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IDS 300: The Happiness Class: Module 2: Duty & Responsibility
An interdisciplinary study of the social, psychological, theological, and artistic responses to human happiness and joy, this course explores what it means to flourish. In the course of this study, we will particularly contemplate the role of creativity,
A Meaningful Life
Assignments
Journal Entry 1 – Duty and Responsibility – Due in Class on September 8
Homer, The Iliad, Book 6 (handout)
Virgil, The Aeneid, Book 2 (handout)
Bonhoeffer, “The Place of Responsibility,” 107-111
Plato, The Apology of Socrates (handout)
Response Paper 1 – Good Will Hunting - Due in Class on September 10
Prompt: Will Hunting is an extremely bright, but troubled young man. Given his extraordinary brilliance, what is his duty and/or responsibility to himself, his friends, and his community?
TED: A Life of Purpose
- Rick WarrenPastor Rick Warren, author of The Purpose-Driven Life, reflects on his own crisis of purpose in the wake of his book's wild success. He explains his belief that God's intention is for each of us to use our talents and influence to do good