Good Life without Happiness

A good life combines lively living and a purpose, which depend on action results consequences. They supervene upon the that create life’s meaning. is never evil because deeds, as such, are not part of agent’s repertoire. Agents cannot claim them their own; if they do, dishonest hypocrisy social stigmatization follow. But, when good, purpose too. One realize an by acting morally. I argue against idea passive, dreaming could be life. discuss specific kinds religious follow monastic rule. may happy, although it tends to so. various theories happiness, including traditional Socratic view virtue only make agent happy. conclude same virtuous life; hence, can unhappy. To conclude, personal autonomy in requires one’s actions goals own, but such ownership hard complicated demanding mutual dependencies. full fiction, so