Happiness its Discontents

3 Credits · Level: Undergraduate

What should we strive for in life? A common answer is that we should strive to be happy. But what is happiness, and what is it that makes people happy? Perhaps more importantly, should happiness even be our most important goal? What about living a moral life? What about living a flourishing life, or a meaningful life? What constitutes a flourishing or meaningful life? Do we need God for our lives to be meaningful? Do people in different nations have a different conception of the good life, or is there an underlying cross-cultural consensus? Using the tools of philosophy, economics, psychology, and more, we will attempt to answer these questions.