Brave New World Happiness

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In the Brave New World, Aldous Huxley discusses the notion of happiness in society through bio- engineered stability. He creates a vision towards the stability of civilization where every individual will have a purpose/destiny laid out for them. The Central London Hatchery and Conditioning Centre specializes on human cloning, rapid maturation and bottled fertilization
The in-vitro fertilization is engineered specifically towards influencing an individual to occupy their place in society. In terms of happiness, these Bio-Engineered individuals would adapt to fulfill all aspects of their career, relationships, environment, etc. If these embryos are conditioned to be happy in their predetermined lifespan, they would not have to endure the any other emotion but happiness and never have to go through the phases that humans go through. Happiness for community member will be the goal of these embryos, the community will be free of conflict thus reduce tension and instability in society. This process will allow a state of complete equality through removing most aspects of human life, essentially creating a robotic
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Furthermore, developing a good character requires a strong effort to overcome difficulties, make moral decisions grow and adapt to their environment, even in challenging circumstances. He further added that happiness is not based on others but a physical and mental wellbeing of oneself, so that we can attain goals, resolve issues and find a sense of regime that makes ourselves experience the idea of happiness (Pursuit of Happiness Inc., 2016). However, this does not mean that external goods cannot provide a variant sense of happiness that can be reached by

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