What makes a life virtuous? The answer might seem simple: virtuous actions – actions that align with morality.
But life is more than doing. Frequently, we just think. We observe and spectate; meditate and contemplate. Life often unfolds in our heads.
As a philosopher, I specialize in the Enlightenment thinker Immanuel Kant, who had volumes – literally – to say about virtuous actions. What I find fascinating, however, is that Kant also believed people can think virtuously, and should.
Building a stable ‘abode of thought’: Kant’s rules for virtuous thinking