The best aspects of this course included the opportunity to learn about metaphysics and epistemology, the sections that aided students in understanding the material, and the course content that was delivered both coherently and chronologically. Students also appreciated the instructor’s engaging and often humorous demeanor. Some students felt that the required amount of reading was excessive for an introductory course. Suggestions included providing students with a brief but comprehensive overview of the material and making a set of specific questions available before section. Prospective students should know that the material in this class is intriguing and thought-provoking, but that the workload is time-consuming and dense.

This cool and laid back professor taught his students about many important philosophers and pushed the class to ask questions despite the large class size. Students enjoyed the luxury of only having to complete two papers and a take home final. However, there was an uneven distribution of focus on certain philosophers and students didn’t agree with this. It was also pointed out that the course was disorganized and didn’t fol ow the syl abus. Suggestions for improvement include: a more focused plan for class periods, an even amount of time spent on each subject, and a change in the way discussions are run. Prospective students should know that this course wil be boring if they are not interested in philosophy.

The best aspects of this course included the opportunity for students to learn about interesting, thought provoking concepts. Some students felt lectures moved too fast and the overall course was intellectually chal enging. This course could be improved by incorporating secondary sources on philosophy for students to better understand ideas, and spending more time on difficult theories and concepts in class. Prospective students should know this lecture based course requires a lot of reading. Students are encouraged to take thorough notes in class and work hard on papers wel before the due date.