John Spackman

I really enjoyed this class, Professor Spackman is really enthusiastic and super knowledgable on the material. The reading is also fascinating, I mean it gets dense and some of the concept's get difficult to wrap your head around, but going into these rabbit holes for me was really cool. Also, being at Midd, the class discussions were great because everyone is really smart and they have some great perspectives on it. So the discussions were really awesome. Of course being a Philosophy class, there is some intense writing and going through some complicated ideas to express what you want to, but other than that those peaks, I found the class manageable. Just pace yourself with the reading and when writing the essays, brainstorm your ideas ahead of time and go talk to Professor Spackman and he'll help you shape it. Overall, I would really recommend this class, I got a lot out of it.

I really enjoyed this class, Professor Spackman is really enthusiastic and super knowledgable on the material. The reading is also fascinating, I mean it gets dense and some of the concept's get difficult to wrap your head around, but going into these rabbit holes for me was really cool. Also, being at Midd, the class discussions wer …Read more

While the content was at times confusing, Professor Spackman was aware of this and really made sure to present the info in a way that was understandable. I feel like the class is really what you make of it; it is easy to get by without doing any of the readings, but is very interesting and rewarding if you are fully engaged with the material.

Lots of reading for this class, but Spackman covers almost everything in it during the lectures, so it's kind of optional. One short easy in class quiz, a take home final, and a few papers which are not too bad but hard to get over an a- on. Discussions are interesting if everyone is prepared to talk, otherwise they can kinda drag on. Each student must lead one of the discussions in a group at some point

Lots of reading for this class, but Spackman covers almost everything in it during the lectures, so it's kind of optional. One short easy in class quiz, a take home final, and a few papers which are not too bad but hard to get over an a- on. Discussions are interesting if everyone is prepared to talk, otherwise they can kinda drag on …Read more