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PHIL 3760 is also offered in Fall 2024
PHIL 3760 is also offered in Fall 2023
Fall 2023 | PHIL 3760 Section 001: Selected Topics in Philosophy -- What do you want out of life, and what should you? (32184)
- Instructor(s)
- Class Component:
- Lecture
- Instructor Consent:
- No Special Consent Required
- Instruction Mode:
- In Person
- Class Attributes:
Topics Course
- Times and Locations:
Regular Academic Session
Mon,
Wed 01:25PM - 02:15PM
UMTC, West Bank
Blegen Hall 150
- Enrollment Status:
Open (30 of 70 seats filled)
- Also Offered:
- Course Catalog Description:
- Philosophical problems of contemporary interest. Topics specified in Class Schedule.
- Class Notes:
- What do you want out of life? To make a lot of money? To be an influencer? To get married and have children? Run a marathon? Play the cello? Write Harry Potter fan fiction? Do you even know exactly what you want? And if you do, are you sure these are the best goals for you? Will getting these things make you happy? In this course, we learn strategies for identifying our most important goals, and we examine research on happiness, well-being, and flourishing for insights about which goals are best for us. The goals of the course are practical. The readings and coursework are designed to develop skills of reflection on what matters in life and strategies for putting these reflections into action. We'll read articles and book chapters from philosophical and psychological experts on the nature and ingredients of a happy or flourishing life and put these ideas to work in what we'll call the "Life Lab". Experiments in the Life Lab can take place in your dorm, your parents' house, your classrooms, or really anywhere! Reports from your experiments will be discussed in lab meetings (otherwise known as discussion sections). This is a hands-on course. No prior experience necessary - all you need is an interest in figuring out what matters in life and an open mind.
- Class Description:
- Student may contact the instructor or department for information.
- Textbooks:
- https://bookstores.umn.edu/course-lookup/32184/1239
Fall 2023 | PHIL 3760 Section 002: Selected Topics in Philosophy -- What Do You Want out of Life?: Theory & Practice (32185)
- Instructor(s)
- Class Component:
- Discussion
- Class Attributes:
Topics Course
- Times and Locations:
Regular Academic Session
UMTC, West Bank
Blegen Hall 125
- Auto Enrolls With:
- Section 001
- Enrollment Status:
Open (16 of 35 seats filled)
- Course Catalog Description:
- Philosophical problems of contemporary interest. Topics specified in Class Schedule.
- Class Notes:
- What do you want out of life? To make a lot of money? To be an influencer? To get married and have children? Run a marathon? Play the cello? Write Harry Potter fan fiction? Do you even know exactly what you want? And if you do, are you sure these are the best goals for you? Will getting these things make you happy? In this course, we learn strategies for identifying our most important goals, and we examine research on happiness, well-being, and flourishing for insights about which goals are best for us. The goals of the course are practical. The readings and coursework are designed to develop skills of reflection on what matters in life and strategies for putting these reflections into action. We'll read articles and book chapters from philosophical and psychological experts on the nature and ingredients of a happy or flourishing life and put these ideas to work in what we'll call the "Life Lab". Experiments in the Life Lab can take place in your dorm, your parents' house, your classrooms, or really anywhere! Reports from your experiments will be discussed in lab meetings (otherwise known as discussion sections). This is a hands-on course. No prior experience necessary - all you need is an interest in figuring out what matters in life and an open mind.
- Class Description:
- Student may contact the instructor or department for information.
- Textbooks:
- https://bookstores.umn.edu/course-lookup/32185/1239
Fall 2023 | PHIL 3760 Section 003: Selected Topics in Philosophy -- What Do You Want out of Life?: Theory & Practice (32186)
- Instructor(s)
- Class Component:
- Discussion
- Class Attributes:
Topics Course
- Times and Locations:
Regular Academic Session
UMTC, West Bank
Blegen Hall 125
- Auto Enrolls With:
- Section 001
- Enrollment Status:
Open (14 of 35 seats filled)
- Course Catalog Description:
- Philosophical problems of contemporary interest. Topics specified in Class Schedule.
- Class Notes:
- What do you want out of life? To make a lot of money? To be an influencer? To get married and have children? Run a marathon? Play the cello? Write Harry Potter fan fiction? Do you even know exactly what you want? And if you do, are you sure these are the best goals for you? Will getting these things make you happy? In this course, we learn strategies for identifying our most important goals, and we examine research on happiness, well-being, and flourishing for insights about which goals are best for us. The goals of the course are practical. The readings and coursework are designed to develop skills of reflection on what matters in life and strategies for putting these reflections into action. We'll read articles and book chapters from philosophical and psychological experts on the nature and ingredients of a happy or flourishing life and put these ideas to work in what we'll call the "Life Lab". Experiments in the Life Lab can take place in your dorm, your parents' house, your classrooms, or really anywhere! Reports from your experiments will be discussed in lab meetings (otherwise known as discussion sections). This is a hands-on course. No prior experience necessary - all you need is an interest in figuring out what matters in life and an open mind.
- Class Description:
- Student may contact the instructor or department for information.
- Textbooks:
- https://bookstores.umn.edu/course-lookup/32186/1239
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