ENED3094/PHIL3094: The Happiness of Pursuit

Go ahead and admit it, you’ve got a dream in you! What would achieving that dream be like? What would pursuing it be like? This seminar guides students in exploring the framework of quest-pursuit (described in The Happiness of Pursuit by Chris Guillebeau) along with philosophical frameworks for achieving happiness. Students will identify, engage and reflect on academic quests (example: using their intellectual skills to solve/engage community or world’s complex problems), personal quests (example: attending mass in all catholic churches in Cincinnati) and professional quests (example: expending their network by one each week). One of these quests will be semester-long, the remaining quests will be weekly or monthly. Assessment will be done through in-class discussion, sharing, and journal reflection.