THE GOOD LIFE: FROM SELF TO SOCIETY*
国際教養学部
ASOC2260
コース情報
担当教員: FARRER James
単位数: 4
年度: 2024
学期: 秋学期
曜限: 月1, 木1
形式: 対面授業
レベル: 200
アクティブラーニング: あり
他学部履修: 可
評価方法
授業参加
リアクションペーパー
その他
Daily diary assignments (reaction papers): 30 points Section assessments based on readings and lectures (quizzes): 50 points Final group project paper: 20 points
詳細情報
概要
The ideal of a liberal arts education is not simply to acquire practical skills to make a living, but rather to investigate what it means to live well. This course approaches the question of "living well" or "the good life" from philosophical and sociological perspectives. We start with basic philosophical definitions of a good life. but then address these using empirical social science research. Students will keep a reflective diary throughout the course (in the form of reaction papers due on moodle). The goal of the course is not to prescribe a definition of the good life for everyone, but to give everyone a chance to investigate their own definitions from a more informed and considered perspective.
目標
liberal arts education, critical thinking, intellectual self-development and self-actualization
授業外の学習
●Preparation of class materials and reading assignments (90 minutes). ●Work on class assignments (60 minutes) ●Preparation for quizzes (30 minutes) ●Group research projects (30 minutes)
所要時間: 210 minutes
スケジュール
- Introduction to the Course: Hedonic and Eudemonic Notions of Happiness
- Aristotle’s Conception of the Good Life
- Changing Notions of Happiness in Classical China
- Changing Notions of Happiness in Contemporary Japan
- Psychological Theories of Happiness
- Critiques of Happiness Studies
- Discussion and Assessment
- Love and Attachments
- Parents and Children (Guest lecture by Prof. Becky Hsu Georgetown University)
- Marriage and Singlehood
- Sex and Sexlessness
- Marxian Feminist Critiques
- Discussion and Assessment
- Marx on Estranged Labour
- Work and Leisure
- Work and Leisure Careers
- Seeking Balance (Guest lecture by Prof. Gracia Liu-Farrer Waseda University)
- Seeking Balance (Guest lecture by Crystal Kay, entertainer)
- Discussion and Assessment
- Community Involvement
- Activism
- Discussion and Assessment
- The Happy City
- Convivial Cities
- Conviviality
- Sustainable Cities
- Changing the City
- Discussion and Assessment
教科書
Primary texts from which we read large sections are posted here. Additional readings and details of the syllabus will be posted on moodle. A detailed syllabus will be distributed in class and uploaded to moodle.
Happy City: Transforming our lives through urban design.
著者: Charles Montgomery.
The Chinese Pursuit of Happiness: Anxieties, Hopes, and Moral Tensions in Everyday Life
著者: Becky Yang Hsu and Richard Madsen
Happiness and the Good Life in Japan
著者: Wolfram Manzenreiter and Barbara Holthus
出版社: Jonathan Haidt
参考書
The Happiness Hypothesis
Personal Decisions in the Public Square: Beyond Problem Solving into a Positive Sociology
著者: Robert Stebbins