”并不是幸福的逻辑必要条件，而是支持我们品味和激情的性格特征。

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Émilie du Châtelet's Theory of Happiness: Passions and Character

abstract:The Discourse on Happiness is Émilie du Châtelet's most translated work, but there is no systematic interpretation of her account of the nature and means to happiness in the secondary literature. I argue that the key to understanding her account lies in interpreting the various roles of the "great machines of happiness." I show that Du Châtelet provides a sophisticated hedonistic account of the nature of happiness, in which passions and tastes are the means to self-perpetuating, increasing, and long-lasting sources of pleasure. In addition, I argue that the remaining "great machines of happiness" are not logically necessary conditions for happiness, but rather character traits that support our tastes and passions.

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