PHIL100
THE GOOD LIFE
- Department
- Philosophy
- Terms offered
- 13
- Data refreshed
- Sep 29, 2026
Description
Healthy human beings want to be happy. We want to live good lives. But what can a person do to live a good life? What makes one life good and another not so good? What makes one person happy and another not? Are there significant connections between health, well-being, social involvement, ethical endeavor, worldly achievement, felt satisfaction, and living a good life? In this seminar we will use philosophical, psychological, religious, and literary works to explore some of the ways that human beings organize their lives, set fundamental goals and standards, and try to assess these. Our seminar will examine a range of possible life aims including the search for pleasure, cultivating personal excellence, the pursuit of wealth and power, contributing to the public good, ecological attunement, spiritual fulfillment, and having no aim at all.
Syllabi
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Offering history & forecast 2015–2025
| Year | Fall | Spring | Summer | Intersession |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2030 | 2030 Fall: 36% chance, medium confidence. Offered in 6 of 9 fall terms since 2018. Department course count falling about 4% per year. | 2030 Spring: 7% chance, medium confidence. Offered in 0 of 9 spring terms since 2018. | 2030 Summer: 7% chance, medium confidence. Offered in 0 of 9 summer terms since 2018. | 2030 Intersession: 8% chance, medium confidence. Offered in 0 of 6 intersession terms since 2020. |
| 2029 | 2029 Fall: 40% chance, medium confidence. Offered in 7 of 10 fall terms since 2017. Department course count falling about 3% per year. | 2029 Spring: 6% chance, medium confidence. Offered in 0 of 10 spring terms since 2017. | 2029 Summer: 6% chance, medium confidence. Offered in 0 of 10 summer terms since 2017. | 2029 Intersession: 7% chance, medium confidence. Offered in 0 of 7 intersession terms since 2017. |
| 2028 | 2028 Fall: 43% chance, medium confidence. Offered in 8 of 11 fall terms since 2016. Department course count falling about 3% per year. | 2028 Spring: 5% chance, medium confidence. Offered in 0 of 11 spring terms since 2016. | 2028 Summer: 5% chance, medium confidence. Offered in 0 of 11 summer terms since 2016. | 2028 Intersession: 7% chance, medium confidence. Offered in 0 of 7 intersession terms since 2017. |
| 2027 | 2027 Fall: 50% chance, medium confidence. Offered in 8 of 12 fall terms since 2015. | 2027 Spring: 5% chance, high confidence. Offered in 0 of 12 spring terms since 2015. | 2027 Summer: 5% chance, high confidence. Offered in 0 of 12 summer terms since 2015. | 2027 Intersession: 6% chance, medium confidence. Offered in 0 of 7 intersession terms since 2017. |
| 2025 | 1 section | Not offered | Not offered | Not offered |
| 2024 | 1 section | Not offered | Not offered | Not offered |
| 2023 | 1 section | Not offered | Not offered | Not offered |
| 2022 | 1 section | Not offered | Not offered | Not offered |
| 2021 | Not offered | Not offered | Not offered | Not offered |
| 2020 | Not offered | Not offered | Not offered | Not offered |
| 2019 | 1 section | Not offered | Not offered | No data for this term |
| 2018 | 1 section | Not offered | Not offered | No data for this term |
| 2017 | 1 section | Not offered | Not offered | Not offered |
| 2016 | 1 section | Not offered | Not offered | No data for this term |
| 2015 | Not offered | Not offered | Not offered | No data for this term |
Future estimates combine recent offering frequency with detected multi-year cycles. Hover a cell for confidence and evidence; low-confidence estimates are marked with ~.
Meeting times
Most recent first- Mon, Wed, Fri, 12:00 PM–12:50 PM JC106 2025-12024-12023-12022-1
- Thu, 12:00 PM–12:50 PM ASEC303 2025-22024-22023-2
- Wed, 3:00 PM–3:50 PM JC215 2022-2
- Mon, Wed, Fri, 10:00 AM–10:50 AM Philosophy House PHSEM 20192012
- Mon, Wed, Fri, 11:00 AM–11:50 AM Philosophy House PHSEM 201820172016
- Mon, Wed, 12:00 PM–1:15 PM Philosophy House PHSEM 20142008
- Tue, Fri, 1:25 PM–2:40 PM Philosophy House PHSEM 2011
- Tue, Thu, 10:25 AM–11:40 AM Philosophy House PHSEM 2003
| Term | Professor | Type | Credits | Enrollment | CRN |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fall 2025 | Wes W. DeMarco | Lecture | 1 | 18 of 18 enrolled | 21778 |
| Fall 2024 | Wes W. DeMarco | Lecture | 1 | 18 of 18 enrolled | 21778 |
| Fall 2023 | Wes W. DeMarco | Lecture | 1 | 18 of 18 enrolled | 21778 |
| Fall 2022 | Wes W. DeMarco | Lecture | 1 | 18 of 18 enrolled | 21778 |
| Fall 2019 | Wes W. DeMarco | Lecture | 1 | 20 of 18 enrolled | 25319 |
| Fall 2018 | Wes W. DeMarco | Lecture | 1 | 17 of 16 enrolled | 25319 |
| Fall 2017 | Wes W. DeMarco | Lecture | 1 | 17 of 16 enrolled | 25319 |
| Fall 2016 | Wes W. DeMarco | Lecture | 1 | 18 of 16 enrolled | 25319 |
| Fall 2014 | Wes W. DeMarco | Lecture | 1 | 17 of 16 enrolled | 23666 |
| Fall 2012 | Wes W. DeMarco | Lecture | 1 | 18 of 18 enrolled | 21852 |
| Fall 2011 | Wes W. DeMarco | First Year Seminar | 1 | 16 of 16 enrolled | 21852 |
| Fall 2008 | Wes W. DeMarco | Lecture | 1 | 16 of 16 enrolled | 25574 |
| Fall 2003 | Walter E. Wright | Lecture | 1 | 16 of 16 enrolled | 21539 |