Definition of Happiness

There have been various definitions of happiness throughout history and the history of [philosophy:sociology] , the ones which interest me are [approaches:tasks] to happiness that follow the Enlightenment, particularly in the work of Jeremy Bentham, for whom happiness was really a combination of physical [feelings:excitements] , pleasures as different combinations and aggregations of pleasure and pain occur over time. They [generate:give] these psychological experiences that Bentham called happiness. But underlying them for Bentham were physical triggers and [dimensions:elements] .