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"As for me, then, I love life, and cultivate it. . . I do not go about wishing that it should lack the need to eat and drink, and it would seem to me no less excusable a failing to wish that need to be doubled; ... nor that we should beget children insensibly with our fingers or our heels, but, rather, with due respect, that we could ''also'' beget them voluptuously with our fingers and heels; nor that the body should be without desire and without titillation" Montaigne, Complete Essays, 855 | "As for me, then, I love life, and cultivate it. . . I do not go about wishing that it should lack the need to eat and drink, and it would seem to me no less excusable a failing to wish that need to be doubled; ... nor that we should beget children insensibly with our fingers or our heels, but, rather, with due respect, that we could ''also'' beget them voluptuously with our fingers and heels; nor that the body should be without desire and without titillation" Montaigne, Complete Essays, 855 | ||
| + | ==Big Course Questions== | ||
| − | + | #What are the significant new findings in economics and psychology regarding well-being? What are the implications, if any, of these findings? | |
| − | + | #What are some of the key insights on the topic of happiness of philosophical, cultural, and religious thinkers throughout human history? | |
| − | + | #What role does pleasure play in happiness? | |
| − | + | #What role does fate and luck play in happiness? | |
| + | #What role does wealth play in happiness? | ||
| + | #What role does love and intimacy play in happiness? | ||
| + | #To what extent can we influence our general happiness by the things we do? | ||
| + | #Can you significantly alter your level of happiness? Can you change how you think, behave, and what you emphasize in life to change your level of happiness? | ||
| + | #Is it true that money does not make you happy? | ||
| + | #What, if any, outcomes are needed for happiness? | ||
| + | #How objective, real, subjective is happiness? | ||
==Lecture Notes from the Death Class== | ==Lecture Notes from the Death Class== | ||
Revision as of 17:48, 16 January 2008
Contents
Wiki Pages for Alfino's Happiness Course
This page has a variety of information related to the Happiness Class, taught by Dr. Mark Alfino at Gonzaga University. It is intended to supplement the course website.
- The most recent version of the course website is available online.
- Spring 2008 Professor's Blog - Happiness
- Meditation Exercises
- Savoring Exercises
- Gratitude Exercises
- The Movie List for Happiness
Quote of the Month
"As for me, then, I love life, and cultivate it. . . I do not go about wishing that it should lack the need to eat and drink, and it would seem to me no less excusable a failing to wish that need to be doubled; ... nor that we should beget children insensibly with our fingers or our heels, but, rather, with due respect, that we could also beget them voluptuously with our fingers and heels; nor that the body should be without desire and without titillation" Montaigne, Complete Essays, 855
Big Course Questions
- What are the significant new findings in economics and psychology regarding well-being? What are the implications, if any, of these findings?
- What are some of the key insights on the topic of happiness of philosophical, cultural, and religious thinkers throughout human history?
- What role does pleasure play in happiness?
- What role does fate and luck play in happiness?
- What role does wealth play in happiness?
- What role does love and intimacy play in happiness?
- To what extent can we influence our general happiness by the things we do?
- Can you significantly alter your level of happiness? Can you change how you think, behave, and what you emphasize in life to change your level of happiness?
- Is it true that money does not make you happy?
- What, if any, outcomes are needed for happiness?
- How objective, real, subjective is happiness?
