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Class number:
3366
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Title: In Search of a Good Life |
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Department: First Year Sem & Colloq |
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Career: Undergraduate |
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Component: Seminar |
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Session: Regular |
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Instructor's Permission Required: Yes |
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Grading Basis: Graded |
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Units: 1.00 |
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Current enrollment: 15 |
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Available seats: 0 |
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Start date: Tuesday, September 3, 2024 |
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End date: Wednesday, December 18, 2024 |
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Mode of Instruction: In Person |
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Schedule: MW: 1:30PM-2:45PM, CT - 210 |
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Instructor(s): Sandoval, Mary |
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Prerequisite(s): Only first-year students are eligible to enroll in this class. |
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Distribution Requirement: Meets FirstYr Seminar Requirement |
Course Description:
Many philosophical and religious traditions, from the ancient stoics to modern day Buddhists, have attempted to answer the question of what makes for a good life. Modern disciplines as diverse as behavioral economics, positive psychology, and brain science have also sought to understand issues related to this question. In this seminar, we will examine what all these disciplines, both ancient and modern, have to say about what it means to have a good or happy life, examining the roles of freedom and choice, economic conditions, engagement in one's work, the pursuit of virtue and public service, and resilience in the face of adversity. Along the way, we will examine the contributions of modern brain science and positive psychology to this discussion.
Mary Sandoval is a professor in the Department of Mathematics, where she has taught many courses across the departmental curriculum from calculus to the mathematics of special and general relativity. She has broad interests that include ancient philosophy, psychology, the science of the brain, and behavioral economics. |
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Course Syllabus:
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