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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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! |