Sunday, August 10, 2025

PHIL 1610 (Western Religions)

                                                                  WESTERN RELIGIONS


Instructor: Joseph Miller
dysangelista@gmail.com
office hours by appointment


This course offers a comparative study of the history, ritual, theology, and ethical beliefs that underlie the major Western religions (Zoroastrianism, Judaism, Christianity, Islam, and their many offshoots). It explores similarities & differences amongst these faiths, examining primary sources & sacred texts, as well as the unique beliefs & practices of each tradition.

      COURSE TEXTS.

Miguel de Unamuno y Jugo, Life in the Tragic Sense.


    COURSE RESOURCES.

style guide (for writing course essays)





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Friday, January 3, 2020

LATN 1010

BEGINNING LATIN I

Instructor: Joseph Miller
dysangelista@gmail.com
office hours by appointment

In this course, students will begin learning the Latin language, studying grammar and starting to translate simple poetry and prose. The course will train students in the art of close reading, allowing them to strengthen their understanding of grammar, syntax, and word formation. Students will also develop their unique interests in Roman culture and thought.


          COURSE RESOURCES

current syllabus, Wheelock, chs. 1-5; Wheelock, chs. 6-10; Wheelock, chs. 11-15.

first midterm exam.

final recitation: 3 PM on Wednesday, December 10th, in our classroom.

The Latin Library                                                               another copy: Lewis & Short. 
Livius (articles on ancient history)
L. Amadeus Ranierius reads Cicero, In Catilinam i.
L. Amadeus Ranierius reads Virgil i.1-57.
L. Amadeus Ranierius explains how to read Latin.
A Latin reading of Genesis i.
A beautiful Latin rendition of Miserere mei (music by Gregorio Allegri).
The famous 'Ode to Fortune' from the Carmina Burana (music by Carl Orff).
Gaudete & Salva Nos rendered by the Medieval Baebes.
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Thursday, December 22, 2016

PHIL 2050 (Ethics & Values)

ETHICS & VALUES

Instructor: Joseph Miller
dysangelista@gmail.com
office hours by appointment

This course challenges students (1) to explore and clarify their own values as individual human beings; (2) to read works of philosophy, literature, religion, and history critically, with a goal of understanding the foundations of human moral perspectives that inform their values and the values of others around them; and (3) to read, study, research, discuss, and write about difficult ethical issues. The course focuses on issues that incorporate perennial human struggles—good versus evil, justice versus injustice, equality versus inequality—and emphasizes the necessity of defining and examining happiness and values in the process of negotiating such struggles. Students will apply insights gained from the course to their own lives, their own struggles.


          COURSE TEXTS.

Ernst Jünger, The Wilderness Way. 
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