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Emily Fletcher

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Raw average: 3.74/5 from 19 quality ratings. The adjusted rating blends this with the UW review average (3.66/5), weighted as 20 additional ratings. Smaller samples stay closer to that average. Each captured review is counted once in the prior; this does not correct who chooses to leave a review.

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What students say

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PHI430 · course not matched
Quality 5/5Difficulty 2/5
Emily is one of my favorite professors at Madison. She presented the material in a way that was easy to understand, engaging, and involved students in both discussion and research. The assignments were super interesting too. Cannot recommend her enough!
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PHI430 · course not matched
Quality 4/5Difficulty 2/5
Dr Fletcher is super nice and was really great. She was very accessible, helpful, and understood the material really well. The course was reading Plato's Republic with a couple of essays and a small group project. Overall, not that hard but a great experience.
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PHI430 · course not matched
Quality 5/5Difficulty 3/5
She's a great lecturer, and she knows the ancient history of philosophy very well. She allowed for abstract tangents that were interesting. I always enjoyed going to her class. I hope to take her again
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PHL241 · course not matched
Quality 1/5Difficulty 1/5
Boring, avoids class discourse, knows philosophy but only by the book. Didn't go to any of her lectures past the 2nd week we had her; reading the material, some google, and the discussions were enough to do well on the papers. Her slides are less than helpful. The grading criteria on the papers are unclear. Discussion attendance is mandatory.
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PHILOS 241
Quality 3/5Difficulty 4/5
Prof. Fletcher took over for our old professor 1/3 into the semester. She is very passionate but the class content is super confusing at times. Class is graded by 3 papers which are difficult to write, but there aren't any other grades in the book, so make them count. You're supposed to read for class but can get away with not doing the readings.
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PHL556 · course not matched
Quality 5/5Difficulty 2/5
Emily is a wonderful instructor, bright personality, and brilliant philosopher. Shes unendingly flexible, gives great feedback on papers, and really knows how to design and run a class. 556 is feminist phil and it was obvious that she METICULOUSLY designed the syllabus and thought of everything. She also brings such great discussions questions.
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Classes with Emily Fletcher

PHILOS 430

History of Ancient Philosophy

3–4 credits

History of Ancient Philosophy covering presocratics to Stoics and Epicureans with emphasis on Plato and Aristotle.

Offering recorded · Spring 2027 · Sources

Recent recorded grades — Spring 2024: 3.76 GPA, 94.7% A/AB (n=57 letter grades); Spring 2025: 3.86 GPA, 93.9% A/AB (n=66 letter grades); Spring 2026: 3.70 GPA, 88.5% A/AB (n=61 letter grades).

Emily Fletcher

historical GPA · grades

Fall 2022–Spring 2026
PHILOS 549

Great Moral Philosophers

3 credits

GREAT MORAL PHILOSOPHERS covers major themes of moral philosophy from Plato and Aristotle to Bentham and Mill, with critical study of outstanding works.

Offering recorded · Spring 2027 · Sources

Recent recorded grades — Fall 2018: 3.48 GPA, 68.2% A/AB (n=22 letter grades).

Russ Shafer-LandauEmily Fletcher

historical GPA · grades

Fall 2022–Spring 2026
PHILOS 599

Directed Study

1–3 credits

Directed Study (PHILOS 599) is an independent study arranged with a faculty member.

Offering recorded · Spring 2027 · Sources

James MessinaSteven Nadler+18 more

historical GPA · grades

Spring 2026–Spring 2026 · limited sample
PHILOS 682

Senior Honors Thesis

3 credits

Individual mentored study for seniors completing theses for honors in the major, as arranged with a faculty member.

Offering recorded · Spring 2027 · Sources

Recent recorded grades — Spring 2022: 4.00 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=1 letter grades).

James MessinaLarry Shapiro+20 more

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TermCourseTitle
Spring 2027PHILOS 430History of Ancient Philosophy
Spring 2027PHILOS 549Great Moral Philosophers
Spring 2027PHILOS 599Directed Study
Spring 2027PHILOS 681Senior Honors Thesis
Spring 2027PHILOS 682Senior Honors Thesis
Spring 2027PHILOS 699Directed Study
Spring 2027PHILOS 990Research and Thesis
Spring 2027PHILOS 999Independent Work
Fall 2026PHILOS 241Introductory Ethics
Fall 2026PHILOS 549Great Moral Philosophers
Fall 2026PHILOS 599Directed Study
Fall 2026PHILOS 681Senior Honors Thesis
Fall 2026PHILOS 682Senior Honors Thesis
Fall 2026PHILOS 699Directed Study
Fall 2026PHILOS 799Directed Study
Fall 2026PHILOS 990Research and Thesis
Fall 2026PHILOS 999Independent Work

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