In Chapter 1 of the text, Kupperman (2006) makes several introductory cases concerning one’s pursuit for the Good Life through the construct of pleasure. The author goes through the lens of Csikszentmihalyi Flow Theory as well as other beliefs such as Buddhism and hedonism to showcase how pleasure can be obtained through different mediums, such as skill acquisition, doing activities that are pleasurable and comforting, or sacrificing personal desires on the behalf of serving others. From this conversation, the author expresses a few ideas that explain why the constant pursuit for pleasure does not always lead to a life of joy, happiness, or fulfillment for several reasons. One of them involves the issue that the negating of moderation of pleasurable