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2020-2021 UMass Dartmouth Undergraduate Catalog [Archived Catalog]

PHL 340 - Philosophy of Happiness

Credits 3
Lecture / 3 hours per week
Requirements: Prerequisite: Semester course in Philosophy or permission of instructor
Exploration of historical and contemporary concepts of happiness, as well as causes of happiness. This course examines the nature of happiness, surveying philosophical perspectives on happiness, as well as the likely causes of happiness, utilizing current scientific studies on happiness to help inform the philosophical theories discussed. Insights from positive psychology may also be explored.
Graded