Review the theories of happiness or well-being that we have studied and choose the one that you think is the most compelling (you may want to look at your first essay to see which theory best fits with the thoughts you had there). Argue in favor of this theory by explaining (some of) its virtues and defending it against an objection. Your paper should have this form:

State your view and explain what is most compelling about it. Why is it a good theory?
Explain one problem with your theory. (This could take the form of a compelling counter-example).
Defend your theory against the objection you just explained.
Discussion of the course readings should be woven into this structure. For example, if your theory is desire satisfactionism, you could discuss one of Shafer-Landau’s arguments in part 1, one of the objections Heathwood considers in part 2, and a response from lecture notes or slides in part 3.