The course is designed to help you recover a sense of wonder at the fundamental questions of life, and to help you begin to formulate more satisfying answers to some of those questions. Our goal is to become wiser than we were when we started.
Some people think that wisdom can ONLY come from experiences.
We will begin with our own questions, but we will read what others have written in their attempts to answer those questions as a starting point in developing our own answers. In terms of the grade for the course, if you to understand what the readings are saying, you will pass. In addition, if you want to do more than pass, you should be able to compare the readings with each other, apply them to new situations, and use them to develop your own answers. Any college level dictionary. Attendance is essential for success in this course.