104年第2學期-3091 Happiness 課程資訊

評分方式

評分項目	配分比例	說明
Midterm exam	20
Final exam	20
Weekly class attendance and classroom behavior	60

教育目標

Course description: This course examines the nature of happiness from sociological and philosophical points of view. Based on research in happiness measures of the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) and the United Nations, the course looks at the relationship between happiness and health, happiness and economic prosperity, happiness and social structures of the family and community, as well as reflections on the philosophy of happiness: What is happiness? How can happiness be measured? Should nations be ranked according to happiness rather than material wealth, and what social policies and social institutions can increase happiness for the greatest number of people?

課程概述

This course examines the nature of happiness from sociological and philosophical points of view. Based on research in happiness measures of the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) and the United Nations, the course looks at the relationship between happiness and health, happiness and economic prosperity, happiness and social structures of the family and community, as well as reflections on the philosophy of happiness: What is happiness? How can happiness be measured? Should nations be ranked according to happiness rather than material wealth, and what social policies and social institutions can increase happiness for the greatest number of people?

基本資料

選修課，學分數：0-2
上課時間：
修課班級：國經學程1,2
修課年級：年級以上
選課備註：於第十三週起密集上課，上課時間地點另訂。

參考書目

The textbook for this course is a study commissioned by the United Nations. It can be found online.
John Helliwell, Richard Layard, and Jeffrey Sachs, eds., World Happiness Report 2013
(http://unsdsn.org/wpcontent/uploads/2014/02/WorldHappinessReport2013_online.pdf).