Courses Detail Information
PHIL2420J – Happiness and the Meaning of Life
Instructor: Amalia Corina Jiva
Instructors (Faculty):
Credits: 3 credits
Pre-requisites: Vy 100/200
Description:
Does life have an intrinsic meaning? Is meaning necessary for a happy life? How can one live a meaningful and happy life? This course will explore these and related questions by discussing readings from multidisciplinary and cross-cultural perspectives and finally formulate our own answers in dialogue with these sources.
Course Topics:
- Happiness
- Personal Narrative
- Meaning and its sources
- Ethics and Morality
- Love
- Mortality