Full Idea
Just as hedonists need a way to compare pleasures, so desire fulfilment theorists need a way to compare the fulfilment of desires.
Gist of Idea
If maximising pleasure needs measurement, so does fulfilling desires
Source
Tuckness,A/Wolf,C (This is Political Philosophy [2017], 1 'Is happiness')
A Reaction
A nice point. We picture desire fulfilment as just ticking it off when it is achieved, but if your desire is for a really nice house, the achievement of that can be pretty vague.
Book Reference
Tuckness,A / Wolf,C: 'This is Political Philosophy' [Wiley Blackwell 2017], p.12