Very organized, very funny. I wasn't interested in philosophy when I started this class, but he made it easy to go to class. Hard to make an A, but easier to make a B

Professor Fishel takes what many conisder an uniteresting class and at end of term makes one introspective. His purpose is to make you think and build good arguments. Tests are not easy as they are all essay. Take good notes, activly participate and you will do fine

Mr. Fishel wants you to pass the class just as much as you do and is willing to help you after class to make sure you know the material. Hot? You better believe it:)

Never gives up on anybody and is willing to spend extra time to make sure you understand.

An AMAZING teacher and not too bad looking either ;)

Very good teacher. Study hard for your test because there is only 2 test! Likes to help his students and really cares about you!

Interesting class, pretty hard though, almost like a math class. There's daily homework though it's for practice and not graded. Do it anyway. Daily quizzes, tests are easy if you study. Prof is really nice and helpful, great class discussions.

I've had Doug as a teacher for Phil 100 and 203, and I still want to take him again. He makes class interesting and fun. He always has stories and youtube videos that relate to our lessons. The readings can be hard, but if you dont do them, you'll be completely lost and have a poor quiz score. But he's a great teacher and I defintely reccommend him

This is not an easy class as there really are no concrete answers. I took it online this summer. Prof. Fishel was very helpful when I needed it. I do recommend him.

Great teacher!

awesome!!!!

If you like somone who love to teach and is passionate about it and you, then this is one hot teacher!

Great class, great teacher. He taught in such a way that even someone with moderate ADD could keep moderately focused. He taught by doing, which was great. He went over the book a little bit, then spent the rest of the period doing exercises. He also had a hilariously strange sense of humor. I loved the class.

Very understanding teacher. Wants you to understand the material so ask all you want. Ethics can be hard to understand, but his class gives you a lot a material to help you. The assignments boost your grade. So do all of them!!!

I took Logic 200 and I could not have had a more wonderful teacher. I came into this class thinking it would be so boring but he made this class interesting and made me want to come to class to learn. He is willing to help you whenever you struggle and need the extra help. He takes the time to make sure you understand before he goes on. Recommend!

Fishel is pretty awesome! He has a great wealth of knowledge, and is a nice, laid-back guy. Don't take him online, just in person! He is willing to revise your paper before you submit it! He is a good teacher!

Great teacher. Funny, smart, and accepting and tolerant of all suggestions and views. Would definitely recommend.

Had to write three papers, participate on some forum post and take a midterm and final. Midterm and final were all short answer/essay. Gives everything needed to succeed. Slow to get back to you and grade, and doesn't help with assignments much however Ethics is all about YOUR viewpoint. Fair grader. Plenty of lecture material to fall back on.

Great teacher, very friendly! And very fair!

Really open-minded, cool professor, huge KU fan. Although he pronounces that he is an atheist, he doesn't slander ones own views, which I greatly appreciated.

Doug is a good teacher. Make sure to do good on all the papers. Take advantage of his office hours to go over papers. He will look at it all and tell you what to work on, which helps the grade go up. Quizzes will really bite you in the butt at the end of the semester. Just try your best and ask if you need help. Always willing to help.

Mr. Fishel's Ethics class is the most challenging course I have ever taken. There is a tremendous amount of readings, which are extremely complex and not easily absorbed. The tests are taken on campus, so you better know your stuff. Every grade you receive in this class is graded subjectively. Tests are all essay questions.

While he is a big KU fan, he is still an awesome teacher. He is really good at making sure you completely understand all the arguments and has many counterarguments that will help you do some really deep thinking. I really love his class, plus he is definitely not a sore sight to look at (for all my fellow ladies :) )

Mr. Fishel is an amazing instructor! He will help you in any way he can. He emails you back within a timely matter. He explains the material well, and he will participate in the online class. You have a couple of quizzes (multiple choice), a midterm, and a final (both short answer and essay). He gives good study guides so you are prepared.

This was honestly my favorite class. When you go there, just listen to his lectures and read the material he gives. It starts to feel less like a class and more like place to hang out and listen to cool theories from dead people. If you're interested in philosophy, you'll really enjoy his class.

This class is well worth your time.

Fair. Openminded.

This was my favorite class this semester, I had a lot of fun, just make sure you participate and read th readings assigned and you'll be fine

great teacher!!

There is much difficult reading required for this class! 3 papers, a midterm and a final. Tests are essay questions and short answers. Each of the 5 assignment are worth 100-150 points, so not much room for errors. Read and reread, and you better have some essay writing skills to pass this class. Helpful if you ask questions. Responds promptly.

Great teacher. He went out of his way to help me with issues I had in personal life by setting me up with a counselor he knew could help. Honestly is the reason I'm not going to stop at Associate's and plan on going for Bachelor's. He's convinced me to keep going. Most influential teacher I've ever had and I'm not a Phil major.

Pretty easy class. Really gets you to think.

Doug is amazing! He loves being a teacher and you can tell. He is really there for his students and wants everyone to do well. He knows so much about Philosophy that I doubt there is a question that he cannot answer. Very straight forward for what he expects from you and how to achieve it. You do have to put in some effort, but pretty easy class.

Good teacher, ethics is not my interest really, but he made it fairly fun. the grade was heavily weighted toward the last two weeks. Class participation is key to understanding.

At least skimming over the readings are probably needed, though I only read a couple and did fine. He encourages you to participate in discussions, but its not necessary. Your grade is based on the midterm, final, two essays, and quizzes. He's there to help if you don't understand concepts and overall I thoroughly enjoyed his class.

Mr. Fishel will make you earn your A, although he is very understanding and helpful. He has been my favorite professor as of yet, and calls students higher in their learning. I took all the classes I could from him, and if I could continue undergraduate studies, I'd take even more.

Doug is one of the best professors I have ever had. Anyone who has failed one of his courses has not taken full advantage of all of their available resources.

Doug is one of my all time favorite professors! Pay attention, read, and study to be successful

Doug Fishel is a really entertaining professor! He takes a very dry subject, philosophy, and turns it into something that you want to learn about. His class is well set up and he really does a great job of explaining things in terms students can grasp easily.

Fishel is one of the best professors I have ever had. I took him for both Intro to Philosophy and Logic. If I wasn't graduating I would take another class with him. Put in the work and effort, and you will be able to get an A. He's available to help if needed, and it's obvious he cares about his students.

There are quizzes that are 2 questions every class period. If you do the reading, they are easy. He grades fairly and gets tougher as the semester goes on with papers, as he feels you should be more competent by then. Very caring and will work with you. Great person and professor. You have to work for a good grade though.

Doug is fun and interactive with the class, but can be a little extra. No homework, just an assigned reading almost every class and a 2 question multiple choice quiz over it the next class. Only 2 papers all semester but you had to work for your grade on them. Always willing to talk about his class and answer any questions you have.

Great and very interactive teacher, loved his teaching style and will for sure recommend him to anyone, sometimes things may get confusing because why not it's Philosophy, but if you work through it, you ll get out of this class with an added value and a great deal of knowledge

Doug is the best teacher I ever had. I've taken 2 more classes with him after this one and all of them have been awesome. I can't speak for the other Philosophy professors at Maplewoods, but Doug Fishel is a safe pick for a great teacher.

Logic is a fun class for anyone that likes Math, but if you don't there are still good reasons to take it, especially with Doug Fishel. He really works with the students to make sure everyone's learning the material. When I took the class, we would go over the homework as a class, but I don't think it was ever turned in for a grade

This class is very much lecture heavy with readings outside of class, however not readings from a textbook just online sources. Although this class is lecture heavy he makes the class interesting, relatable, and fun. All around a great guy who just wants to see his students succeed.

2 test, 2 papers. 2 question quiz most classes, but don't let this scare you off. Read the book and you'll be juicy. Get the main idea of each topic and you'll easily pass tests and papers. He also let's you know exactly what will be on the test. Great with questions and is available when you need help. Ignore bad reviews, Doug is pretty solid

Professor Fishel knows what he's talking about. He's a very kind and gentle man who cares about your learning. Overall if you read he will answer any question you have. I would take him again in a heartbeat.

He is the best professor. He is respond to student message.

Everyone I know (including myself) who has taken Professor Fishel's class has loved it! He's super nice, super helpful, and the class itself is set up very well.

This is probably one of the best professors I have ever had. He really looks out for his students. I was having technical difficulties with my computer and uploading assignments and he completely understood and would try and help me however he could. Definitely a respected professor.

Prof. Fishel is such a wholesome man and a kind, caring teacher. He definitely understands that us students have lots of things going on in our lives and gives long amounts of time for assignments. All reading quizzes and tests, with just two essays, and one of those being a group essay. All quizzes and tests are completed at home online too!!

Kind of a tough grader on discussion boards, but does give extra credit opportunity on them. A lot of quizzes but they are not too hard. 3 papers but clear on requirements. Participate and follow rubric and you will be fine. Would take another class of his.

Doug is a funny and kind professor, but the material itself can be hard to comprehend. If you but in effort you can get an A, but make sure to use him as a resource.

Doug is super cool- but don't take his class at 8 am. it's just a lot to wrap your head around most of the times but he is very good at trying to explain it, use his office. the 2 papers are easy but the midterm and final are what tanked my grade as there's not many questions and they're worth a lot of % of your grade and if you miss one it sucks.

I really enjoyed this class, the workload was very manageable! The schedule is lenient which is nice as long you keep up on it (Canvas doesn't put it in "to do"). We had two essays & he's a fair grader. The midterm/final are open-note and you can form the essay beforehand. The MC questions were a little tricky for me. Would definitely take again!

He is an amazing person and does the job of really "making you think" outside of your own perspective. He really has strong Ideas and I felt like I had to write my papers thinking about his viewpoint. I really questions Dougs view tho, he goes to church yet craps on Christians. He is a good guy, very caring and does his job well. Test are online!

I took his ethics class in the fall, and hes a really sweet and nice guy, but his teaching style is a bit difficult to follow, his test and quizzes were fairly easy if you study and there are quizlets availible to help which helped me a tone, and then be prepared for his papers because he can be a very tough grader, overall I enjoyed his class tho!

he was a very funny teacher. we would be mad if u were a mizzou fan instead of a ku fan. there are 3 essays you must do based on the lectures he gives and the essays you read on the textbook. lots of reading from a textbook about specific people and their theories. would get mad if you didn't participate. easy class if you are a deep thinker.

Never saw Prof Fishel arrive to class without a smile. Great, funny guy that you can't help but like. Class was pretty easy, but be warned tests are changing from at home to in class next semester. Other than that, papers aren't too bad and you can send them to him for feedback before the due date. Highly recommend professor Fishel.

Professor Fishel is great, my class was entirely online so it was a little bit different but nothing I wasn't already expecting. Any assignments that were given had very clear instructions on what was expected and how to get a good grade. If you did happen to do something incorrectly he gave great feedback on how to improve in the future.

Professor Fishel is a great guy who keeps the class fun and engaging. The workload is manageable, and the tests are open-note which helps a lot. Unstuck ai was super useful for preparing. Would definitely take this class again!