He's a mediocre lecturer and has strange rules about handing in papers. I'm not sure he is a great representation of the quality of the philosophy department either. there is very little original thought required for this class which is certainly not what philosophy should be. I wouldn't go so far as to say don't take him, just be ready to be bored

His lectures were mostly clarification of the assigned readings, which is really helpful in a class where the readings can sometimes be difficult or confusing. Final and midterm were very straightforward. Provided study guide with vocab and potential essay questions that were identical to the tests. Essay's were a bit more difficult

Wouldn't recommend this class. Have to buy a reader and a small book altogether 40 dollars. 2 essays with a completely different format of a regular essay. Readings hard to understand and a three question quiz on the readings every week. Hard material in general not a super clear lecturer.

Decent professor, just somewhat boring lectures. class isn't hard as long as you go to lectures or do the readings.

Probably my favorite professor. Super personable and always very clear and very helpful. He also makes the occasional joke or witty comment that makes class interesting. As long as you go to lecture, you will pass.

This class was extremely boring for me and I quickly realized that I could skip lectures and still do well. Zylstra kind of talked every easy concept to death which is why I avoided lecture. If you have a good TA, lecture isn't really necessary at all. No tests, just three papers and a final. If you email the professor he is SUPER helpful. Nice guy