WN 2022 | HISTORY 291 - A World History of Happiness: Care of the Self from the Greeks to the Sufis

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HISTORY 291 - A World History of Happiness: Care of the Self from the Greeks to the Sufis

Winter 2022, Section 001

Instruction Mode: Section 001 is In Person (see other Sections below)

Subject: History (HISTORY)

Department: LSA History

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Details

Credits:

Requirements & Distribution:

Repeatability:

May not be repeated for credit.

Primary Instructor:

Cole,Juan R

Start/End Date:

Full Term 1/5/22 - 4/19/22 (see other Sections below)

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Description

This exciting course treats the history of discourses about happiness, focusing especially on four historical episodes. They are ancient Greek philosophy, contemporary positive psychology, Buddhism (and its interpretation in the light of positive psychology), and Sufism. The course seeks to understand what a range of human beings in history have thought happiness consists in, and how they sought to achieve it and will to put these understandings in dialogue with contemporary positive psychology. The course considers not only virtue and positive emotions (affect) but also ethical action and practices of meditation and mindfulness.

Course Requirements:

Midterm, final, weekly creative exercise

Intended Audience:

All undergraduate levels.

Class Format:

Lecture and discussion

Schedule

HISTORY 291 - A World History of Happiness: Care of the Self from the Greeks to the Sufis

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Status

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Schedule Listing

Section:

001 (LEC)

Instruction Mode:

In Person

Class No:

29086

Enroll Stat:

Open

Open Seats:

Open Restricted Seats:

Wait List:

Meeting Day/Time/Location:

1:00PM - 2:30PM

AUD D AH

1/5/22 - 4/19/22

Section:

002 (DIS)

Instruction Mode:

In Person

Class No:

29087

Enroll Stat:

Open

Open Seats:

Open Restricted Seats:

Wait List:

Meeting Day/Time/Location:

3:00PM - 4:00PM

4153 USB

1/5/22 - 4/19/22

Section:

003 (DIS)

Instruction Mode:

In Person

Class No:

29088

Enroll Stat:

Closed

Open Seats:

Open Restricted Seats:

Wait List:

Meeting Day/Time/Location:

3:00PM - 4:00PM

G463 MH

1/5/22 - 4/19/22

Section:

005 (DIS)

Instruction Mode:

In Person

Class No:

34876

Enroll Stat:

Closed

Open Seats:

Open Restricted Seats:

Wait List:

Meeting Day/Time/Location:

9:00AM - 10:00AM

3347 MH

1/5/22 - 4/19/22

Section:

006 (DIS)

Instruction Mode:

In Person

Class No:

34877

Enroll Stat:

Closed

Open Seats:

Open Restricted Seats:

Wait List:

Meeting Day/Time/Location:

10:00AM - 11:00AM

G160 AH

1/5/22 - 4/19/22

Section:

007 (DIS)

Instruction Mode:

In Person

Class No:

34878

Enroll Stat:

Closed

Open Seats:

Open Restricted Seats:

Wait List:

Meeting Day/Time/Location:

10:00AM - 11:00AM

373 LORCH

1/5/22 - 4/19/22

Textbooks/Other Materials

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