The Desire for Happiness and the Virtues of the Will (original) (raw)

The paper explores Aquinas's perspective on the universal desire for happiness as articulated in his Summa Theologiae, highlighting the connection between happiness, virtue, and rational agency. It discusses how recent developments in moral philosophy provide new insights into Aquinas's ideas, suggesting that his views are not only consistent with contemporary ethical discussions but also offer a robust framework for understanding practical reason. The paper aims to elucidate Aquinas's arguments while emphasizing the relevance of his analysis to modern moral thought.