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What Does It Mean to Live a Good Life?

What Does It Mean to Live a Good Life? The Psychology and Philosophy of Human Flourishing CATEGORY: PHILOSOPHY & THE ART OF LIVING Central question: Is a successful life necessarily a good life? Bring together philosophical perspectives from Aristotle, Stoicism,...

The Psychology of Being Wrong

The Psychology of Being Wrong: Why Changing Our Minds Is So Difficult CATEGORY: COGNITIVE PSYCHOLOGY & HUMAN BEHAVIOR Central question: Why do intelligent people sometimes defend beliefs even when confronted with contradictory evidence? Examine cognitive...

The Psychology of Happiness

. The Psychology of Happiness: Why Getting What We Want Doesn’t Always Make Us Happy CATEGORY: HAPPINESS & HUMAN FLOURISHING Central question: Why do people who achieve their goals sometimes remain dissatisfied? Examine the distinction between pleasure,...

The Invisible Forces That Shape Our Lives

The Invisible Forces That Shape Our Lives: Are We Really Thinking for Ourselves? CATEGORY: SELF-AWARENESS & CRITICAL THINKING Central question: How much of what we believe is actually the product of independent thought? Explore how family, education, religion,...