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Class number:
1044
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Title: A Good Life |
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Department: Religious Studies |
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Career: Undergraduate |
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Component: Seminar |
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Session: First Quarter |
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Instructor's Permission Required: No |
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Grading Basis: Graded |
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Units: 1.00 |
| Enrollment limited to 19 |
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Current enrollment: 4 |
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Available seats: 15 |
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Start date: Monday, May 18, 2026 |
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End date: Thursday, June 18, 2026 |
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Mode of Instruction: Remote |
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Schedule: MTWR: 12:00PM-1:50PM, N/A |
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Instructor(s): Angowski, Elizabeth |
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Prerequisite(s): None |
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Distribution Requirement: Meets Humanities and Global Requirements |
Course Description:
What does it mean to live a good life? What does it look like to do right by ourselves, others, and the institutions we share? In this course, we will explore visions of the good and human flourishing across time and place, asking how different religious thinkers and diverse traditions propose that people cultivate virtue, train attention, order desire, respond to suffering, and sustain hope. Class meetings combine brief lectures with close reading, guided comparison, and discussion, especially where we see moral worlds collide. At key junctures, students will be invited to reflect on how our sources stand to illuminate, and perhaps even challenge, their own commitments regarding what it means to live well with and for others in today's world. |