Section Info: PHIL-250HG-01

Course Title: Topics in Philosophy: 'Happiness and The Good Life'

Start Date: 09/06/2023 End Date: 12/19/2023

Term: Fall Semester 2023

Description: Philosophers through the ages have asked about the nature of happiness and its contribution to the 'good life.' Happiness is something we all want, but what is it? And why do we all want it so much? What makes us happy and why? Is a 'good life' also a happy one? This course will examine happiness from several different perspectives. We will look at what both ancient and contemporary philosophers have said about the nature and importance of happiness in our lives. We will also look at some recent work in positive psychology and think about how that empirical work augments, challenges or contrasts with the philosophical accounts. This is a writing-intensive course that focuses on developing skills in philosophical reading, analysis, and writing.

Distribution(s): I - Humanities , WI - Writing-Intensive , TP - Topics Course

Academic Level Of Course: Undergraduate

Credits:4.00

Faculty	Phone	Email address
Laura Sizer		lsizer@mtholyoke.edu

Meeting Dates	Method	Meeting days	Meeting times	Building name	Room	Frequency
09/06/2023 - 12/19/2023	Discussion	Tuesday and Thursday	03:15PM - 04:30PM	SKNR - Skinner Hall	202	Weekly

REGISTRATION DETAILS

Requisite Courses
None

Comments

Additional Comments

Course Tags
PHIL0002	PHIL-ET: Ethics and Value Theory	This course has been approved to count towards the Philosophy major in the Ethics and Value Theory area.

Cross-listed Sections

None

Course Availability
Section status: Open	Capacity: 18	Enrollment: 11	Available: 7	Waitlist: 0

BOOK INFORMATION

Book List	Required	Publisher Full Price
Title: Happiness: Classic and Contemporary Readings in Philosophy Author: Cahn and Vritano (Eds), Steven M. and Christine Copyright: 2008 Edition: Volume: ISBN: 9780195321401 Publisher: Oxford	Required	32.95

Additional Book Comments

This is the complete book list for this class.