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Awesome professor, knows what he's talking about and how to relate it to the students. Very positive and willing to help (after you get through the first week or two of scaring out the slackers)!

Good prof, gives an interesting lecture, but exams were 3-4 page take home essays, should have gotten W credit for it.

awesome awesome awesome. Great speaker and makes the topic interesting

Cool guy. Looks like Uncle Jesse from Full House. Not really that clear, but it's hard to be in Philosophy. Gives take-home tests and the final was easy. Recommended as long as you get a good TA, which are scarce.

This class is actually an easy class but make sure you have a good TA. Most grade really hard and give alot of quizzes but this can be avoided if you read and do your take home exam early and ask your TA to proof read your paper.

Good Teacher. If ur intrested in the topics youll like the course. Make sure u get a good TA. I had coleena

If you wanna be a lawyer take the class..brilliant man who holds you interest all class

a really intelligent guy. He keeps the class very interesting.

This class is amazing. I didnt want to even take the class to begin with. The lectures are pretty easy but you have to get a good TA. I had Wisdom, he's amazing. Go to both office hours and youll get the edge you need to get the A. The midterms were so easy. I mean you get to take it home and get it revised by your TA before you hand it in. Hes Hot

best one i ever had so far!

Great lecturer. Made the material easy to understand. Exams were take home and straight forward, though still challenging. Go to class and you'll get an A.

He was a very good prof - kept things interesting - very animated. Take home exam papers. As long as you do the SHORT readings, listen to him, and have an opinion, you'll do fine.

Lecture was a waste of my time, I didn't listen and was on facebook most of the time I just went to make sure I took down the notes. The reading are extremely long, my advice don't do them. There are two papers, which each are only on one of the readings, just read those two. The final exam is on a book called the Symposium which isvery interesting

I'm a person who goes to lectures, and I found this one completely missable. Like the person below me, I was almost always on facebook during it. The two papers are proofread by your TA and the final was three essay questions about the Symposium, which you could have with you during the exam. Recommend taking the class for an gen-ed.

Great teacher. All you need to do is read the short symposium book and pay attention in class. Easy A.

Good lecturer. Makes the material understandable. Sometimes boring, sometimes exciting. Overall, not bad.

I was not very interested in philosophy until I took this class. Professor Bloomfield is a rather good lecturer and makes the material make sense. Your grade is based on a midterm, essay and final. I didn't find any to be difficult as long as you attend class. I highly recommend this class if you need to take a philosophy gen ed.

Your grades are a paper and two exams, which are based on your lectures. He's very fun and high energy, and doesn't mind repeating things until you get it. Also, there is no book for the class; he puts all the readings online! Your wallet will thank him.

(Phil and Social Ethics) Bloomfield is an AWESOME professor! I love his lectures- they're always super interesting - he's not a waste of your time at all - go to class - it's the only way to do well. Some topics really make you think which is rare in college. I think I might be a better person because of his class. Take him. You won't regret it.

Bloomfield is a good professor. His lectures are always very interesting and though his multiple choice midterm was much more difficult and confusing than it needed to be, the take-home essay was worth nearly 40% of the grade and made it easy to raise your grade. I didn't do well on the first midterm but still ended up with an A-. Great class!

Very quirky guy and odd at times. Nevertheless, a good speaker, very interesting class. Just make sure you have read the material before the test. Take very good notes, write down all the points he makes. Midterm isn't too bad if you follow the above. Spend time on your essay & perfect it. Its 40% of grade. Ask TA what he/she is looking for.

Going to class is mandatory. Has no powerpoints so what you write is all you have. Exams are tricky but do-able. Only teaches 1 side of all the arguments or in this case his side... If you cant deal with someone saying affirmative action is good or pro-abortion then dont take this class

Everything he tests you on is said in class, you don't even have to do the readings. If you go to every class and take notes, it's an easy A. Just a heads up for any hardcore conservatives, he will take the liberal side on all controversial issues discussed in class.

Lectures are quite interesting and helpful, so go to them. Overall, not a bad class or professor.

40% of your grade comes from a paper graded by your TA so he's more important for your final grade than Bloomfield. Lectures aren't all that important to go to but they can be interesting so its up to you. Read the essays he posts and know the Symposium and you'll be mostly set for an A.

I LOVED this class. Bloomfield is the man. Honestly, if his lectures don't qualify as engaging or interesting for you, I don't know what you're looking for. He takes questions mid-lecture and fields them well, so if you ever want to call him out, he's fine with that. Very funny guy, cares if you do well and actually helps you do well in his class.

Bloomfield is full of himself, but did a fine job teaching the course. The material is very easy; attend lecture and take good notes and you'll be prepared for the midterm and final.

everything on the exams were said in lecture.. examples he uses are very entertaining. can get a little boring at times but if you stay attentive you can get an easy A. Only complaint is he tends to only teach his opinion on things

Took this class online over the summer and it was pretty easy. The ta does most of the grading, so just do well on the papers and youll get an a. Bloomfield can be picky about the way you word things and almost forces you to agree with the way he thinks on some things. Overall, a good class to take, especially if your required to take philosophy.

Easy class, basically all you have to do is summarize arguments from the readings. Exams and papers were pretty easy, the ta grades everything. They are picky on how you word things so be careful. Topics are interesting to think about- professor has a clear view on some and wants you to think the same about controversial topics. overall good class.

I really disliked this class. Overall, it's not that hard, but there's a paper due worth 40% of your grade, which is ridiculous. VERY liberal, and expects you to agree with him. If you believe in white privilege abortion andor can swallow your pride and agree with him, class is bearable.

Lectures are interesting and makes you contemplate a lot. Everyone thinks of him being too liberal but those who complain have obviously never met a philosopher. If he didn't believe in Affirmative Action or abortion he would be a terrible philosopher and if you don't believe in them then hopefully this class will point you in the right direction.

I never went to class, and that's something I very much regret now. The lectures were very interesting and it was the one class I was unable to fall asleep in.

Professor Bloomfield is a great lecturer! It is true that there are no slides, so you have to write down stuff he says. But this forces you to pay attention to what he's saying, and the material is actually pretty interesting! There's some writing involved in this class, but if you go to TAs for help, you'll be okay (since they do the grading).

The class had basically no work: midterm, short take-home essay, and final. You need to go to basically every class, but you only need to sit and listen to do well. Bloomfield has some insightful things to say, so I really enjoyed his lectures and I think a lot of students could take something out of this course. Also he's pretty hot

I loved him but most hated him. All you really need to do is attend class. He's a very entertaining speaker and will talk about everything you'll be tested on. Reading the papers does help, but an A is possible even without.

Professor Bloomfield makes it very easy to pass if you just attend the lecture and listen closely to what he's saying. He's very focused on discussing assigned readings, so even as someone who didn't read anything, I still got an A- just off of listening to the lecture and participating in the discussion. Even if you disagree, just sit through it.

I really loved this class, its incredibly easy and although there are reading assignments every lecture, he thoroughly explains them and I didnt read 70% of them. The ones I did read arent hard and are actually interesting. He is a good lecturer, engaging and will pause for you to ask questions.

He's a really talented lecturer, and it was easy to follow along despite not having a powerpoint. He's pretty full of himself, which may be a turn off for some. If you go to lecture and take good notes, don't bother doing the readings.

Doomfields class is tough to begin with, but the difficulty of this class is significantly amplified if you do not do the readings or attend the lectures, which I recommend you do because the exams are a heavy mix of reading and lecture content (i.e. Pauls personal views). The class has super interesting material and the lectures are engaging.

Bloomfield is such an intelligent and talented professor. He puts enthusiasm into his lectures and I genuinely enjoyed attending them. There were a lot of readings for this class which were pretty important but if you went to all the lectures and understood them well then you'd probably be fine. Class was really interesting, highly recommend

go to lectures and write down everything he says. truly entertaining, explains things well, and is clearly intelligent. if you can't handle occasional arrogance and condescension then take someone else i guess. didn't really read any readings and got A's from transcribing everything. he. says. cos thats what matters (on the assessments at least)

Easily my favorite professor at UConn. He's passionate about what he's teaching and it rubs off on his students. Lectures are engaging and easy to follow. For his classes there's always a paper that's a big percentage of your grade but he helps with feedback along the way. From my experience if you read and take good notes you'll get an A.

Great professor with passion and humor. He knows how to get people's attention and get people feel involved. We all clap for him on the last lesson of the semester. Definitely would take another lesson.

Bloomfield is an excellent professor. He is very good at boiling down a topic to an intro level. He knows that most people in this class are not in it because they want to be philosophers. However, this is NOT an easy A. If you put in the work and some effort, you will be fine. Ask him questions!! He is great at explaining things

Class is necessary for extra understanding; readings and questions based on reading are discussed during class time. Only had to buy one reading for class, all else was online. Manage your work and pay attention to what he requires for the midterm and exam and you should be fine. Also, very interesting material, rarely was I bored in class.

Bloomflied was okay. He is and intense guy but over all okay. The reading material is boring and so are the topics too. He does try to get you involved in the class but can just be too much. You have modules each week with a quiz and readings as well as a paper and final - Written out on BLACKBOARD AND LOCKDOWN. But over all it wasn't too bad

He is one inspirational lecturer. I just love his charisma. But the course is a little too tough for gen-ed. I would love to take another course with him

Bloomfield is awesome. His lectures are always fun. He wrote a whole page of feedback on my rough draft along with his edits. Always been nice.

best professor ive had at UCONN, he makes philosophy interesting and fun and thats saying something. theres only 2 exams and a term paper 15 pages long for grading and then participation. Weekly readings that are somewhat intensive but as long as you keep up and take notes its not too hard. hes respectful of the students and quite the personality

Bro is funny and he does chat a lot before class with students. Paul knows what he's doing and when he makes mistakes he owns up to them. Bro does grade a few things, but they aren't too bad. Bro does grade hard on the long essay, but the criticism is helpful.

PHIL1104 was my favorite class this semester! Lectures were interesting, and prof used really great examples to help explain topics. Homework was typically one reading per week that we went over in class. Overall grade was based on one essay, midterm, final, and participation. If you study and pay attention in lecture, you'll do well on the exams.