The Department of Philosophy & Religion Studies @ UNT fosters interdisciplinarity and innovation throughout our curricula, research centers and projects. We are proud to be home both to the nation's first Master's Program in the field of Environmental Ethics as well as the leading Doctoral Program in Environmental Philosophy. We are also home to the Center for Environmental Philosophy and its journal, Environmental Ethics, as well as the Center for the Study of Interdisciplinarity and the Sub-Antarctic Biocultural Conservation Program.

Student Spotlight

Shan Gao
Shan Gao’s research interests include environmental ethics, Daoism and sustainability, wilderness and conservation, environmental aesthetics, and...

Faculty Spotlight

Pankaj Jain
His research and teaching interests include Religion and Ecology, Indian films, and Religions and Cultures of South Asia and South Asian Diaspora in...