This class was dealthy boring. Professor Langsam is a cutie pie but the material at times is very bland. The marks consist of 4 papers (first 30%, second 30%, third and fourth (due at same time) 30%) and 10% for discussion. Creativity with the papers is a no go for this class. Simple, mundane thinking is what this course requires!

If you are going to take this class DO NOT get Benjamin Richards as your TA. He is a weird dude and not very helpful. Class discussions were non existant largely due to the fact that Ben likes to shut people down so everyone eventually stops talking. However, discussions are a good time to check e-mails, facebook, read the newspaper, etc.

There are much better phil courses avaliable. If you can take something else, do it.

Great intro to philosophy for those who are not comfortable with the subject. Easy going professor, funny lecturer at times, dry at other points. Two 5-7 page papers, two 2-3 page papers. Not bad at all.

Do this class for the second writing requirement. You have to write two 6-8 page papers and two 3-5. The discussions arent hard, and lecture is reasonably interesting, Langsam just overviews different topics you can expand on in your papers

Craig (TA) is great.
The papers take a lot of thought but the class overall is interesting and worth it

Langsams lectures can get boring unless you like philosophy but there are no midterms/finals so that is nice. The papers are VERY toughly graded so be careful as its your entire grade. Its a nice way to get rid of your second writing requirement though

You don't really have to do the readings for this class until you write the paper. There are two 7-8 page papers and two 3-5 page papers. You just have to read a section or two to write a paper and taking notes in class helps a lot. You don't even have to go to class, but I always come back because Langsam is so emphatic about the topic of Human Nature

The lectures are interesting, and there are no tests. The class is based on 4 essays you write and class participation in your discussion section. There is a lot of reading, but you can get by with skimming or making up the readings.

langsam is really into his lecture. the topics are pretty interesting although sometimes you might fall asleep during lectures. you only really need to buckle down and read when it comes to papers.

I really enjoyed this class. The Professor is kind of quirky, but you can tell that he really enjoys the class and the topic. There are 4 papers, two 6-8 pages and two 3-5 pages. No final. If you write over 20 pages, it fills the 2nd writing requirement. Also, my TA was amazing! He was always willing to work with you on papers. He would even look over outlines and drafts. So if you take him up on that, he will pretty much walk you through the whole process. Overall, very worthwhile. Interesting subject and fills both the humanities and 2nd writing requirement. Would definitely recommend it.

Professor Langsam is very quirky. He's definitely enthusiastic about the topic and is very energetic while he lectures. Reading is not necessary. He covers all the points and elaborates on them during lecture. My TA was the bomb. He was funny and informative during discussions. He even offers to look over outlines/drafts for the papers before they are due, which was immensely helpful.