I still don't have my grade. I'm upset because this is literally the last PHIL course I needed to take for my major. I wanted to declare early and nowwwww idk I have a NG now. The Prof was genuinely unprepared most of the time. Pretty sure half the class dropped. The class was repetitive, would have been better with a diff Prof.

Lectures are not helpful, and the notes given along with the reading are disorganized. The course depends heavily on self-study, but the essays are fine as long as one finishes the readings. The most annoying part is that grades are released after the registered ddl without any announcement and with no clear score displayed for one essay and final.

The TA was a logician who graded papers as if there was a numerical scale you could use to evaluate philosophical understanding. Miss one minor concept, and boom, it goes from A to C. Lectures were so removed from the readings that they felt like separate ideas despite being about the reading. Also missed the grade deadline?? All-around messy class

Sent us an email that was very unprofessional towards T.A. because he gave us an "unauthorized extension," implied that he lied about it, and let us know there would be no further extensions in the course, then gave an extension on the next paper. Has now used an unauthorized extension herself in terms of submitting our grades after the deadline.

Not only is this prof easily the worst lecturer I've ever had, but he is also extremely rude and degrading. Our TA screwed up and he sent out a very passive aggressive and unprofessional email to our class singling him out. The TA may have been at fault, but he's trying his best and cares about the students. He did not deserve that humilitation.

Unprofessional. Sent mass email about a mistake our TA made and was very rude about it, singling him out. Our TA plays a critical role in the course and should be shown more respect. Singling him out was unprofessional, and if there is something behind the scenes going on between the two she should consult w/ him or UCSB admin.

Rude and unprofessional behavior towards students. Do not take

snore…. snore…. yaaawn…. if you value your sanity stay far far away from these lectures… they put a sleeping curse on all who must bear to listen… young traveler, i am lucky to have escaped with an A and my life…. oh god he's going in circles again, i can't resist… must fall asleep… god save me…. Zzzzzzzzz

kind of a weird person. i was expecting a full 10 week metaphysics class but got 8 weeks of metaphysics at which point the class devolved into a gender theory class that was completely unrelated to metaphysics. the saving grace of the class was the GOAT TA Wade Fu

His lectures are all over the place, he spends very little time on important topics and then spends too much time on other things. He's really vague on assignments, so you'll rely on your TA for most of that. He doesn't take kindly to questions and refuses to accept viewpoints other than his own. He clearly knows philosophy but sucks as a teacher.

honestly worst lecturer ever. He goes in circles even if you like the topic you can't understand anything he is saying. His voice in lecture isn't clear, and his lectures are extremely hard to follow and very frustrating. If you take this class you have to self study to pass. Extremely difficult because lectures don't help at all.

Worst lecturer Ive ever had, goes in circles all class.

The first paper I wrote for him was well thought out and really discussed the different angles of the theories studied. I got a C-, so for the second paper, I dumbed it all down and regurgitated what he said how he said it. Got an A on that one. His lectures are streams of consciousness and he just wants to hear his own opinions in your papers.

Falvey is an interesting guy. Really great in office hours, but is lectures are god awful. I'm currently a philosophy major and I absolutely despised this class. That being said the material is clear if you pay attention and focus on the handouts.

I admit, Kevin Falvey himself is not an awful professor, but the structure of his essays are what make this class so bad. In the essays, you are given five questions regarding the class material, and you basically have to regurgitate everything you were taught. No creativity, no side choosing, just passively saying exactly what Falvey said.

You never knew what you were going to get with Professor's Falvey's lectures, they ranged anywhere from invigorating and fascinating; to out right boring, tangential, overly technical and convoluted, and unclear. The readings sometimes gave insight, other times they just got in the way of the lectures. If you miss class, your grade will pay

You basically have to go to the lectures to know anything taught in this class. Lectures are very stream of consciousness but he gives out outlines of the lectures so it's easy to follow (if you don't get bored). Go to office hours, both Falvey's and your TA's, to know what they're looking for on the midterm papers (2 worth 30% each) and final.

The worst professor I've had in four years across almost all of the departments at UCSB. He lectures in a string of consciousness, unprepared, rushed style. Condescending towards students. Interrupts them before they even finish asking questions. Unwillingly to adjust his teaching for differences in level of knowledge or experience between students

I had him for Philosophy of Mind and the Philosophy of Descartes. I must say that while the former class was his specialty which made it interesting, the latter proved to me that he was a lackluster professor when lecturing on material outside his specialty. Quiet, unintelligible, and extremely disorganized, office looks like a hurricane came thru

Need to adapt to his lecture style but once you do it's a breeze. He gives out notes each class on the material, VERY helpful. He's great in office hours, clarifies the material to the T. He's old so he talks low and drones but if you just pay attention you'll be fine. Don't even bring phone/laptop to class, too tempting to get distracted.

Worst philosophy professor I've had, he mumbles unintelligibly and does not provide clear understanding on concepts. Lecture was useless and the midterm, paper and final were all difficult and required a lot of studying. Almost made me quit the major. Avoid this professor, the class material is also painfully boring and Falvey's voice doesn't help.

His only flaw is that he is way too forgiving in terms of grading. Just give her the D!

Yes, Falvey does lecture in a stream of consciousness but it is structured and intelligible. If you go to class and do the readings, like for most classes, you'll be fine. He doesn't like to post the powerpoints on his website because he wants students to come to lecture. And his lectures are informative and easy to understand. I loved this class!

Sure he knows what he's talking about but has no idea how to convey it to students. He rambles on and on and goes in circles and gets us nowhere. I couldn't write a paragraph on what I learned from this class.