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<journal-id>0188-6649</journal-id>
<journal-title><![CDATA[Tópicos (México)]]></journal-title>
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<issn>0188-6649</issn>
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<publisher-name><![CDATA[Universidad Panamericana, Facultad de Filosofía]]></publisher-name>
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<article-id>S0188-66492025000100385</article-id>
<article-id pub-id-type="doi">10.21555/top.v710.2687</article-id>
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<article-title xml:lang="es"><![CDATA[La felicidad como configuración del cuerpo humano en Julien Offray de La Mettrie]]></article-title>
<article-title xml:lang="en"><![CDATA[Happiness as a Configuration of the Human Body in Julien Offray de la Mettrie]]></article-title>
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<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Cajicá Zambrano]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Cristiam Fernando]]></given-names>
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<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Peñuela Pinzón]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Jennifer Johanna]]></given-names>
</name>
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<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Dionicio Lozano]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Milton Fernando]]></given-names>
</name>
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<aff id="Af1">
<institution><![CDATA[,Universidad Industrial de Santander  ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[ ]]></addr-line>
<country>Colombia</country>
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<aff id="Af2">
<institution><![CDATA[,Universidad Industrial de Santander  ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[ ]]></addr-line>
<country>Colombia</country>
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<aff id="Af3">
<institution><![CDATA[,Universidad Industrial de Santander  ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[ ]]></addr-line>
<country>Colombia</country>
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<pub-date pub-type="pub">
<day>00</day>
<month>04</month>
<year>2025</year>
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<pub-date pub-type="epub">
<day>00</day>
<month>04</month>
<year>2025</year>
</pub-date>
<numero>71</numero>
<fpage>385</fpage>
<lpage>405</lpage>
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<self-uri xlink:href="http://www.scielo.org.mx/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&amp;pid=S0188-66492025000100385&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://www.scielo.org.mx/scielo.php?script=sci_abstract&amp;pid=S0188-66492025000100385&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://www.scielo.org.mx/scielo.php?script=sci_pdf&amp;pid=S0188-66492025000100385&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="es"><p><![CDATA[Resumen Este artículo rastrea el concepto de "felicidad" en la obra Anti-Séneca o Discurso sobre la felicidad de Julien Offray de La Mettrie (2010). Antes de explorar el término "felicidad", es indispensable responder la pregunta: ¿qué entiende La Mettrie por "ser humano"? Para ello, en la primera sección se analiza la idea de "cuerpo humano", entendido como máquina orgánica. En la segunda sección discutimos los daños físicos o enfermedades que pueden afectar la máquina o cuerpo humano. En la tercera parte exploramos la concepción de "felicidad" entendida como placer carnal, voluptuosidad y felicidad orgánica o arterial. En la cuarta sección examinamos los diferentes caminos para alcanzar la vida feliz. Concluimos que la felicidad, para La Mettrie, es el resultado de la organización o composición del cuerpo humano; por lo tanto, el individuo, al actuar según su naturaleza, debe quedar exento de recriminación o juicios éticos.]]></p></abstract>
<abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="en"><p><![CDATA[Abstract This paper traces the concept of happiness in the work of Julien Offray de La Mettrie Anti-Seneca or Discourse on Happiness (2010). Before exploring the term happiness, it is essential to answer the question: what does the French philosopher understand by being human? To fulfill this purpose, in the first chapter, the idea of the human body, understood as an organic machine, will be analyzed. In the second chapter, we will investigate the physical damage or diseases that can affect the machine or human body. In the third part, we will explore the concept of happiness, understood as carnal pleasure, voluptuousness and organic or arterial happiness. In the fourth chapter, the different ways to achieve a happy life will be examined. As a conclusion, it can be affirmed that happiness is, according to La Mettrie, the result of the organization or composition of the human body; therefore, the individual, when acting according to his nature, must be exempt from recrimination or ethical judgments.]]></p></abstract>
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