GREAT professor! By far the most passionate and clear one I have ever had. The essays were easy, the TA's told you exactly what to write for each prompt. Final prompts were given ahead of time. Take this class with Holden!!

GREAT professor. By far one of the most passionate and clear professors I have ever had. Reading isn't necessary and TA's go over exactly to write for papers. Final prompt was given before hand. Take this class!

Really recommend this class. Interesting material, and Holden is a great prof. Reading are necessary because he goes over them in class. Most important thing is go to class, pay attention and take notes. If you do, you'll learn a lot and do well in the course.

Such an amazing professor. Best I have had this year easy. He loves what he does. Very passionate. Lectures were always a lot of fun. His theatrics were awesome. The papers were so much fun to write since the topics were interesting. Amir Saemi is an EXCELLENT TA. Felt very prepared for the final. I recommend this class to everyone. He's hot.

Amazing. Had a lot of fun in his class. He took an otherwise boring subject and made it interesting. He's pretty easy on the eyes, too ;) Not too much reading, one midterm, one term paper, and a final.

Funny. Lectures are online. Papers require ****ting skills or TIME/effort depending on TA. Material is interesting. Reading is helpful but Bennet translations are better, and Holden's own words are better for final. Wants you to shut up ASAP. not afraid to embarrass you in front of class if you talk. very direct.

Great teacher, fair grader, love the accent

Witty British professor knows the material like the back of his hand.

this guy is smart,and knows his stuff. the class is very interesting and made me switch from comp sci.he doesnt kiss students asses and when someone comes up with a stupid idea,or challenge,if it doesn't make sense he wont just let it slide like most profs.he'll shoot u down.hard to get an A.I knew EVERYTHING and got a B+.A- on 1st essay, B+ on 2nd

Holden is crystal clear in his explanations - he is also one those professors who has the uncanny ability to anticipate the problems you are having. He can explain away any of the discrepancies between the material and your thoughts. He grades very fairly-his courses are difficult only because the material is difficult and he won't inflate grades

Concise and energetic lectures. Stimulated class discussion well. Humor is desert-dry in the way that only Brits can be. Not given to long, tangential forays like many Phil professors. One of the best the Phil department here has!

The clarity in which he presents the material (not always the easiest material to digest by the way) is second to none. Great lectures, very organized,and very helpful. One of the best professors I have ever encountered.

Professor Holden presented the course material in a very interesting, intelligent manner that made me genuinely enjoy coming to his class. He's a smart guy and he takes time to get to know the students he's teaching. Overall, I would definitely recommend.

This is a professor with charisma and style. His was one of the few classes in which my mind never wandered. Holden really brings dead philosophers back to life. He has a very British sense of humour, and injects dry often subtle jokes into all of his lectures. Great guy, great course, I would recommend him for any *serious* philosophy student.

He is very clear and fair. He does have expectations, but they are reasonable.

Holden is a great professor. Many find him tough, but he makes his expectations very clear, and so you have no excuses if you don't deliver. He is remarkably articulate and knowledgable about the issues under discussion, and brings the material to life. Great sense of humor too.

He grades papers pretty hard, but tries to scare you at the beginning by saying he is harder than he actually is. Final was super easy. Lectures are somewhat interesting, but they are online, which means you don't have to take any notes. Not necessarily the easies or best class, but not too bad.

Prof. Holden has created the best of all possible courses on Leibniz! What is an otherwise esoteric and complex topic was made approachable, thanks to his highly organized and enthusiastic teaching style. I'd recommend him to any serious student of philosophy.

Loved going to class just to see the TAs suck up and laugh at his extremely British intellectual jokes. Most organized professor I've ever had, but make sure your TA isn't Craig because he's completely incompetent.

Great phil professor. Engaging, clear and organized. He gives you questions on exams in advance and is very willing to help. He keeps a great balance between lecture and discussion. He seems to really care about what the students have to say and always finds a way to clearly link it to his lecture. And I just love witty british guys

Holden was a great professor for Phil20c and will actually keep you awake during lectures. He takes a very active role in teaching, extremely prepared with Powerpoints and presented theories pretty objectively. One of the best Phil profs out there, and a good class. Grade depends on TA, but paper topics not too bad. Oh, and English accent.

Very engaging and lucid teaching style; more organized and systematic than other phil profs. Genuinely attentive towards students' understanding. Materials were appropriate and relevant to current affairs in int'l relations. Somewhat tough grading, but not a problem if you put in the effort proactively. (Took this class S'05 but forgot to rate.)