text:  Life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness. The phrase is etched into the collective imagination. But when it comes down to it, what does it mean to pursue happiness? And why does happiness seem so elusive today? Is happiness, as the founders believed, less about self-gratification than about good deeds? Is it more about doing good or feeling good? This week on Open to Debate, we ask the pursuit of happiness, virtue or pleasure? Beginning Thursday morning at 11.