Good Life Research Paper

What is the good life and how may it be achieved? This question has been one of hot debate conceivably since the dawn of philosophical discussion. Specifically, the topic this essay will be covering is the question of whether or not the good life may be achieved through the continuous satisfaction of whatever desire be present without any possible physical, social, or religious consequences. While at first this situation may seem to be the fictitious fantasy of a hedonist, the implications of the answer have a very real impact on not only what it means to live the good life but also on all of humanity and it’s nature as a whole. This essay will be arguing that the good life lies not in this consequence free scenario of continuous desire satisfaction. To make this argument, this essay will be split up into three parts. In the first part I will detail the two types of gratification and how the immediate satisfaction of desire is incompatible with true happiness. In the second part, I will build off of what has been presented and attempt to elaborate upon a more viable path to the good life and how it differs from what has already been proposed. In the third part, I will work to tie everything together and display how the good life is only possible in a society where everyone both works together and is treated equally.
Instant gratification is the immediate satisfaction of whatever impulse a person happens to have. Instant gratification typically results in short-term yet immediate pleasures. Delayed gratification occurs when an individual must postpone the desired feeling and endure whatever amount of work is required so that s/he may one day have said feeling. Delayed gratification typically results in long-term yet delayed