# Steven Nadler — Courses & Reviews | UW–Madison

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### name

Steven Nadler

### email

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    "comment": "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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    "comment": "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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    "comment": "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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