Students praised the course for its overview of German philosophy, which affected the way students thought about life. Issues with the course included a complaint from students that the course had a heavy workload, and other students saying the requirement to read a book a week was too much. Suggestions for improvement included wishing the course met more frequently in order to discuss readings. Others wished the course cut down on the number of readings so students could focus more on the ones that remained. Prospective students should know that no prior experience with philosophy was necessary for success in the course. Students did find the course had a heavy workload but multiple students thought the course was intellectual y chal enging enough to make it worthwhile.

The best aspect of the course was that it was discussion based, al owing the instructor and students to interact with each other. The lectures were found to be fascinating, and the lecturers always seemed to be wel prepared. Students found the worst aspect of the course to be the heavy readings. As far as suggestions, students would like to make discussions more engaging amongst the entire class. Prospective students should know that it is imperative to do the readings, as class discussions wil be almost impossible without having done so.