PHI220 — Happiness and the Meaning of Life
PHI 220 - Happiness and the Meaning of Life PHI 220 - Happiness and the Meaning of Life Description: Examination of answers to questions about the nature of happiness, including how philosophers have and continue to discuss these issues. Students will consider the relationship between happiness and a meaningful life. Questions explored include: What is happiness or the meaning of life? What is the relationship between happiness, pleasure, and the meaning of life? Can someone tell you how to be happy or how to live meaningfully? Reading Proficiency. General Education Competency: Written Communication; Diversity; Critical Thinking Lecture: 3 Lab: 0 Course Content: Historical accounts of happiness Contemporary theories of happiness Happiness as pleasure Happiness as satisfaction Happiness and virtue Theistic answers to the meaning of life Nontheistic answers to the meaning of life The relationship between happiness and the meaning of life The relationship between death and the meaning of life Learning
Prerequisites: ENG101, ENG101A, ENG101H