Authentic Life 1A

Harvard FAS

What is an authentic life? This seminar engages some of the most fundamental questions of human existence dialogically with selected ancient texts and the literary works of 19th and 20th-century authors often associated with the movement called “existentialism.” The seminar centers on unhurried reading, the sharing of diverse interpretations of seminar materials, and thoughtful conversations with peers about how to live an authentic life and encourage meaningful relationships. The seminar…