Grief and Human Flourishing

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This course examines the philosophical, theological, and political dimensions of grief, and investigates grief as a site of love and a powerful social force that facilitates meaning making and solidarity. We will interrogate the negative cultural conception of vulnerability with respect to grief and explore the different forms of and approaches to grief. We will explore questions of: What are we living for? What is the role of grief in the good life? What is the relationship between grief and human flourishing? What are the various losses, beyond death, that we grieve? This course examines four themes with respect to grief: Death, Displacement, Climate, and Culture/Identity.