Professor of Philosophy
Ripon College
300 Seward Street
Ripon, WI 54971
(920) 748-8131

E-mail: CopeKastenV@ripon.edu

Education

• B.A., Lawrence University
• Ph.D. in philosophy, University of Michigan-Ann Arbor

Awards and Honors

• James Underkofler Award for Excellence in Undergraduate Teaching, 2000
• May Bumby Severy Award for Outstanding Teaching (three times)

Areas of Interest

• Chinese philosophy
• Philosophy of religion
• Loneliness
• The meaning of life

Recent Publications

• "Loneliness: A Common Fate for Philosophy and Terrorism?" in "Comparative Philosophy and Religion in Times of Terror," ed. Douglas Allen (Lexington Books, 2006)
• "Meeting Chinese Philosophy" in "An Introduction to Chinese Culture Through the Family," ed. Howard Giskin and Bettye S. Walsh (SUNY, 2001)

Courses Taught

• PHIL 120   Introduction to Philosophy
• PHIL 222   Religion, Different Religions and the Truth
• PHIL 286   Sports, Religion and the Arts
• PHIL 290   Reality and Knowledge
• PHIL 342   Chinese Philosophical Traditions
• PHIL 344   Indian Philosophical Traditions
• PHIL 491   Senior Statement