She is very passionate about what she does, but she can come off a bit unclear at times. TA is what makes or breaks it. Reading is worthless (aside from the simon wiesenthal case study at the beginning). Just read lecture agendas and go to section for success.Rate My Professors ↗
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Claudia is a very confusing professor and teaches a very confusing class. I have never dreaded a lecture more in my life. This class is very confusing and Claudia is sometimes hard to hear and understand in general. The readings are awful and are not really necessary. Rely on her agendas to get you through which she sends out in email before classRate My Professors ↗
Very hard to understand and follow! Nice lady very intelligent, willing to answer questions and stop to explain things but lectures were not engaging at all. As a business student I hated this class, attendance taken every class. TA was very helpful and pretty much got me thru the class. Exams not too difficult, not hard to get a B.Rate My Professors ↗
Very bad professor. I took this class and didn't learn much then read philosophy textbooks later and learned a great deal about what we were talking about that she didn't mention. This includes utilitarianism and Epicurus and Nietzsche. I learned more from my TA, take this class with someone else. Highly recommend the class though.Rate My Professors ↗
Slowly realized that doing the readings was useless. She writes all the lecture notes down before class, so you spend the first 15-20 minutes scribbling them down with no idea what's really going on, and feel the same way as lecture progresses. Discussions prior to the exams summed up the important things to know, Wikipedia helps with the rest..mehRate My Professors ↗
Wise, friendly, and fascinating. I liked how she graded essays. If your argument has holes, she'll point them out. She made me think more critically about the ideas from the reading. Consequently, I learned not just about ethics, but also about arguing and writing in general. We had a lot of fascinating discussions. Take this class.Rate My Professors ↗
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Classes with CLAUDIA CARD
Introductory Ethics
3–4 creditsCovers moral problems, ethical theory, skepticism, and practical ethics.
No offering record · Spring 2015
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Fall 2010–Spring 2015Great Moral Philosophers
3 creditsGREAT MORAL PHILOSOPHERS covers major themes of moral philosophy from Plato and Aristotle to Bentham and Mill.
No offering record · Spring 2015
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Spring 2012–Spring 2015 · limited sampleSenior Thesis
Credits unavailablePHILOS 692 is a mentored study course for seniors completing their theses, arranged individually with a faculty member.
No offering record · Spring 2015
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Distinct courses recorded per term
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| Term | Course | Title |
|---|---|---|
| Spring 2015 | PHILOS 241 | Introductory Ethics |
| Spring 2015 | PHILOS 549 | Great Moral Philosophers |
| Spring 2015 | PHILOS 692 | Senior Thesis |
| Fall 2014 | PHILOS 691 | Senior Thesis |
| Fall 2014 | PHILOS 941 | Seminar-ethics |
| Spring 2014 | PHILOS 104 | Special Topics in Philosophy for Freshmen |
| Spring 2014 | PHILOS 241 | Introductory Ethics |
| Spring 2014 | PHILOS 699 | Directed Study |
| Fall 2013 | GEN&WS/PHILOS 556 | Topics in Feminism and Philosophy |
| Fall 2013 | PHILOS 241 | Introductory Ethics |
| Fall 2013 | PHILOS 699 | Directed Study |
| Fall 2013 | PHILOS 990 | Research and Thesis |
| Spring 2013 | PHILOS 241 | Introductory Ethics |
| Spring 2013 | PHILOS 941 | Seminar-ethics |
| Spring 2013 | PHILOS 990 | Research and Thesis |
| Fall 2012 | PHILOS 241 | Introductory Ethics |
| Fall 2012 | PHILOS 543 | Special Topics in Ethics |
| Fall 2012 | PHILOS 990 | Research and Thesis |
| Spring 2012 | PHILOS 241 | Introductory Ethics |
| Spring 2012 | PHILOS 549 | Great Moral Philosophers |
| Spring 2012 | PHILOS 990 | Research and Thesis |
| Fall 2011 | PHILOS 104 | Special Topics in Philosophy for Freshmen |
| Fall 2011 | PHILOS 241 | Introductory Ethics |
| Fall 2011 | PHILOS 990 | Research and Thesis |
| Spring 2011 | PHILOS 241 | Introductory Ethics |
| Spring 2011 | PHILOS 692 | Senior Thesis |
| Spring 2011 | PHILOS 941 | Seminar-ethics |
| Spring 2011 | PHILOS 990 | Research and Thesis |
| Fall 2010 | PHILOS 241 | Introductory Ethics |
| Fall 2010 | PHILOS 543 | Special Topics in Ethics |
| Fall 2010 | PHILOS 691 | Senior Thesis |
| Fall 2010 | PHILOS 990 | Research and Thesis |
| Fall 2010 | PHILOS 999 | Independent Work |
| Spring 2010 | JEWISH/PHILOS 442 | Moral Philosophy and the Holocaust |
| Spring 2010 | PHILOS 241 | Introductory Ethics |
| Spring 2010 | PHILOS 990 | Research and Thesis |
| Fall 2009 | PHILOS 104 | Special Topics in Philosophy for Freshmen |
| Fall 2009 | PHILOS 241 | Introductory Ethics |
| Fall 2009 | PHILOS 990 | Research and Thesis |
| Spring 2009 | PHILOS 990 | Research and Thesis |
| Fall 2008 | PHILOS 990 | Research and Thesis |
| Spring 2008 | JEWISH 682 | Senior Honors Thesis |
| Spring 2008 | PHILOS 241 | Introductory Ethics |
| Spring 2008 | PHILOS 941 | Seminar-ethics |
| Spring 2008 | PHILOS 990 | Research and Thesis |
| Fall 2007 | JEWISH 681 | Senior Honors Thesis |
| Fall 2007 | PHILOS 241 | Introductory Ethics |
| Fall 2007 | PHILOS 549 | Great Moral Philosophers |
| Fall 2007 | PHILOS 699 | Directed Study |
| Fall 2007 | PHILOS 990 | Research and Thesis |
| Spring 2007 | PHILOS 682 | Senior Honors Thesis |
| Spring 2007 | PHILOS 990 | Research and Thesis |
| Fall 2006 | JEWISH/PHILOS 442 | Moral Philosophy and the Holocaust |
| Fall 2006 | PHILOS 241 | Introductory Ethics |
| Fall 2006 | PHILOS 990 | Research and Thesis |
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