Robert Nozick's HappinessMany theorists believe that happiness is the only important thing in people's lives and that all that should matter to a person is to be happy. The standard for evaluating a good life is the amount of happiness it contains. This open-mindedness of happiness, its generosity of spirit and its breadth of appreciation, are distorted and restricted by the statement claiming to be its greatest friend: only happiness counts, nothing else. Robert Nozick does not side with hedonistic utilitarianism, he gives several examples to show that there are other elements of reality towards which we can strive, even at the expense of pleasure. In this essay, I will focus on Nozick's views on the direction of happiness and the experience machine, and finally on how to answer the question What is happiness. Nozick analyzes the amount of happiness and concludes that we need to worry about more than the total amount. happiness in his life. In order to have a better life, one must be concerned about when this happiness was distributed in life. Someone's life would be considered more...