Morality And Happiness By Robert C. Solomon, Clancy Martin...

Morality and Happiness Everyone wants to be happy during their life, but is acting morally necessary for happiness? According to Introducing Philosophy, by Robert C. Solomon, Clancy Martin and Kathleen M. Higgins, many people say that â€Å"any good moral rule should promote the greatest happiness for the greatest number† (447). I believe that this statement is true. Morality is necessary for happiness because every person has someone in this world that they truly care about. We all care about someone and we do not want to hurt them. When we see their happiness, it makes us truly happy. On the other hand, when we do something immoral it really does hurt us and others. I believe that we all have a sense of regret after doing so. Everyone has a different motivation for the actions and behaviors seen as acceptable, but morality cannot be defined in a way that fits every society’s benefits and interpretation. Everyone has something inside of them that makes them want to do good and make someone in this world happy. According to Kant, â€Å"some of our feelings are satisfied by moral acts and such moral feelings can be found in virtually all of us† (482). For me, that connection is why morality and happiness go hand and hand. Immoral acts can be fun or tempting and people commit immoral acts all the time. I believe that when people do a good deed it will bring more joy to them than doing something immoral. It may be more fun; however, they can affect the happiness of others in a bad