What Makes a Life Good?
The first course in the Big Questions program, What Makes a Life Good? features content from God and the Good Life, Notre Dame’s innovative first philosophy course, designed and developed by Professor Meghan Sullivan and Dr. Paul Blaschko.
Featured Speaker:
- Meghan Sullivan, Professor of Philosophy and the Rev. John A. O’Brien Collegiate Chair at the University of Notre Dame, Director of the Notre Dame Institute for Advanced Study (NDIAS), co-designer of the popular Notre Dame Course “God and the Good Life”
- Paul Blaschko, teacher of philosophy at the University of Notre Dame, Assistant Director at the Notre Dame Institute for Advanced Study, co-designer of the popular Notre Dame Course “God and the Good Life”
Series Description
| Format | Title |
|---|---|
| Video | Meet the Instructor |
| Video | Lecture 1: What is "The Good"? |
| Article | Living The Good Life |
| Video | Case Study: Outsourcing Apologies |
| Video | Activity: What Are Your Essential Goods? |
| Article | Additional Resources |
| Format | Title |
|---|---|
| Video | Lecture 2: What is Our Purpose? |
| Article | What is Character? |
| Video | Case Study: Heroic Virtue |
| Video | Activity: Acquiring Virtues |
| Article | Additional Resources |
| Format | Title |
|---|---|
| Video | Lecture 3: What Can We Learn from Role Models? |
| Article | Mastering the Art of Living Well |
| Video | Case Study: Exemplary Biographies |
| Video | Activity: Interview a Moral Hero |
| Article | Additional Resources |
| Format | Title |
|---|---|
| Video | Lecture 4: The Greatest Good |
| Article | What Will Make You Happy? |
| Video | Case Study: What is True Happiness? |
| Video | Activity: Making Good Connections |
| Article | Additional Resources |
| Article | Reflection/Discussion Questions |
| Article | Congratulations! |