ABSTRACT
This chapter explores the connection between happiness and morality. It begins by presenting the case of the happy immoralist, and offers a reply to objectors who wish to deny the immoral person's happiness. The chapter addresses the question of whether it is being moral that promotes a person's happiness or merely maintaining the appearance of being moral. Although happiness and morality are conceptually independent, an empirical correlation exists between a person's moral character and happiness. Because most of us desire to develop and sustain relationships with others who will be more likely to react positively to us if we are kind and trustworthy, being moral enhances our potential for happiness. Alternatively, a person's nastiness and treachery will win few friends. The chapter considers the following four cases: a moral person who appears to be moral, an immoral person who appears to be moral, a moral person who appears to be immoral, and an immoral person who appears to be immoral.
