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Course Schedule - Spring Semester 2027
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FWIS 254 001 (CRN: 26898)
HAPPINESS, VIRTUE, & MEANING
Long Title: HAPPINESS, VIRTUE, AND MEANING: WISDOM FROM ANCIENT, MEDIEVAL, AND CONTEMPORARY PHILOSOPHY
Department: First-Year Writing Intensive
Instructor: Saenz, Victor
Meeting: 10:50AM - 12:05PM TR (11-JAN-2027 - 23-APR-2027)
Part of Term: First Year Writing
Grade Mode: Standard Letter
Course Type: Seminar
Language of Instruction: Taught in English
Method of Instruction: Face to Face
Credit Hours: 3
Course Syllabus:
Course Materials: Rice Campus Store
Restrictions:
Must be enrolled in one of the following Level(s):
Undergraduate Professional
Visiting Undergraduate
Undergraduate
Section Max Enrollment: 16
Section Enrolled: 0
Enrollment data as of: 1-NOV-2026 11:30PM
Final Exam: No Final Exam
Description: How might I find lasting happiness? How is that related to being a person of good character or virtue? To friendship? How should we cope with suffering? What gives my life meaning? This course explores answers to such questions proposed by Western philosophers, especially in the Ancient and Medieval period.