Rafael Ivan S.

Concordia
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Activity 3
Engaging Act D
1. Pleasure of wealth - a man is apt to derive from the consciousness of possessing any
article or articles which stand in the list of instruments of enjoyment or security, and
more particularly at the time of his first acquiring them; at which time the pleasure may
be styled a pleasure of gain or a pleasure of acquisition: at other times a pleasure of
possession

Example: With money, you have control and status which, as basic needs, can lead to
greater happiness

2. Pleasure of skill - The pleasures of skill, as exercised upon particular objects, are those
which accompany the application of such particular instruments of enjoyment to their
uses, as cannot be so applied without a greater or less share of difficulty or exertion.

Example: There is a joy in simply being able to do something, whether it is an intellectual

exercise or physical action. When we meet our goals, we get a sense of achievement and
a secure knowledge that we are in control.

3. Pleasure of amity - The pleasures of amity, or self-recommendation, are the pleasures

that may accompany the persuasion of a man's being in the acquisition or the possession
of the good-will of such or such assignable person or persons in particular: or, as the
phrase is, of being upon good terms with him or them: and as a fruit of it, of his being in
a way to have the benefit of their spontaneous and gratuitous services.

Example: Friendship is a classic route to happiness and those with good friends (and who
are good friends) can expect to have a longer, more fulfilling life

4. Pleasure of memory - the pleasures which, after having enjoyed such and such
pleasures, or even in some case after having suffered such and such pains, a man will
now and then experience, at recollecting them exactly in the order and in the
circumstances in which they were actually enjoyed or suffered. These derivative
pleasures may of course be distinguished into as many species as there are of original
perceptions, from whence they may be copied. They may also be styled pleasures of
simple recollection.

Example: Having a good memory can be a blessing for many reasons. At least there is the
utility in being able to remember things learned. In addition, past pleasures can be
recalled and one is able to indulge in nostalgic enjoyment.
 5. Pleasure of imagination - the pleasures which may be derived from the contemplation of
any such pleasures as may happen to be suggested by the memory, but in a different
order, and accompanied by different groups of circumstances. These may accordingly be
referred to any one of the three cardinal points of time, present, past, or future. It is
evident they may admit of as many distinctions as those of the former class

Example: The human imagination is remarkable in its ability to create a virtual reality
that, in extreme, is more real than the real world. At the very least imagination lets you
indulge in fantasies. It may also help you dream up futures that you can practically
implement.

Case Study 2
In the case, we know that a woman passed away after a short and troubled life. One of her
last wishes was that she wanted her ashes scattered in the ocean, near the place she lived, which
used to be her happy place. her close family members have also passed away which is why she
told her mother in law her last wish, to which her mother in law promised that she would comply
with her request. A will was composed, which stated that the woman's ashes would be scattered
in the ocean. but instead of scattering in the ocean, the mother in law buried the ashes in a family
plot. this was because of her affection of the mother in law towards her daughter in law.
In the given case, an unhappy women passes away writing a will stating that she would
pass her property to her mother in law on a condition that she should scatter her ashes to an
ocean. but her mother in law, because of her love and affection towards her daughter in law,
buried her ashes in her plot. This case deals with failure of ethical values, and going against the
law.
1. What are the issues of integrity, ethics and law posed in the case study?
a) Issues regarding ethics: The mother in law's ethics are under the microscope in
this case. This case hints that the ethics of the mother in law are missing. The fact
that her decease daughter in law put faith in her to scatter her ashes in the ocean,
and her not fulfilling her last wish indicates the absence of ethics
b) Issues regarding integrity: The integrity of the relationship which was built would
be at stake. If the promise is not fulfilled, it would be against the sincerity of the
relationship between mother and daughter in law
c) Issues regarding legality: The will of the deceased must be fulfilled even if she is
emotional towards a person, or she would be sued in the court for failure of
fulfillment of the will.
2. What options does the mother-in-law have, and what should she do and why?
a) Bury the ashes in the family plot: This way, she would have a sense of her
daughter in law close to her, but doing so, she breaks the law and her ethics
b) Scatter the ashes in the ocean: If the mother in law goes for this option, The
legal and ethical value will remain, but she would feel distant from her daughter
in law who she adores
c) Keep a part of her ashes with herself and scatter the rest in the ocean: With this
option, she keeps a part of her daughter in law with herself and fulfills her part of
the contract. She is no longer legally nor ethically bound.