In addition, we will explore its socio-political and cultural dimensions. Prerequisite: HIS 201/RPH 201, or permission of instructor. Same as HIS 355. RPH 362 ENVIRONMENTAL ETHICS / 3 credits Readings in environmental ethics. The course will address the ways western and non-western philosophies have shaped understanding of the environment and responses to environmental problems. Some of the philosophical traditions discussed will be utilitarianism, libertarianism, Christianity, Hinduism and Deep Ecology. Among the problems discussed will be overpopulation, global warming and various plans for addressing environmental needs. Prerequisite: 100level RPH course or RPH 201 or 202. RPH 365 TOPICS IN RELIGION / 3 credits Study in such areas as biblical interpretation, systematic and historical theology, and world religions. Prerequisite: permission of instructor. RPH 370 TOPICS IN PHILOSOPHY / 3 credits Study in such areas as philosophical psychology and philosophical perspectives on various contemporary moral problems. Prerequisite: permission of instructor. RPH 399 RELIGION AND PHILOSOPHY INTERNATIONAL STUDIES COURSE: Variable topics / 1 credit Studies of varying topics in religion and philosophy, including a twoweek Nichols trip. Prerequisites will vary depending upon course topic. RPH 410 VIRTUE ETHICS / 3 credits The study of virtue, beginning with Aristotle’s Doctrine of the Golden Mean and including Greek tragedy, current scholarship in virtue theory, and other literature and artistic works connected to different understandings of virtue and to educating people to live virtuously. Prerequisites: RPH 201 or permission of the instructor. RPH 415 PLATO SEMINAR / 3 credits “Know thyself,” “an unexamined life is not worth living,” “nothing to excess.” Most Westerners have heard these expressions and know something about the Golden Age of Greece. Plato lived in the greatest democratic society in the world. He watched as ignorance, lust, pride, greed, delusion, arrogance, and self-absorption led to the collapse of Athens. Plato’s dialogues describe Athens “before the fall,” so that future generations will learn from the Athenians’ mistakes and dedicate themselves to living in ways that preserve intellectual and political freedom. Prerequisites: Junior or senior standing, RPH 201 or permission of the instructor. RPH 450 INDEPENDENT STUDY / variable credit Concentrated study in selected fields. RPH 460 PRACTICUM / variable credit RPH 480 ADVANCED SEMINAR IN RELIGION OR PHILOSOPHY / 3 credits This course is an advanced study of a topic(s) or person(s) in Religion and/or Philosophy. The course will allow RPH majors and minors to engage in in-depth study that will integrate knowledge and methods gained from previous study in RPH. Topics will reflect areas of interest agreed upon by students and the lead professor. Prerequisites: junior or senior class standing, at least 12 hour of RPH, or by permission of instructor.
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