This course considers the place of love and friendship in the context of "living well": what it means to live an ethical and fulfilling life. We will focus on five thinkers for whom love and friendship are central to their philosophy: Aristotle, Epicurus, Marcel, Irigaray, and hooks. Topics courses are 2 or 4 credit, in-depth, thematic courses that may be repeated for credit under a different theme. May be repeated up to two times for a maximum of 12 credits.