# Alexander Roberts — Courses & Reviews | UW–Madison

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### name

Alexander Roberts

### email

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#### quality

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#### difficulty

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## term

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## reviews

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    "comment": "Professor Roberts is very passionate about the topic of Metaphysics and encouraged discussion. If you asked a question in class he would sometimes give recommendations for readings if we didn't cover it in the class. Only a few assignments but they were very fair especially with the handouts he made.",
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    "comment": "Lectures were typically not very engaging, but you get credit for showing up. Class was graded on only a few assignments, maybe 3 in class essays and section participation. This professor obviously is passionate about the topic, which helps to make the ideas more clear. ",
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    "comment": "Professor Roberts is a great philosophy teacher. He was always very accessible for questions about the course through office hours or email. He also clearly enjoys to see students learn about course material and even made a point to learn everybody in my lectures name. If you do the readings and engage during lecture you will do well in the course.",
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