Philosophy

Grasswick is a really nice lady. The course moves fast. I remember missing a few days because of extenuating circumstances and waking up a few days later in cold sweats. I have a very developed background in philosophy already, so perhaps I already had the mental benefits of logic that most people cite, but I found it all very inapplicable. You will learn how to write and read formal logic problems (VERY SIMILAR TO MATH) for formal logic tests. Beyond that, I don't know. If you like math, maybe this will be Soduku for your brain. Just prepare yourself for the very tough grading (probably the hardest of any course I have taken) and some moments where the difficulty spikes. To reiterate though, Grasswick is a kind soul who will try her best.

Grasswick is a really nice lady. The course moves fast. I remember missing a few days because of extenuating circumstances and waking up a few days later in cold sweats. I have a very developed background in philosophy already, so perhaps I already had the mental benefits of logic that most people cite, but I found it all very inappl …Read more

I did not enjoy this course. I had never taken a philosophy course before, but I think a lot of folks in the class would agree it was not great. Each class we basically looked at a different philosopher/reading, and never stayed on the same topic for more than a day or two. Thus, I feel like I didn't really learn a whole lot. The professor wasn't the most effective lecturer, but she did summarize most readings. Readings were dense but manageable, I definitely didn't do all of them. She spent a lot of time saying the same thing over and over but with slightly different wording each time, which made things confusing. She'd sometimes say that certain views or interpretations were outright wrong, but never really explained why. Kind of an unexpectedly harsh grader, but she is a very nice person who's willing to help and be flexible. I really didn't like the format of evaluations - although assessments were take home essays, they were far too short to convey and prove what we had learned in class. A midterm should be more than 500 works I feel like.

I did not enjoy this course. I had never taken a philosophy course before, but I think a lot of folks in the class would agree it was not great. Each class we basically looked at a different philosopher/reading, and never stayed on the same topic for more than a day or two. Thus, I feel like I didn't really learn a whole lot. The …Read more

This professor is by far the worst person on the planet. I would sometimes hope not to wake up in the morning so that I would not have to take her class. She is all over the place, and makes sassy comments on your papers. You either agree with everything she says or you are going to get below a B-. She is awful at lecturing, she is rarely available during office hours. How does someone like this get hired here. 1/5 stars, and the one star is because it was over zoom and I did not have to be in the same room as this individual.

This professor is by far the worst person on the planet. I would sometimes hope not to wake up in the morning so that I would not have to take her class. She is all over the place, and makes sassy comments on your papers. You either agree with everything she says or you are going to get below a B-. She is awful at lecturing, she is r …Read more