| Course title | Philosophy Reading Group 18 (The Lost Art of Living: What Is Happiness?) |
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| Course code | KFI/BPR18 |
| Organizational form of instruction | Seminar |
| Level of course | Bachelor |
| Year of study | not specified |
| Semester | Winter |
| Number of ECTS credits | 4 |
| Language of instruction | English |
| Status of course | Compulsory-optional |
| Form of instruction | Face-to-face |
| Work placements | This is not an internship |
| Recommended optional programme components | None |
| Course availability | The course is available to visiting students |
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| Course content |
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The course explores the literature of Western and Eastern cultures to uncover parallels in their views on the good life. Students will read and discuss short texts from the Western and Eastern canons, with a primary focus on works from Hinduism (especially Bhagavad Gita), Daoism (especially Daodejing), and existentialism (especially Thus Spoke Zarathustra). Literatura: - Bhagavad Gita. New York: Three Rivers Press, 2000. - Camus, Albert. Create Dangerously. London: Penguin Books, 2018. - Lao-tzu. Tao Te Ching. New York and London: Harper Perennial, 2006. - Rainey, Lee Dian. Decoding Dao: Reading the Dao De Jing (Tao Te Ching) and the Zhuangzi (Chuang Tzu). Oxford: Wiley-Blackwell, 2013. - The Thirteen Principal Upanishads. Delhi: Oxford University Press, 1996.
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| Learning outcomes |
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The Lost Art of Living: What Is Happiness? The course examines what it means to live a well, happy, and fulfilling life.
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Attendance: a maximum of two absences is allowed to accommodate for personal emergencies. In case of absence, the student should be prepared for the next lesson regardless. Reading the required texts and being prepared for discussion. Active participation in class. |
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| Study plans that include the course |
| Faculty | Study plan (Version) | Category of Branch/Specialization | Recommended semester | |
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| Faculty: Faculty of Arts | Study plan (Version): Philosophy (2019) | Category: Philosophy, theology | - | Recommended year of study:-, Recommended semester: Winter |
| Faculty: Faculty of Arts | Study plan (Version): Philosophy (2022) | Category: Philosophy, theology | - | Recommended year of study:-, Recommended semester: Winter |
| Faculty: Faculty of Arts | Study plan (Version): Philosophy (2019) | Category: Philosophy, theology | - | Recommended year of study:-, Recommended semester: Winter |
| Faculty: Faculty of Arts | Study plan (Version): Philosophy (2022) | Category: Philosophy, theology | - | Recommended year of study:-, Recommended semester: Winter |