The lectures would be interesting sometimes but for the most part I found myself unable to pay attention the whole time. She's not the most engaging lecturer, and she also answers too many questions during lecture which means there isn't enough time to cover the material. There were 3 essays in total ranging from 2-4 pages and I got virtually no feedback on them from my TA. A lot of the theories that she teaches get incredibly repetitive. The readings honestly weren't necessary, just really study her lecture notes for the 3 examlets (which were open note). Essentially, the whole quarter you will be learning about possible theories of why we act the way that we do through the lens of Aristotle, Kant, and Mill. That sounded like it would be interesting to me at first but the course wasn't really what I expected it to be like.

honestly this class was straightforward and not that difficult. The essay grading seems to be a major complaint within these reviews, and I just have to point out that those are handles by the TA's, not Prof. Dewitt, so it doesn't exactly reflect her ability as a professor. Prof. Dewitt did exactly what she needed to do. She lectured, emphasized points of importance, was funny, witty, and clear. She did accept a lot of questions, which made us fall a bit behind, but.... on the groupme, those students were asked to refrain from asking those questions during lectures multiple times, and it didn't seem to have much effect.. I hate to say it but the questions were on us, and not her. She told us multiple times to come to office hours instead of asking during lecture. We didn't listen. That's not really her fault. Last note: a lot of my fellow classmates came in with very strong feelings about certain philosophies and philosophers. I just don't recommend it. Come in with an open mind, and learn from an expert! I feel many students became upset with the course because the prof did not represent certain parts of philosophy the way they wanted, and then they suffered in their papers and exams. Just listen to what she SAYS and you'll get an A. Don't take exams and write papers based on previous knowledge; she usually leaves the answers to exams and exactly what she might wanna see in an essay in her notes. Anyways, great prof, highly recommend Jungsuk as a TA if you can get him (he gave me an A on two trash essays and I love him for it).