Consider the following dialogue: Hokey: The only thing that is intrinsically good is happiness. Everything else is good only to the extent that it produces happiness. For instance, health, prosperity, freedom, knowledge: these things are good only to the extent that they advance our happiness, and only because they advance our happiness. Pokey: That's absurd! Can you imagine what your life would be like if you spent all your time trying to achieve happiness? You'd be miserable! You shouldn't try to achieve happiness: try to achieve other things, and happiness will follow. Pokey's argument is an example of