Flourishing, Virtue and Happiness

Our main topic is the connection between religion and human flourishing. We begin with Aristotle’s account of flourishing, and consider ways in which it might be adjusted. We then argue that, while the relationship between worldview and flourishing is complicated, there are no compelling reasons for supposing that religious worldviews are more conducive than naturalistic worldviews to flourishing, and there are no compelling reasons for supposing that naturalistic worldviews are more conducive than religious worldviews to flourishing.