Fall 2021 Reading Schedule and Class Notes
From Alfino
Return to Happiness and Wisdom
1: SEP 1 - Course Introduction
2: SEP 8 - 1. Introduction to Wisdom
Assigned
- Hall, C2 – “The Wisest Man in the World” (18)
- Labouvie-Vief, "Wisdom as Integrated Thought"(27)
3: SEP 13 - 2. Introduction to Happiness
Assigned
- Haybron, C2, “What is Happiness?” (16 short)
- Haybron, C3, “Life Satisfaction” (10)
- McMahon C1, “Highest Good” (19-40)
4: SEP 14
Assigned
- McMahon C1, “Highest Good” (40-50)
- Epictetus, Enchiridion (12)
5: SEP 20
Assigned
- Epicurus, Letter and PD (9)
- McMahon C1, “Highest Good” (50-65)
6: SEP 22
Assigned
- McMahon C3, “From Heaven to Earth” (141-164)
7: SEP 27
Assigned
- McMahon C3, “From Heaven to Earth” (164-195)
8: SEP 29 - 3. Some Wisdom Research Paradigms
Assigned
- Hall C3, “Heart and Mind” (18)
9: OCT 4
Assigned
- Baltes and Smith, "Toward a Psychology of wisdom and it ontogenesis"(27)
10: OCT 6
Assigned
- Hall C4, “Emotional Regulation: The Art of Coping” (17)
- Carstensen, “The Influence of a Sense of Time…” (3)
11: OCT 11
Assigned
Ardelt, “How Wise People Cope with Crises and Obstacles” (11)
12: OCT 13 - 4. Some Happiness Research
Assigned
- Haybron C4, “Measuring Happiness” (10)
- Gilbert, C2, “The View from in Here” (26)
13: OCT 18
Assigned
- Haybron, C5, “The Sources of Happiness” (24)
- Csiksentmihalyi, C2, “The Content of Experience’ (17)
14: OCT 20 - 5. The Enlightenment, American Experience, Money and Happiness
Assigned
- McMahon, C6, “Lib and discontent” (313-331)
- "Economics of Happiness" (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O-t8-Vq0HO0)
Lecture
- Introduction to Easterlin Paradox
15: OCT 27
Assigned
- McMahon, C6, “Lib and discontent” (331-343)
- Aspen Institute discussion of Easterlin Paradox: Wolfers, Gilbert, and Frank (about 40 minutes) (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YCV8IPlP-GE)
- Clive Crook, "The Measure of Human Happiness" (3) (comments on Aspen Institute video)
16: NOV 1
Assigned
- McMahon, C6, “Lib and discontent” (343-362)
- Harvard Business Review, "The Economics of Well-Being" (https://hbr.org/2012/01/the-economics-of-well-being)
