"Bentham seems to equate happiness with pleasure. Are there significant differences between pleasure and happiness? Do the characteristics of time, sensation or emotion differ for each? Can one be happy while in painful circumstances? Provide some specific examples in support of some of the distinctions you notice" (Bentham, 1907)

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Some people often equate happiness to pleasurable experiences Pleasure is a situation in which people enjoy and feel good on things they do External s... View the full answer