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This argument has so many asides, it can be distracting. Here’s another version of the argument—same words, but the unnecessary information has been cut:

Genuine happiness consists in one’s sense of approval of one’s character and projects. Thus the happy life tends to be a morally virtuous life.

After reducing the argument to its structural support, the assumption is more visible: We need to know that a morally virtuous life is not inconsistent with one’s sense of self-approval in character and projects.

A morally virtuous life is not incompatible with material well-being. You can have both and still lead “the good life,” as long as you are morally virtuous.

This must be true. If it isn’t, then there is no positive relationship between approving of your own character/projects and leading a morally virtuous life. The argument would fail without (B).

Similarly to (A), these two things are not inconsistent with each other; they can coexist, along with being happy and morally virtuous. Pleasurable feelings don’t disqualify you from genuine happiness, it just doesn’t qualify you for it.

We are not discussing “the real goal” of anyone, and we are not concerned with people who strive for material well-being.

Like (A) and (C), these things are allowed to coexist. If negated, and material well-being does increase these things, that doesn’t harm the argument. The author is only saying that material well-being isn’t a guaranteed part of “the good life,” not that it can’t be a part of it.

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