<p>Any thoughts / general comments on the overall quality of this sequence? Is it taught primarily by faculty or graduate students? In either case, are undergraduates happy with the content and teaching?</p>
<p>I’m likely a phil major who is NOT enrolled in the sequence, but I know quite a bit about it. Some of the sections are taught by faculty (one new professor each quarter) and others are taught by graduate students. Of graduate students, I know specifically that Ben Lawrence and Ryan Long get good reviews. My friends in Brandon Fogel’s section love it… I’m not sure where he’s at… faculty? junior faculty? </p>
<p>Although I love philosophy, I decided to take the Media Aesthetics course. It essentially operates as a philosophy of art course, then a philosophy of literature/semiotics course, then a philosophy of music course. It looks at areas of philosophy one doesn’t ordinarily study. PhilPerp studies the very fundamental classics (Plato, Aristotle, Descartes, Hume, Kant)</p>
<p>I’m interested in the Philosophical Perspectives program as well as Human Being and Citizen. Any perspective on differences between these?</p>
<p>I can’t speak to HBC, sorry. I’m sure some other student will come along.</p>
<p>PhilllllPeerrrrr.
I wouldn’t know much about the classes you guys have mentioned (I’m in Reading Cultures), but most people I know in both Philosophical Perspectives and Human Being and Citizen really like it. But it super-depends on the teacher…you’ll have a chance to check out course evaluations during O-Week or a little before. Just read the descriptions and have a general idea about what sounds interesting.</p>
<p>I’m in PhilPer right now and I love it. The grad student I’ve got this quarter is actually better than the professor I had last quarter. I think most people in my class are fairly happy, but it helps a lot if you actually like philosophy, which can be tedious and dense.</p>
<p>Another thing to note–it’s more philosophy than humanities. We read literature too, but it’s de-emphasized and all the teachers are from the philosophy department.</p>
<p>Thanks to all for your comments… very helpful.</p>