Thought this class would be an easy A, but for a class composed primarily of freshman, the TAs were tough graders. I would use the book we were instructed to read as points for my argument in my essay and the TA would dock off points because it was 'wrong', even though the required textbook backed it up. Her lectures are very boring too.

Took this class because it was supposed to be an easy A--it wasn't, mainly because of how painfully boring every lecture was. Her lectures are essentially the exact same as the textbook readings. The essay prompts are very clear, but the TA's grade somewhat harshly, somehow expecting you to create more content out of the few fragments that exist.

Prof Tsouna is a lovely person, and I think her upper divs would be fun-- but her lectures for this class were dull/hard to follow. She does attendance w/ iClicker, but you can log it from home. If you read the textbook, go to section, and send your essays to the TA before submitting it's an easy A. Evan Green is a great TA if you can get him.

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.

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.

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-.