SOW-PWM160
The good life
Course infoSchedule
Course moduleSOW-PWM160
Credits (ECTS)4
CategoryMA (Master)
Language of instructionEnglish
Offered byRadboud University; Faculty of Social Sciences; Educational Science;
Lecturer(s)
Coordinator
dr. W. de Muijnck
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Contactperson for the course
dr. W. de Muijnck
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Examiner
dr. W. de Muijnck
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Academic year2021
Period
P2  (01/11/2021 to 28/01/2022)
Starting block
P2
Course mode
full-time
Remarks-
Registration using OSIRISYes
Course open to students from other facultiesYes
Pre-registrationNo
Waiting listNo
Placement procedure-
Aims
At the end of the course, the student can:    
  1. Demonstrate basic knowledge of normative conceptual frameworks as they are developed in contemporary empirically informed ethics (4,8,9)
  2. Adequately summarise the theoretical positions from the course literature (8)
  3. Argue in a systematic and coherent way for a view of his/her own regarding these positions (4,8,9)
Content
In The Good Life we read some contemporary sources that seek to achieve the promising cross-fertlization of ethics and psychology that characterizes so-called empirically informed ethics. We discuss key ideas from these sources.
 
Level

Presumed foreknowledge

Test information

Specifics
Given the current situation regarding COVID-19, all information from this course description is expressly subject to change. Future developments in the field of COVID-19 could lead to certain passages no longer corresponding to the descriptions made at the start of the academic year. Therefore, no rights can be derived from the course descriptions.
Required materials
Book
Haidt, Jonathan. (2006). The Happiness Hypothesis. Finding Modern Truth in Ancient Wisdom. New York, NY: Basic Books. ISBN 9780465028023. 297 pp. (Or: Arrow Books. ISBN 9780099478898. Same content.)
Book
Wolf, Susan. (2012). Meaning in Life and Why It Matters. Princeton, NJ: Princeton University Press. ISBN 9780691154503. 168 pp. (N.B. This is the paperback edition. The hardback is © 2010 and has ISBN 9780691145242. The contents are the same.)

Instructional modes
Lecture
Attendance MandatoryYes

General
Meetings are on a weekly basis, with variation between frontal teaching and discussion. Students are expected to read the texts carefully prior to class meetings. Everyone is expected to participate actively in the discussions.

Tests
Verslag
Test weight1
Test typeReport
OpportunitiesBlock P2, Block P2