Ben Richards is a great TA, Prof. Stangle is a pretty good lecturer. I think this class was interesting and relatively easy because a lot of the issues we talked about were relevant to every day life (i.e. abortion, animal rights, euthanasia, etc.) and even if you didn't have a strong opinion either way, it was nice to be able to hear arguments relevant to real life things in today's world, which you don't always get in philosophy. Overall, highly recommend, especially if you can get Ben as your TA.

Do the reading, attend lecture and GET A GOOD TA, it's essential. Go to their office hours for help on the papers. It's interesting but Stangl is not a good lecturer.

Just get a good TA. This class does not talk about "meaning of life" or that sort, it talks about MORALITY. So beware if you're looking for a class to figure out the meaning of life.

The class itself is not so bad and even interesting at times. Split between the theories and then application of those theories into more specific topics: Abortion, euthanasia, etc. I think your TA matters a lot in how you are graded. I think Jason graded fair among everyone in his sections, but harsher than the other TAs.

I found her lectures interesting but they're not necessary for a good grade. She basically summarizes the readings through a powerpoint, which is posted online. The midterm and final are straight forward too, she chooses a few essay questions from the study guide she gives you ahead of time. The bulk of the grade is from the 3 papers you have to write...just make sure you know how to lay out an argument for a philosophy paper well, and have a solid argument/analysis. My TA helped me alot with that.

Although the professor comes across as stupid, she is pretty smart. The tests and papers are very fair. It is a straight forward, reasonably interesting, good class, lectures are a little boring though. Ben is a great TA.

My TA was horrible but other than that the class wasn't that bad. If you do take this class, do NOT, under any circumstances, take it with Ben Richards. He's a really hard grader but the discussions in and of themselves aren't that bad

The entire course is on the powerpoints that she gives you; lectures consist of her expanding upon these points. Going to class isn't really necessary since you'll also review everything Stangl taught in your discussion section. Basically, be able to write solid philosophy papers and you'll do fine. The tests consist of essay topics that you are given beforehand

Getting an A is definitely attainable, especially if you attend class. I didn't (like, ever), and I still got a B. Stangl is pretty funny and she really explains the arguments well.

This class had a lot of reading and a few papers but as long as you kept up with the reading and went to discussion, it wasn't very difficult to get a good grade. The lecture's are very boring and the teacher basically just reads directly off of a powerpoint but the lectures are also very straight forward. They are basically summaries of the assigned readings. Stangl also gives out study guides for each test so you know exactly what to expect. Overall, this is a good course to take and the material can get pretty interesting.