Abstract

Descartes’s Moral Theory is designed “to introduce Descartes’s moral thought to an anglophone audience”. Divided into an introduction and three parts—“The Morality of the Discourse,” “Descartes’s Final Morality,” and “Value and Generosity”— the work presents Descartes as an original moral thinker who displayed a depth of thought and an appreciation of important theoretical issues significant enough to warrant a thorough consideration of his ethical views.