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Campus | Haverford |
Semester | Fall 2020 |
Registration ID | PHILH107A001 |
Course Title | Happiness, Virtue, and the Good Life |
Credit | 1.00 |
Department | Philosophy |
Instructor | Yurdin,Joel |
Times and Days | TFT 11:00am-12:00pm
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Room Location | HLS108,TRLR-OBS |
Additional Course Info | Class Number: 1627 Happiness is something that we all want, but what exactly is it? Perhaps happiness is or involves leading a flourishing life. What, then, is a flourishing life? Does such a life involve the possession and exercise of certain states of character? Which ones? This course will consider these and related issues, including the virtues and their interrelations, the nature and identity of persons, and the meaning (or meaninglessness) of life. Readings from classic and contemporary sources, including Plato, Aristotle, Locke, Hume, Nagel, and Wolf. Div: III; Approach: Critical Interpretation (CI), Inquiry into the Past (IP); Humanities, A: Meaning, Interpretation (Texts) (Hav: HU, A) For Fall 2020 this class will be an In-Person/Hybrid class which will Sub-divide the class by each meeting day, rotating in-person cohorts |
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