There are two main different views between philosopher and researchers. There is who claims that it is better to pursue eudaimonic happiness and who claims that it is better to pursue hedonic happiness.

In the course Finding Purpose and Meaning In Life: Living for What Matters Most is claimed that it is better to pursue eudaimonic happiness because it enriches ourselves and others, while hedonic happiness is related only to our own pleasure.

Considering what is reported in the paper Pursuing Pleasure or Virtue - The Differential and Overlapping Well-Being Benefits of Hedonic and Eudaimonic Motives, and in particular that people whose lives are high in both hedonic and eudaimonic happiness experience more positive emotions and sense of purpose than people whose lives are high only in hedonic or eudaimonic happiness, it seems better to pursue both the two kind of happiness.

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• What are the differences between Eudaimonic and Hedonic

References

• Finding Purpose and Meaning In Life: Living for What Matters Most | University of Michigan by Coursera
• Pursuing Pleasure or Virtue - The Differential and Overlapping Well-Being Benefits of Hedonic and Eudaimonic Motives | 2010 | Veronika Huta, Richard M. Ryan