Morality in the Order of the Will
Morality in the Order of the Will
One of Rousseau's main messages is that we should be happy. One's forces must be at least equal to one's besoins or needs. These needs are forms of relationship that are constantly reconstituted as the individual and society evolve. The structure of each need is dependence, either from things or from persons. Part IV considers that the difference between the two sorts of dependence comes down to a difference in the order that characterizes the object from which one is dependent. Things are ordered; persons are not. In this way, order presents itself as the major criterion for assessing the problem of happiness. The formula for happiness turns out to be just one version of the more general problem of order.
Keywords: Rousseau, happiness, dependence, things, persons
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