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Full Idea
Descartes makes strength of will the central virtue.
Gist of Idea
Descartes makes strength of will the central virtue
Source
report of René Descartes (The Passions of the Soul [1649]) by Charles Taylor - Sources of the Self §8
Book Ref
Taylor,Charles: 'Sources of the Self' [CUP 1992], p.153
A Reaction
Presumably strength of will can serve evil ends, so this is a bit confusing.