2019-2020 Undergraduate General Catalog


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PHIL 110 How to Live Well (WB)

What does it mean to live well?  How can we achieve happiness, contentment, or satisfaction in life?  How should we deal with life’s inevitable disappointments, difficulties, and suffering?  This course will explore a variety of answers to these questions by considering the wisdom and insights from a variety of schools of thought, such as Confucianism, Buddhism, Christianity, Stoicism, and contemporary movements.  By the end of the course, students will formulate their own philosophy of living well and put it into practice.

Credits

3

Prerequisites

None

Corequisites

None

Cross Listed Courses

None

Notes

This is a revamping of the previously offered PHIL 110 (Dimensions of the Self), albeit with significant changes