Steven Viner

Viner is great! I highly recommend this class to anyone looking for an easy introduction to philosophical arguments. The class discussions are always extremely entertaining, and there's plenty of room to voice your opinion and debate contemporary moral issues. His grading is very lenient. I've seen many other comments mention that he doesn't teach you how to write, and to his credit, nowhere in the course description does it say that this class is focused on writing skills. Instead, he teaches you how to formulate arguments, identify counterclaims, understand different opinions, and explore various moral perspectives. This course was extremely fun, and Viner also allows you to miss around four classes without penalty.

Viner is great! I highly recommend this class to anyone looking for an easy introduction to philosophical arguments. The class discussions are always extremely entertaining, and there's plenty of room to voice your opinion and debate contemporary moral issues. His grading is very lenient. I've seen many other comments mention that he …Read more

Professor Viner is a really nice person and clearly very smart person. I was not a fan of his teaching style. There is not much structure to his lectures which end up mostly being discussion based. However, the essay prompts are straightforward and, as long as you do the reading, are easy to write about.

Your grade for this class is almost entirely based on 9 600 word essays that you write throughout the semester. If you are not a good writer do not take this course because Viner won't teach you how to become a better writer. That said, he tends to ramble in class and the lecture are pretty boring. This is a good course for checking off the distribution requirement. I wouldn't otherwise take it. (Spring 2025).

Your grade for this class is almost entirely based on 9 600 word essays that you write throughout the semester. If you are not a good writer do not take this course because Viner won't teach you how to become a better writer. That said, he tends to ramble in class and the lecture are pretty boring. This is a good course for checking …Read more