First-Year Writing Seminar (101-8-22)

Instructors

Yvonne Y Tam

Meeting Info

Kresge 3438 Philosophy Sem. Rm: Tues, Thurs 2:00PM - 3:20PM

Overview of class

This course reflects on the connections and tensions between the demands of ethics and that of authenticity. Broadly, ethics is the systematic study of how one should live and why one should live that way. The first half of this course introduces students to prominent moral theories advanced in classic texts in the Western tradition such as Plato and Kant. The second half of the course asks, what is the connection between living well and living authentically? What kinds of tensions arise between the demands of ethical life and concerns around authenticity and alienation? Can and should we resolve them? Readings from contemporary scholars include Susan Wolff, Harry Frankfurt, Charles Taylor, Audre Lorde, and Cheshire Calhoun.

Class Attributes

WCAS Writing Seminar

Enrollment Requirements

Enrollment Requirements: Weinberg First Year Seminars are only available to first-year students.