This course is incredibly difficult, but super informative. Don't take it if you're looking for an easy A, but absolutely take it if you want to learn a ton about a broad range of topics. Megill is brilliant.
Interesting material. Intimidating but certainly feasible if you follow Megill's instructions.
This was the greatest class I ever took. It was a true scholastic experience.
Reading is difficult, but I thought the class was worthwhile.
This is one of the best classes I've taken at UVA. The reading can be remarkably opaque (Heidegger and sometimes Nietzsche seem as if they're from another planet), but the assignments are generally short. And more importantly, Megill puts it all together in his terrific, if occasionally rambling lectures. Really, my biggest complaint is that the course is only a semester long.
This was a hard class, but it was worth it. I took it as a first year and had to work really, really hard, but it made me think like a college student. The TA, Nick, was great! I don't know how I would have gotten through without him. Megill is really interesting and fun to listen to in class.
