Descartes Philosophy of Ethics at a Glance

The subject matter of this paper is whether on can discuss the philosophy of ethics in the Cartesian way of thinking? Does Descarte's philosophy engage in discussions on the philosophy of ethics? The answer to the above questions is positive. In its entirety, Descarte's philosophy involves important discussions on the subject of ethics. Several discussions in Descarte's philosophy can be regarded as falling into the category of the philosophy of ethics, such as the therapeutic approach of Descartes to human areas, the active and passive foundations of ethics, the ethics of the body and the soul, the problem of prevention or treatment in ethics, the link between metaphysics and ethics , the relationship between natural sciences and ethics, ethical levels, and so on. Describing and analyzing the important issues of Descarte's moral philosophy, this paper reviews and criticizes his thoughts.