Great, easy course! Two papers worth 60%, midterm 15%, final 25%. Gives you a "study guide" week before midterm and final which ARE THE TESTS. If you are good at filling out the study guide based on the handouts he posts online, you are set! Get a good TA, write a good paper! Fairly easy A- for me! Highly recommend him. Attendance not necessary.
One of the best professors you can ever have! He was interesting, funny, and made me love philosophy. If you are even marginally interested in taking this course DO IT! Even if you aren't interested and just want units/GE's TAKE IT!
Awesome professor! the guy is really funny and you want to attend lectures not cause u need to but because hes a stand up comic. The tests and papers are pretty simple and straight foward. He gives you the notes you need for class and jst goes over them during class. My advice is take this class no matter what your major cause its fun.
Very funny. Class is always interesting. Reading isn't entirely necessary. Make sure you know the study sheets. They are word for word on the tests. Essays can be a wake up call. Visit your TA often. It can make or break your grade. Also, outline your essays for the final. Medium length should be a page, long should be 2. He grades on length too.
Zimmerman held it down. Fun class and good lecturer. Was very clear and interesting. Take it, even if you aren't interested in philosophy. Went a little too slow at the beginning and then too fast at the end, but still really good class. Even if you don't need to go to lectures to get a good grade, i would suggest attending because they are fun.
Best. Professor. Ever. He seriously made me look forward to every Monday, Wednesday and Friday. The class was sooo interesting, and not only did we learn a lot but we laughed out loud the whole quarter! Professor Z is AMAZING! TAKE HIM!!
loved this guy. really into the topic and relates well with students. pretty young and has a sense of humor.. sometimes he thinks he is funnier than he is, but good-hearted. bring up objections to his arguments in class and he'll ask your name... and remember it!
Very fun professor. Phil isn't my forte, but he made it fun and at least somewhat interesting.
Lectures are great, but readings are not! He explains everything well so comprehension of the material is not hard. i recommend any class taught by him!
Zimmerman Pretty much rocks! Prima facie I was so scared to take this class, but I really enjoyed the class in the end! Lectures were entertaining, I laughed because he gots jokes. Make sure to print out and study the handouts, you don't really need to read the books. get a good t.a. like Chris Tennberg and you're set.
He's a funny guy, but SO hard to pay attention during class, lectures not mandatory to pass. MAKE SURE to print out the study guides because they outline EVERYTHING you need to know and keep out the unnecessary. Midterm and final easy if you answer all the questions. Two 5 page essays which aren't bad. Recommended. All pretty interesting anyway :)
I took this class a couple of years ago and really enjoyed (I'm not a phil major) Zimmerman is really funny and a great guy. He still stops and says hi to me if I see him on campus. Class was kind of easy...I got a B without really doing the readings
Aaron thinks he knows everything there is to know about philosophy...and he's wrong. He is an easy grader, though, especially if you agree or pretend to agree with his views.
great class and great professor. very comical. he definitely keeps your attention and helps you remember the arguments. the TA's were very helpful as well. i recommend any class taught by him.
One of the most helpful professors I have encountered. Great sense of humor to
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Very funny. He finds ways to make things relevant or will say things so outrageous that they stick in your brain. It really helps when you have to memorize things. He has an awesome mind and the lectures are definitely more important that the books. No need to take notes, you'll have no problem remembering what he says.
Do you wanna learn Philosophy from "Jerry Seinfield"? Then this IS the professor for you! Sarcasm gets thick sometimes, but the class was ALWAYS interesting!
He is entertaining, funny, great at answering questions, and oh yes, a cutie pie. I really liked going to his lectures but I did not like that he did not write anything on the board and it was very difficult to take notes in his class. But I would surely reccomend this prof. to anyone interested in philosophy.
This guy is sheer philosophical awesomeness. He knows his material like nothing else and while he can sometimes get carried away, he'll always explain fully. Try not to be late, or leave ealry, or yawn, he'll tear you a new one, but if you're interested in philosophy this guy is the best. The only complaint is that there is 3 essays.
He is my man! Love him!
entertaining at times, pretty funny, don't yawn in class or he will pick on u, the review sheets for the tests are the EXACT same questions as the test, so if u do them in advance, you will do fine.
take philosophy 4 with this guy, the material is interesting and he is funny as hell.
this class was aweomse. zimmerman is a great prof, he is so entertaining, i loved going to lectures. tests are easy too cause he gives you the questions before. i definetly reccommend taking this class.