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HAPPINESS AND THE GOOD LIFE

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  30 December 2021

David Louzecky
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Abstract

The question I raise is whether happiness constitutes a good life. I argue that it does not and contend that the good life is based on three essentials: worthwhile activities, worthwhile character, and worthwhile relationships. I provide examples of possibly happy lives that are not good and good lives that are not happy.

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Think , Volume 21 , Issue 60 , Spring 2022 , pp. 21 - 31
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Copyright © The Royal Institute of Philosophy, 2021

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