What is happiness? Happiness is a very vague word, and happiness is not felt the same by all. According to a utilitarian, happiness is pleasure, therefore what actions promote the greatest balance of pleasure without pain is good. Utilitarianism is the first theory that I could see carry some merit, but I do not agree with the theory whole heartily. The defense I choose to discuss is contesting the consequences. Whether positive or negative, consequences are something we learn as we age. Contesting the consequences allows utilitarian’s to justify an action that may not bring about the greatest amount of pleasure because in the end of the sequence of actions, happiness would not prevail. The example used was, if an innocent man were to be
