Is happiness the sole intrinsic good? Take a position and defend it: write a paper arguing that happiness is the sole intrinsic good, or write a paper arguing that it isn’t.

Your paper should be approximately 1500 words, give or take. You don’t need to consult any outside sources; but if you use any sources, you must cite them properly. Please write about one of the following topics.

Is happiness the sole intrinsic good? Take a position and defend it: write a paper arguing that happiness is the sole intrinsic good, or write a paper arguing that it isn’t. If you argue that happiness is the sole intrinsic good, you will need to say something about other goods and explain why they are not counterexamples to your thesis. If you argue that happiness is not the sole intrinsic good, you will have to provide examples of intrinsic goods that are not happiness, or cases of happiness that are not good. If you give an example of an intrinsic good other than happiness, you will have to deal with the objection that this good is merely instrumental. Be sure to explain the difference between an intrinsic good and an instrumental good.