The Brady Scholars Program: The Good Life (273-1-20)

Instructors

Elizabeth Hannah Southgate
3415 Kresge Hall

Meeting Info

Kresge Centennial Hall 2-430: Tues, Thurs 2:00PM - 3:20PM

Overview of class

In this course, we will consider what makes for a good life from birth to death. We will ask questions like these (and in this kind of order): is coming into existence bad for you? Is being born with a disability a harm? Is being a child good for you? How much freedom should the state afford teenagers? How can college change you for better or worse? What are the moral duties of pregnant persons? What do parents owe their children? Is living a good life incompatible with living a moral life? What would it mean for your life to go well anyway? What is the "midlife crisis" and how could we navigate it? How can we age thoughtfully and what do we owe our elders? Is death bad? Would it be desirable to live forever? Via considering these questions, we will also focus on becoming clearer and more persuasive writers.

Class Materials (Required)

ll class materials will be available on Canvas at NO cost to the student.

Class Notes

Final paper

Class Attributes

Ethical and Evaluative Thinking Foundational Disci
Ethics & Values Distro Area

Associated Classes

DIS - Kresge Centennial Hall 3-410: Thurs 3:30PM - 4:50PM