First I'll start by saying that I do not think that Secada is as bad as the person below is making it to be. History of Modern Philosophy is a course that should be taken only by those naturally inclined to philosophy, that is, either philosophy majors and minors.

The course is structured with weekly or bi-weekly discussions of the most importantant philosophers of this period, roughly Descartes, Spinoza, Leibniz, Hume, Kant and Hegel. Secada starts his lectures answering questions about the readings. He then complements the readings mentioning central ideas of the texts and diving deeper into the history of each philosopher. Attending the discussions might be helpful in understanding better the material. The grading is divided into take home and in-class quizzes (60%) and a 10-page class essay (40%).

RECOMMENDABILITY: (7.5/10)
DIFFICULTY: (8/10)

Easily the worst professor in the philosophy department. Rambles on about stuff that you do not need to know for the course (learned more about Suarez than about any other philosopher on the syllabus). If you ask him a question, expect him to ignore it and then ramble on about what he was already saying in the first place for 20 minutes and then act as if he answered your question. I love philosophy, but it's sad that such a great school hired this guy to teach the history class. Do anything you can to try and take the history requirements with Lolordo, she is much better. Again 0/5 for Secada