PHL 1300 - Identity, Meaning, and Purpose

Credits: 4

This course explores questions about identity, meaning, and purpose. Who am I? What is the nature of the self and personal identity? How are social identities formed, and why do they matter? What makes life meaningful? Given all the suffering and hardships that human beings must endure, what makes life worth living? Is there a purpose or point to it all? What is the relationship between happiness, meaningfulness, and morality? We will seek answers to these philosophical and personal questions by reading philosophers of the past and present.
Fulfills: LS Core Requirement in Philosophy