Happiness and Well-Being
Manchester
Liberal Arts :: Philosophy
Credits: 4.0
Term: Spring 2024 - Full Term (01/23/2024 - 05/06/2024)
Grade Mode: Letter Grading
Term: Spring 2024 - Full Term (01/23/2024 - 05/06/2024)
Grade Mode: Letter Grading
Class Size:
25
CRN: 55567
CRN: 55567
A sustained exploration of happiness, well-being, and a good life. Are they the same? If not, do any include the others, and can they conflict? What sorts of things might contribute to or detract from happiness, well-being, and having a good life? Comparing work on these topics in philosophy and psychology will be a key theme in the course.
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Attributes: Inquiry (Discovery), Humanities(Disc)
Instructors: Phillip Deen
Times & Locations
| Start Date | End Date | Days | Time | Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1/23/2024 | 5/6/2024 | T | 6:10pm - 9:00pm | PANDRA P345 |
Additional Course Details:
Given that will all die, it is reasonable to ask whether our lives have meaning. In this course, we will examine what makes a life meaningful. First, we will discuss the broader questions of whether meaning relies on supernatural or objective conditions or if it is purely subjective. We will then discuss various projects that may give our lives meaning: being moral, creating art, being authentic, living in the moment, and others. Finally, we will return to the relationship between meaning and death.