From Thales to Aristotle.

No Prerequisites

5

Units

Optional

Grading

1, 2, 3

Passtime

None

Level Limit

Letters and science

College
GEs Area E Euro Trad Writing
Voula Tsouna
3.8
43 reviews
SH 5617
W
08:00 AM - 08:50 AM
29 / 30

SH 5617
W
09:00 AM - 09:50 AM
29 / 30

SH 5617
T
13:00 PM - 13:50 PM
29 / 30

SH 5617
T
14:00 PM - 14:50 PM
29 / 30

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PHIL 20A Tsouna V Fall 2019 Total: 112
PHIL 20A Tsouna V Fall 2018 Total: 103
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3.8
PHIL20A . 4 Years Ago

Tsouna is a incredibly knowledgeable of her field and holds students to a high standard because of that. However, she recognizes the difficulty of her class and offers a lot of grade bumps, too. The graded assignments are really just some essays and a final, so make sure you start those in advance and you're fine.

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PHIL20A . 7 Years Ago

Very passionate about philosophy and has lectures well ordered. she is engaging and allows people to ask question in class despite the large size of the class. The papers were tough, but the grades really depended on the TA. The average on the first paper was a C+ and the second a C-. I love philosophy so I've done well so far, but Voula helped.

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PHIL20A . 7 Years Ago

Tsouna was a nice lady and meant well, but it just didn't work out. Lectures always seem disorganized, dry, and it was almost impossible to take notes because she'd just talk in circles. You can find all the textbooks online for free, and the final is open book. I didn't go to lecture or read at all in the second half of the course and got an A-.

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PHIL20A . 8 Years Ago

She made the coursework very interesting but she is a very slow talker (that can be a good thing and a bad thing, I guess). I learned a lot more in section because we broke down the larger concepts she goes through in class.

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20A . 9 Years Ago

Two major essays regarding themes and ideas from readings, so don't forget to read. She's very sweet but can sometimes have hard-to-read handwriting. Don't be scared to ask questions, she's very nice.

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PHIL20A . 10 Years Ago

The class is pretty confusing and even the TA's don't know what is going on at times. Tsouna's accent is thick and takes a while to get used to and she just talks in circles sometimes. It's not a ridiculously hard class, but is not a great one nonetheless. If you want a semi-easy class this one is, but I don't really recommend it.

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