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PHIL0156 with Steven Viner3 days ago

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

Chill and RelaxedConstant ReadingEasy Grading
5hrs / week Some difficulty Extremely high value Would take again
PHIL0156 with Steven Viner10 days ago

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.

Chill and RelaxedEasy GradingNo Exams
4hrs / week Average difficulty Average value Would not take again
PHIL0214 with Heidi Grasswick11 days ago

This was my first philosophy class, and overall I had a positive experience. I especially enjoyed reading The Double Helix, and the writing prompts throughout the course were thoughtful and engaging. While some of the readings felt a bit heavy at times, the class was fair in terms of workload, and Professor Grasswick is a chill grader, which made things less stressful. I didn’t always find the discussions exciting, but I think that’s more because I’m not super passionate about philosophy. That said, the professor was kind, approachable, and created a relaxed classroom environment. Honestly, based on her ratings, I expected something different—but she was much better than I had heard. It’s a chill class overall.

This was my first philosophy class, and overall I had a positive experience. I especially enjoyed reading The Double Helix, and the writing prompts throughout the course were thoughtful and engaging. While some of the readings felt a bit heavy at times, the class was fair in terms of workload, and Professor Grasswick is a chill grade …Read more

Fast-PacedConstant ReadingFair Grading
3hrs / week Very difficulty Very low value Would not take again
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