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Office of Core Curriculum Academic Year 2019/2020, Term 2 COURSE CODE: COR 3001 COURSE TITLE: Big Questions: Happiness & Suffering Venue and Time: G2: SOE/SOSS Seminar Room 3.7, Friday, 8:15a.m. G3: SOE/SOSS Seminar Room 3.7, Friday, 12:00p.m. G4: SOE/SOSS Seminar Room 3.8, Thursday, 8:15a.m. Instructor: LEE Huey Woon Email: [email protected] Office/Consultation Hours: By appointment. PRE-REQUISITE/ CO-REQUISITE/ MUTUALLY EXCLUSIVE COURSE(S) This is a mandatory course under the Civilisations pillar of the SMU Core Curriculum. There will be a rotation of themes annually. ELIGIBILITY This course is also offered as a general education elective for students who matriculated before 2019. COURSE DESCRIPTION Attaining happiness and avoiding suffering are amongst the most fundamental and universal human experiences. On the one hand, we instinctively seek happiness (or pleasure, or desire satisfaction, or fulfilment), are persuaded to acquire various alleged passports to happiness, and are encouraged to share our happiness with and to promote it in others. On the other hand, we also instinctively avoid suffering, or we try to. Yet despite unprecedented prosperity in the modern world and a plethora of lifestyle choices before us, happiness sometimes appears fleeting and elusive, while suffering appears unavoidable. Using philosophical, religious, humanistic psychological, and scientific perspectives on the nature, significance, expression, causes and consequences of happiness and suffering by the individual and collective, this course will take you on a multi-disciplinary and integrated journey of exploration that will begin to unravel this foundational duality of the human experience. COURSE GOALS Through the in-class lectures and face-to-face discussions, this course invites students to become reflective of what each of us does every day in the pursuit of happiness and the avoidance of suffering and appreciate

the variety of suffering that attends to the human condition, but also the peaks of happiness that human beings are capable of. LEARNING OUTCOMES Disciplinary and multidisciplinary knowledge: at the end of the course, students should be able to explicate different accounts of happiness and suffering from a variety of disciplinary perspectives. Intellectual and creative skills: students should be able to pivot agilely across disciplinary perspectives to survey the scope and scale of human activity and to critically assess the degree to which such activity facilitates happiness or suffering. COURSE READINGS / SCHEDULE Please note that this syllabus may change slightly over the course of the term; when in doubt, please refer to the online version of this document for the most updated version. Week 1: Introduction, History of Happiness Required: Haybron, D. (2013). Chapter 2: What is happiness? In Happiness: A very short introduction (pp. 14-30). Oxford, United Kingdom: Oxford University Press. Joshanloo, M. (2014). Eastern conceptualizations of happiness: Fundamental differences with Western views. Journal of Happiness Studies, 15, 475-493. doi: 10.1007/s10902-013-9431-1. Nussbaum, M. (2008). Who is the happy warrior? Philosophy poses questions to psychology. The Journal of Legal Studies, 37(S2), S81-S113. doi: 10.1086/587438. Weimann, J., Knabe, A., & Schöb, R. (2015). If money doesn’t make us happy, what then? In Measuring happiness: The economics of well-being (pp. 35-56). Cambridge, Massachusetts: MIT Press. Optional: McMahon, D. (2013). The pursuit of happiness in history. In S. A. David, I. Boniwell, & A. C. Ayers (Eds.), Oxford handbook of happiness (pp. 289300). Oxford, United Kingdom: Oxford University Press. Oishi, S., Kesebir, G. S., & Galinh, I. (2013). Concepts of happiness across time and cultures. Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin, 39, 559577. doi: 10.1177/0146167213480042.

Week 2: Alex Voorhoeve Lecture (January 16, 3:30pm to 5pm) and Theories of Well-being (during your normal class time) Required: Epicurus (1954). Letter to Menoeceus. In St. Paul and Epicurus (pp. 187193). Minneapolis: University of Minnesota Press. Heathwood, C. (2006). Desire satisfaction and hedonism. Philosophical Studies, 128, 539-563. Mill, J. S. (1994). Higher and lower pleasures. In P. Singer (Ed.), Ethics (pp. 201–205). New York, NY: Oxford University Press. Nozick, R. (1974). The experience machine. In Anarchy, State, and Utopia (pp. 42-45). New York, NY: Basic Books. Optional: Nagel, T. (1970). Death. Noûs 4, no. 1, pp. 73-80. Voorhoeve, A. (2018). VIII—Epicurus on pleasure, a complete life, and death: A defence. Proceedings of the Aristotelian Society, 118, 3, 225-53. Csikszentmihalyi, M. (1991). Enjoyment and the quality of life. In Flow: The psychology of optimal experience (pp. 43-70). New York, NY: HarperPerennial Parfit, D. (1986). What makes someone’s life go best. In Reasons and persons (pp. 493-502). Oxford, United Kingdom: Clarendon Press. Week 3: Chinese New Year NO CLASS. ENJOY YOUR HOLIDAY! Will hold consultations in lieu of class. Week 4: Suffering Required: CrashCourse (2017, Feb 6). Assisted Death & the Value of Life: Crash Course Philosophy #45 [Video file]. Retrieved from https://youtu.be/3IsloHmKvWA Benatar, D. (2006). How bad is coming into existence? In Better never to have been: The harm of coming into existence. New York, NY: Oxford University Press. Robertson, D. (2013). Premeditation of adversity. In Stoicism and the art of happiness (pp. 144-162). United Kingdom: Hodder & Stoughton.

Sartre, J. (1948). Existentialism and humanism. London, United Kingdom: Methuen & Co. Ltd, excerpts. Optional: Frankl, V. (1992). Man’s search for meaning. Boston, MA: Beacon Press. Hyperbole and a half. (2011, Oct 27) Adventures in depression [Blog post]. Retrieved from http://hyperboleandahalf.blogspot.com/2011/10/adventures-indepression.html. Hyperbole and a half. (2013, May 9) Depression part two [Blog post]. Retrieved from http://hyperboleandahalf.blogspot.com/2013/05/depression-part-two.html. Philosophy Tube. (2019, Jul 27). Men. Abuse. Trauma. | Philosophy Tube [Video file]. Retrieved from https://youtu.be/AeGEv0YVLtw. Week 5: How Religion Frames/Promotes Happiness & Suffering Required: Pals, D. L. (2015). Society as sacred: Émile Durkheim. In Nine theories of religion (pp. 91-103), New York, NY: Oxford University Press. Pals, D. L. (2015). Religion as alienation: Karl Marx. In Nine theories of religion (pp. 131-136), New York, NY: Oxford University Press. Newman, D. B., & Graham, J. (2018). Religion and well-being. In E. Diener, S. Oishi, & L. Tay (Eds.), Handbook of well-being. Salt Lake City, UT: DEF Publishers. DOI:nobascholar.com Optional: Anantharaman, T. R. (2001). The Hindu view on suffering, rebirth, and the overcoming of evil. In Peter Koslowski (ed), The origin and the overcoming of evil and suffering in the world religions (pp. 100-112), Dordrecht, Netherlands: Springer. Aslan A. (2001). The fall and the overcoming of evil and suffering in Islam. In Peter Koslowski (ed), The origin and the overcoming of evil and suffering in the world religions (pp. 24-47), Dordrecht, Netherlands: Springer. Buddha. (1994). The ceasing of woe. In P. Singer (Ed.), Ethics (pp. 183185). New York, NY: Oxford University Press. Catholic Church. (1980). Declaration on euthanasia. London: Catholic Truth Society. Retrieved from

http://www.vatican.va/roman_curia/congregations/cfaith/documents/rc_co n_cfaith_doc_19800505_euthanasia_en.html. Schumm, D., & Stoltzfus, M. (2007). Chronic illness and disability: Narratives of suffering and healing in Buddhism and Christianity. Journal of Religion, Disability & Health, 11, 5-21. Kim-Prieto, C., & Miller, L. (2018). Intersection of religion and subjective well-being. In E. Diener, S. Oishi, & L. Tay (Eds.), Handbook of wellbeing. Salt Lake City, UT: DEF Publishers. DOI:nobascholar.com Week 6: Joanna Bourke Lecture (February 10, 5:30pm to 7pm) No class in lieu of mandatory attendance at lecture, but please do the following reading co-authored by our speaker. Required: Bending, L. (2006). Approximation, suggestion, and analogy: Translating pain into language. The Yearbook of English Studies, 36, Translation, 131-137. Bourke, J. (2013). What is pain? A history "The Prothero Lecture." Transactions of the Royal Historical Society, Sixth Series, 23, 155-173. Week 7: Happiness and Suffering at Work; Economics of Happiness & Suffering Required: Burnett, D. (2018). Working on the brain. In The happy brain. London, United Kingdom: Faber & Faber Ltd. Philosophy Tube. (2019, May 17). Sex Work | Philosophy Tube [Video file]. Retrieved from https://youtu.be/1DZfUzxZ2VU. Nishi, A, Shirado, H., Rand, D. G., & Christakis, N. A. (2015). Inequality and visibility of wealth in experimental social networks. Nature, 526, 426–429. doi: 10.1038/nature15392. Weimann, J., Knabe, A., & Schöb, R. (2015). The economic determinants of happiness. In Measuring happiness: The economics of well-being (pp. 57-73). Cambridge, Massachusetts: MIT Press. Optional: Spicer, A. (2016, Sep 27). You don’t have to be stupid to work here, but it helps [Blog post]. Retrieved from https://aeon.co/essays/you-don-t-haveto-be-stupid-to-work-here-but-it-helps

Pychyl, T. A., Lee, J. M., Thibodeau, R., & Blunt, A. (2000). Five days of emotion: An experience sampling study of undergraduate student procrastination. Journal of Social Behavior and Personality, 15, 239-254. Week 8: Recess Week NO CLASS. Week 9: Midterm Examination NO CLASS. The one-hour midterm examination is held on 6th March 2020 (Friday), 4p.m. Venue: SOE/SOSS Seminar Room 3.3 (G2), Seminar Room 3.4 (G3), or Seminar Room 3.5 (G4). If there are clashes with your other classes’ midterms, please let me know as soon as possible. Week 10: The Science of Happiness and Suffering Required: Burnett, D. (2018). Chemical happiness. In The happy brain. London, United Kingdom: Faber & Faber Ltd. Dunn, E. W., Gilbert, D. T., & Wilson, T. D. (2011). If money doesn’t make you happy, then you probably aren’t spending it right. Journal of Consumer Psychology, 21, 115-125 Seligman, M. (2004). Can happiness be taught? Daedalus, 133, 80-87. doi: 10.1162/001152604323049424. Eisenberger, N. I., Lieberman, M. D., & Williams, K. (2003). Does rejection hurt? An fMRI study of social exclusion. Science, 302, 290-292. doi: 10.1126/science.1089134. Optional: Hanich, J., Wagner, V., Shah, M., Jacobsen, T., & Menninghaus, W. (2014). Why we like to watch sad films. The pleasure of being moved in aesthetic experiences. Psychology of Aesthetics, Creativity, and the Arts, 8, 130–143. doi: 10.1037/a0035690. Hawkes, C. (1992). Endorphins: The basis of pleasure? Journal of Neurology, Neurosurgery and Psychiatry, 55, 247-250. doi: 10.1136/jnnp.55.4.247. Week 11: Vidyamala Burch Lecture (March 20, 5:30pm to 7pm)

No class in lieu of mandatory attendance at lecture, but please do the following reading co-authored by our speaker. Required: Burch, V. (2016). Chapter 7: Meditation and the management of pain. In West, M. A. (Ed.), The psychology of meditation. (pp. -). Oxford, United Kingdom: Oxford University Press. Optional: Kreplin, U. (2018, Jul 9). Does meditation work? [Blog post]. Retrieved from https://aeon.co/essays/can-meditation-really-make-the-world-abetter-place. Week 12: Collective Happiness and Suffering (Field Trip Week) Required: Helliwell, J. F., Huang, H., & Wang, S. (2019). Chapter 2: Changing world happiness. World Happiness Report, 2019. Retrieved from https://s3.amazonaws.com/happiness-report/2019/WHR19.pdf. Radcliff, B. (2013). The democratic pursuit of happiness. In The political economy of human happiness: How voters' choices determine the quality of life (pp. 10-28). New York, NY: Cambridge University Press. Renault, E. (2017). What do we mean by social suffering? In Social suffering: Sociology, psychology, politics (pp. 18-34, M. Dews, Trans.). London, United Kingdom: Rowman & Littlefield International. Week 13: Happiness and Suffering in the Mediated Age Required: Daly, N. (2019). Suffering unseen: The dark truth behind wildlife tourism. National Geographic. Retrieved from https://www.nationalgeographic.com/magazine/2019/06/global-wildlifetourism-social-media-causes-animal-suffering. PocketGamerbiz. (2016, October 3). Let’s go whaling: Tricks for monetising mobile game players with free-to-play. [Video file]. Retrieved from https://youtu.be/xNjI03CGkb4. LastWeekTonight. (2019, March 17). Public shaming: Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (HBO) [Video file]. Retrieved from https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yq7Eh6JTKIg.

Verduyn, P., Ybarra, O., Resibois, M., Jonides, J., & Kross, E. (2017). Do social network sites enhance or undermine subjective well-being? A critical review. Social Issues and Policy Review, 11, 274-302. doi: 10.1111/sipr.12033. Optional: George, E. J. (2018). The pursuit of happiness in the digital age: Using bankruptcy and copyright law as a blueprint for implementing the right to be forgotten in the U.S. The Georgetown Law Journal, 106, 905-932. Manago, A. M., & Vaughn, L. (2015). Social media, friendship, and happiness in the millennial generation. In M. Demir (Ed.), Friendship and happiness: Across the life-span and cultures (pp. 187-206). New York, NY: Springer Science + Business Media. Price, C. (2018, Oct 29). Trapped – the secret ways social media is built to be addictive (and what you can do to fight back). BBC Science Focus Magazine. Retrieved from https://www.sciencefocus.com/futuretechnology/trapped-the-secret-ways-social-media-is-built-to-be-addictiveand-what-you-can-do-to-fight-back/. Sontag, S. (2003). Regarding the pain of others. New York, NY: Farrar, Straus and Giroux. Week 14: Study Break Final paper is due at 5p.m. on Monday, 6 April 2020. COURSE FORMAT Face to face lectures/discussions (approximately 3 hours) will take place every week except on Weeks 2, 6, and 11, when students attend the endowed lectures delivered by Alex Voorhoeve (London School of Economics), Joanna Bourke (University of London-Birkbeck), and Vidyamala Burch (Breathworks). Please RSVP the invite from the Wee Kim Wee Centre for a seat. If you cannot attend the lecture, you may view it online via livestream. The link will be available at https://www.smu.edu.sg/programmes/corecurriculum/course-structure/big-questions. A recording will also be made available one to two days after the lecture. ASSESSMENT MODE The grading for this course is based on 100% Continual Assessment apportioned in the following manner: a. Class Participation – 20% b. Reading Responses – 10% c. Mid-Term Examination – 30% d. Individual Paper – 40%

______________________________ 100% a. Class Participation (20%) – You are encouraged to actively participate in the discussions and activities that take place in class. Good class participation involves actively listening to your instructor and other students during class, joining class discussions, asking helpful questions, and being a good team member during classroom group work. Using a smart device in class for non-class related activities is a distraction for you and everyone else, and will negatively affect your class participation. Details are in the class participation rubric on eLearn. b. Reading Responses (10%) – Starting from Week 2, please submit in eLearn (under Quizzes) one sentence each on three different required readings where (i) in the first sentence, you summarize the central thesis of a reading of your choice (ii) in the second sentence, you highlight some insight that spoke particularly to you in a second reading and why, and (iii) in the third sentence, you pose a question that is triggered by the third reading. Weeks for which there is an endowed lecture (i.e., Weeks 2, 6, and 11), you may use either the readings or the lecture. Reading responses are due 24 hours before class each week, except for weeks for endowed lectures, in which case reading responses are due on the Saturday of that week. If you’re unsure about the deadlines, please refer to eLearn (under Quizzes). These responses will be graded on a PASS/FAIL basis. Responses submitted by the deadline will be awarded full marks. Responses submitted within 24 hours after the deadline will get half the marks. Responses submitted more than 24 hours after the deadline will not be graded. Answers that are not submitted in good faith (e.g., “NIL” or “No comments”) will be graded as FAIL. c. Mid-Term Examination (30%) – The mid-term is held on 6th March 2020 (Friday, Week 9). This will be a one-hour exam on locked-down browser. Students will respond to an essay prompt on eLearn. Assessment rubric will be made available on eLearn in Week 3. d. Individual Paper (40%) – Students will work independently to submit a term paper of no more than 2,500 words. Cover page, visual aids (e.g., diagrams), and reference list are excluded from the word count. A choice of topics with corresponding assessment rubric will be made available on eLearn in Week 3. A template (for formatting) will also be available then. The paper is due before 5 p.m. on Monday of Week 14. Consultation slots for guidance on the Individual Paper will be between Weeks 10 and 12. Late submissions will not be accepted. Plagiarism will be severely penalized.

ASSIGNMENT FORMAT AND ACADEMIC INTEGRITY All written assignments are to be submitted in double-spaced typing along with a total word count, using the APA referencing style of citations, and a written anti-plagiarism declaration. There is a policy of zero tolerance for late submission (except in exceptional circumstances) and for non-submission of assignments. ACCESSIBILITY AND ACCOMMODATIONS SMU strives to make learning experiences accessible for all. If you anticipate or experience physical or academic barriers due to disability, please let me know immediately. You are also welcome to contact the university's disability support team if you have questions or concerns about academic accommodations: [email protected]. Accessible tables in our seminar room are available for students who require them. EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS FOR TEACHING AND LEARNING (EPTL) As part of emergency preparedness, Instructors may conduct lessons online via the WebEx platform during the term, to prepare students for online learning. During an actual emergency, students will be notified to access the WebEx platform for their online lessons. The class schedule will mirror the current face-to-face class timetable unless otherwise stated. COPYRIGHT INFRINGEMENT Please note that only copyright holders are entitled to reproduce their work, publish their work, perform their work in public, communicate their work to the public and make an adaption of their work. Hence, making course materials (owned by the faculty) available for sale or posting such works on websites for gain, is strictly prohibited. Disciplinary action will be taken against those found infringing copyright....