Fall 2026

Deception and Politics

Examines deception and truth-telling as fundamental political concerns through philosophical explorations from Plato to Rawls.

offering recorded3–4 credits
Recorded instructors · Fall 2026 Aleisha LachetteLuke RuiterNicolas Reina

Summary

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Historical reviews of Daniel Kapust: Reviewers note a heavy reading load, but Kapust covers the material in lecture, making it manageable for those who attend.

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Prerequisites

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Sophomore standing

  • Sophomore standing
ILS/POLISCI 463

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  • Sophomore standing

Professors

Fall 2026
Historical instructors & teaching patterns

Historical reviews for Daniel Kapust describe him as an engaging instructor who explains complex concepts well, though the course involves significant reading. One reviewer notes that while attendance is not mandatory, it is necessary for success in the class.

DANIEL KAPUST is recorded teaching in Spring 2019, Fall 2021, Spring 2024, Fall 2025. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.

Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.

Calendar & sections

Fall 2026

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SectionModeEnrolled / capacityWaitlist
LEC 001Classroom Instruction4 / 1022
DIS 302Classroom Instruction1 / 170
DIS 303Classroom Instruction2 / 171
DIS 304Classroom Instruction0 / 170
DIS 305Classroom Instruction0 / 171
DIS 306Classroom Instruction1 / 170
DIS 307Classroom Instruction0 / 170
DIS 532Classroom Instruction0 / 00
LEC 001Classroom Instruction97 / 1064
DIS 302Classroom Instruction16 / 171
DIS 303Classroom Instruction13 / 172
DIS 304Classroom Instruction17 / 171
DIS 305Classroom Instruction14 / 170
DIS 306Classroom Instruction16 / 170
DIS 307Classroom Instruction17 / 170
DIS 532Classroom Instruction4 / 00

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Student experience

the class

Historical reviews for Daniel Kapust describe an engaging and highly rated experience, though the current instructor is Aleisha Lachette.

Recent recorded grades — Spring 2024: 3.78 GPA, 90.4% A/AB (n=94 letter grades); Fall 2024: 3.85 GPA, 96.0% A/AB (n=50 letter grades); Fall 2025: 3.90 GPA, 99.1% A/AB (n=112 letter grades).

difficulty & workload

Historical reviews of Daniel Kapust: Reviewers note a heavy reading load, but Kapust covers the material in lecture, making it manageable for those who attend.

Historical reviews of Daniel Kapust: Kapust is praised for explaining tough concepts well and being funny, with attendance deemed necessary for success despite not being mandatory.

Topics

  • Flattery, hypocrisy, and lying in state and policy
  • Political philosophy from Plato to John Rawls

Skills

  • Philosophical exploration of deception and truth-telling

Grades

Latest available · Fall 2025— not enough history to project Fall 2026.

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About this comparison

1320 courses over the same term, each with at least 30 recorded letter grades. Cross-listed courses count once. GPA is not a measure of difficulty or teaching quality. The typical course is the median by recorded grade count; tied values are not counted as lower. Grade counts describe course scale, not unique students or typical section size.

Descriptions compare GPA with this group’s average: at least 0.20 higher or lower; otherwise close to average. Section size uses median recorded enrollment: small up to 30, mid-sized 31–99, large 100+. Lectures and discussion/lab sections are described separately.

Sources & history

UW–Madison

Catalog & offerings

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Selected offering source records
ILS/POLISCI 463 · Fall 2026

Deception and Politics

Recorded 2026-09-07
ILS/POLISCI 463 · Fall 2026

Deception and Politics

Recorded 2026-09-07
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Dataset & model

Recorded 2026-09-07

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Model outputs & technical records
nvidia/Qwen3.6-35B-A3B-NVFP4
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Model & dataset provenance 
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