PHI 005 A-Z - InsightsSemester Hours: 1
Periodically
Introductions to key aspects of a philosophical topic, such as happiness, friendship, personal identity, space and time, individualism, free will and determinism, chance, or other topics.
Current Special Topics
PHI 005H: Happiness
Happiness, or a good life, is a widely shared and fundamental goal. But how do we understand this goal? Is it a matter of pleasure? Of relationships? Of achievements? Of meaning? Of some kind of balance or harmony? In this course we’ll discuss a wide variety of ideas about the good life, from various traditions and times.
PHI 005L: Insights: Love
This course will explore Love in all its complexity and nuance. We’ll use various sources, ranging from Bell Hooks’ All About Love to Plato’s Symposium, to come closer to understanding what Love is and the different forms Love can take. Some of the questions we’ll face are: (1) What is the nature of familial Love? What is the nature of erotic/ romantic Love? And (3) What does it mean to love yourself? We all express our understanding of Love differently, so students will have the freedom to pursue which medium best expresses their understanding of Love. Thus, the final assignment may be in the form of a paper, presentation, art project, song, or video essay.
Prerequisite(s)/Course Notes:
No prior familiarity with philosophy is necessary. As individual subjects are selected, each is assigned a letter (A-Z) which is affixed to the course number. May be repeated for credit when topic varies. Specific titles and course descriptions for special topics courses are available in the online class schedule.
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