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Steven Nadler

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Raw average: 4.70/5 from 46 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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PHIL432 · course not matched2025-12-21

Quality 5/5Difficulty 1/5

Fantastic person, very kind. Started the semester with cold-call questions, but stopped because enough students volunteered questions. Lots of time spent on great philosophers. Great class.

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454 · course not matched2025-06-10

Quality 5/5Difficulty 4/5

I only took philos 101 before so this was definitely a hard course. Course was only on Spinoza, which was very complex and interesting. Class discussions/lectures were very fun, but be ready to participate. Nadler was funny and chill, would recommend!

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PHILO104 · course not matched2025-01-02

Quality 5/5Difficulty 2/5

I took this class in the honors FIG and really enjoyed it. The seminar is essentially a discussion on the assigned readings and Prof. Nadler does a good job of interacting with students and allowing them to interact with each other. He explains concepts well and gives good feedback on the papers.

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PHIL432 · course not matched2024-12-06

Quality 5/5Difficulty 3/5

Professor manages to take complex philosophical concepts and break them down into easily understandable parts in class. Never condescending, always willing to help students understand, very nice.

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PHIL101 · course not matched2022-12-05

Quality 5/5Difficulty 3/5

Nadler was my favorite professor I have ever taken! I thought this class would be hard since it was outside of my usual STEM related classes, but even though some concepts were difficult, he really went above and beyond to help his students understand! He cares about his students and wants them to succeed. I would take this class again if I could!

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PHIL101 · course not matched2022-06-19

Quality 3/5Difficulty 3/5

Some of the topics in the course were interesting but the lectures were completely unrelated to the assigned paper prompts. I felt like there wasn't a lot of guidance for what was expected of the papers. A lot of the concepts were all over the place. The readings are tough and discussions are unorganized and everyone just talks in circles.

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Classes with Steven Nadler

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 Messina Steven Nadler+18 more

historical GPA · grades

Spring 2026–Spring 2026 · limited sample

PHILOS 681

Senior Honors Thesis

1–3 credits

Senior Honors Thesis is an individual mentored study for seniors completing theses for honors in the major, as arranged with a faculty member.

Offering recorded · Spring 2027 · Sources

James Messina Larry Shapiro+21 more

No recorded grade history

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

James Messina Larry Shapiro+20 more

No recorded grade history

PHILOS 699

Directed Study

2–3 credits

Independent study in philosophy arranged with a faculty member.

Offering recorded · Spring 2027 · Sources

James Messina Larry Shapiro+19 more

No recorded grade history

PHILOS 990

Research and Thesis

2–9 credits

Research and Thesis provides individual mentored study for graduate students completing theses, arranged with a faculty member.

Offering recorded · Spring 2027 · Sources

James Messina Larry Shapiro+20 more

No recorded grade history

PHILOS 999

Independent Work

2–9 credits

Individual mentored study for graduate students, as arranged with a faculty member.

Offering recorded · Spring 2027 · Sources

James Messina Larry Shapiro+20 more

No recorded grade history

Recorded teaching history

Distinct courses recorded per term

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Term	Course	Title
Spring 2027	PHILOS 599	Directed Study
Spring 2027	PHILOS 681	Senior Honors Thesis
Spring 2027	PHILOS 682	Senior Honors Thesis
Spring 2027	PHILOS 699	Directed Study
Spring 2027	PHILOS 990	Research and Thesis
Spring 2027	PHILOS 999	Independent Work
Fall 2026	PHILOS 599	Directed Study
Fall 2026	PHILOS 681	Senior Honors Thesis
Fall 2026	PHILOS 682	Senior Honors Thesis
Fall 2026	PHILOS 699	Directed Study
Fall 2026	PHILOS 799	Directed Study
Fall 2026	PHILOS 990	Research and Thesis
Fall 2026	PHILOS 999	Independent Work

Teaching history may be incomplete. Course pages contain course-specific feedback and citations.

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