Human Flourishing in a Digital Age

COMPSCI 247S

The digital age has enhanced human life in many ways: communication is faster, medicine is better, and our knowledge of the world is deeper. But it has also changed the nature of work, society, and our sense of well-being, and raised fundamental questions about the meaning and purpose of human life. This course asks what it means for humans to flourish in a digital age. It considers how new technologies through the centuries have impacted human flourishing, making certain aspects easier and others harder, and perhaps even altering our conception of what flourishing looks like. Our ultimate goal is to ponder together how we should practically live in today's digital age. For sophomores only.

Prerequisites

Reserved for sophomores

Curriculum Codes
  • EI
  • STS
  • CZ
Cross-Listed As
  • ETHICS 247S
Typically Offered
Fall Only