Abstract
Adam Smith’s goal was to improve the happiness of societies, which places him squarely within the Enlightenment. It also correlates perfectly with the American founders’ ideal of an equal opportunity to life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness. Smith saw happiness as resulting from being beloved. This community aspect is consistent with contemporary happiness scholars who define three levels of happiness, with momentary joy being the lowest level, and the good life, the highest. Smith and current scholars also agree on the ambiguous relationship between wealth and happiness. In the quest for wealth, Americans may be undermining both individual and national happiness.
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