Illusion in Du Châtelet's Theory of Happiness

In her Discourse on Happiness, Émilie Du Châtelet claims that one must be susceptible to illusions to be happy. She gives almost no explanation of what illusions are or what causes them, and thus does not appear to satisfactorily defend her claim. I offer an account of Du Châtelet’s theory of illusi...

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Bibliographic Details
Published in:	Journal of Modern Philosophy
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Aperio 2025-01-01
Subjects:	Illusion Emilie Du Châtelet Imagination Passions Happiness
Online Access:	https://jmphil.org/article/pubid/236/

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