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he is so full of himself and teaches at a 300 level! he expects you to set up a study time in his office at least once a week but even then he pushes you out of his office as fast as he can! DON'T TAKE A CLASS TAUGHT BY HIM!!

The. Worst. Ever. I actualy looked forward to philosophy but this guy has cured me for life. So smart and so desparate to let you know it. Take one of the other philosophy prof's or avoid this class entirely.

We had lots of reading and only 3 exams. Class was very boring and he rarely discussed what was on the test. I went to his office hours for help only for him to tell me that he didn't believe I had read the material. He wasn't helpful and avoided questions that varied fromm his belief. I do not suggest him to anyone.

This guy is horrible. He assigns ungodly amounts of reading and only gets to talk about a fraction of it, and if your answer on his tests doesn't coincide with his views, its completely wrong. I strongly recommend you DO NOT take this guy. He's lost in his own world of useless theories.

Do not take this guy. He's arrogant and not very open to others' opinions. A little bit to narrow-minded and focused on his own agenda rather than teaching Philosophy objectively. Tests are all essay questions. Even if you give the right answers, he often counts them wrong if they don't agree with his view of the world.

He is an extremely difficult teacher. He doesn't discuss much that will be on your quizzes and exams. He also is not very willing to help outside of class. I read and studied for dozens of hours and still failed. He teaches the class like a 300 or 400 class, makes the class much more difficult than a 100 level should be.

He is the worst professor to take. He teaches the class like he is teaching it to honors classes. I had no idea what he was talking about most of the time and he isn't very helpful. He makes you feel stupid when you want to know something and his test are so hard. I thought I knew everything and completely bombed the test. DO NOT TAKE HIS CLASS

He requires you to read a lot of tough readings that are super hard to understand and when you ask him specific questions about the readings he never actually answers questions. Your grade is all test based, so if you fail one exam then it's extremely hard to pull your grade. The exams are also all short answer and essay questions.

Would not recommend taking him.. Hardest class I have had so far. Tests are extremely difficult, he's not helpful. Over half the class dropped at mid-terms. Only 4 tests which consists of your whole grade for the semester. Also, extremely strict in the classroom.

HORRIBLE CLASS. This class was so hard for me. I studied and read all of the materials and even did all of the study questions. Never passed a single test. I had to drop the class at midterms. Grades only come from 4 short answeressay exams. Makes you feel stupid every time you ask a question about something you don't understand.

Most difficult professor I've ever experienced.

Lectures are unclear ramblings that may or may not be helpful on the exam. Go ahead and get the reading list ahead of time and begin prior to the beginning of the semester. That's the only way you'll ever get through it. Doesn't really answer questions clearly. Take another class if you can - bottom line.

Worst professor I've ever taken! Is not helpful at all, and expects way too much from students. The tests are very hard, and doing the readings is expected even if you don't understand what you read. Avoid taking, if possible!

He is terrible. Very rude and lectures make no sense most of the time.

His tests consist of 5-8 short answer questions and an essay(s). He is a VERY tough grader. During class discussions he encourages participation. However, he is VERY vast when asking questions for answers that when you do try to answer that is when he gets specific about how he wants you to answer. 2 of 3 right answers is a pass on his 18 quizzes.

Shain is by far the worst professor I have experienced. Instead of a book, Shain requires you print reading materials. We printed 50+ pages in the first two weeks. Further, his lectures are incoherent and often follow no pattern, leaving students guessing what was important. He grades this class with only 3 exams and a paper.

Warning. This class is ROUGH. Shain teaching this class was impossible to understand ( if you are a student who isn't majoring in philosophy). He would assign huge readings every week that are more hard to interpret than the bible. I dropped out before the second exam because he gave us 15+ study papers with answers he doesn't give. Only 4 tests.

Unless you know a lot about Philosophy or are super into the subject, I wouldn't take this professor. He does not post grades on black board and makes you read A LOT, stuff that doesn't make sense. His lectures are unorganized and its hard to take notes. He doesn't have guidelines or a power point so attend class and take good notes.

He comes into class and he rambles; it is tough to understand what is important and what is not important. The class started with over 30 people and is ending with about 10. He gives study questions to help and the study questions he gives are on the test. But the problem is, he gives over 50 study questions and 5 are on the test. Terrible teacher.

If you enjoy being made to feel stupid you will love this class. Class participation is encouraged but if you ask a question he will make you feel stupid for asking it. Terrible teacher, opposed to everything modern. Does not care about anything else you may have going on in your life because he only wants you to read philosophy outside of class.

The WORST professor I've had at MO State.

His lectures don't make sense, and his tests are based off of the study guide he gives you. He asks you questions, but doesn't explain them in a reasonable way that could make sense.

All we do in class is listen to him talk about stuff that no one actually cares about. He never answers your questions directly which makes it seem like he actually has no idea how to answer any question thrown at him. He is very antimodern which conflicts with almost all of his students. Never tells you when to read for the next class period.

This is the worst class I've ever taken. He lectures from beginning to end and has no idea how to organize his thoughts so taking notes in impossible. He doesn't know how to answer your questions and intentionally makes you feel stupid when you have one. I am a straight A student and failing this class. I will be dropping, it's 100% not worth it.

I WOULD NOT recommend this class to ANYONE! The whole 1 hr 15 minutes all he does is lecture in no specific order. When you ask a question he never knows how to answer it or he makes you feel like a complete idiot. ALSO when you raise your hand to ask a question he tries to act like he doesn't see it. You can spend HOURS! studying and still fail.

Highly suggest not taking this professor's class. He tries to make lectures interesting but fails. Probably one of the worst professors I have ever had. Clearly knows the material, but can't explain it properly so students will understand. Dropped the class with like a 26%, and so did about 3/4th of students in the class.

DO NOT TAKE HIM!! when you try to ask questions in class he makes you feel stupid. while he does have knowledge of philosophy, he does not explain the information well.

This philosophy TEACHER thinks, for some reason, that he himself is a philosopher. He is not. He is a pretty condescending guy and really enjoys playing word games, which is his idea of philosophy. If you actually are interested in philosophy I wouldn't take his class. If you want an easy pass, I wouldn't take his class. In general, I wouldn't.

I had this prof fall 2020 for a blended/online class. There were only 8 graded assignments the whole semester, all essays dependant on listening to long, rambling recorded lectures and heavy reading. Attendance was not mandatory due to covid-19, but attending in-person lectures was the only opportunity for feedback. Prof does not answer emails.

Not only is his grading style set up for failure,his assignments are as well. He posts the lectures AFTER the assignments are due on purpose & the lectures are what helps you make sense of the readings. I have reached out to him for help & he barely helps or responds. If you don't interpret the readings the same way as him you get graded poorly.

Trust me, you do not want to take this class. There were only around 10 of us to start with and Im pretty sure that there might just be about 5 of us left. I regret taking this course.

There is no point in trying for this class. Is studied more for this class than I did for my major classes. You can do the readings and study guides and still fail the test after studying for a week straight. TRUST ME DO NOT TAKE!!!

Once you get thru the quizzes or whatever your grade is solidly based on tests that are 5 short answer and 1 essay question. You can do the study guides and everything studying for days on end and you will only pass if you can actually understand the philosophy somehow. No zoom available for the class but zoom is available to meet about class work.

This professor wants to hear exactly what he thinks is correct or else you are just dead wrong. He is unhelpful when you email him and really just doesn't care about how awful his class is set up. Exams are 5 questions, which sounds easy enough right? Wrong. They are short answer and have to be written EXACTLY as he wants to you get a 0.

If you get part of the question wrong on the test you get a zero. There aren't many assignments. Most of your grade depends on your test. You have about 4 quizzes and 3 tests and a final exam. Not much way to get points for this class.

Difficult to work with. Graded on three exams and few quizzes at the beginning of the semester. If he doesn't like wording, you will get zero points. Never failed a class before but looks like I will have to drop the class or get an F. Provides a study guide with overwhelming amount of questions (most of which will not be on the exams).

tbh I'm only a month into the semester and I have absolutely no idea how I'm going to pass this class. walked into it having no clue what type of professor was and I'm a little terrified about my gpa. good luck

I had to withdraw from class because the lectures were so bad and the quizzes were too difficult. No visual aspect, just verbal lecture. Mulitple different textbooks, hard to figure out what to read. Extremely monotone/boring class.

he is the worst teacher ive ever had. he doesn't care about his students and only cares about his own opinions. It would be a mistake signing up to take his class

Super lecture heavy and he doesn't put any grades on brighspace so good luck figuring out your grade. Hard grader and if you don't have the answers he is looking for you won't do good on the tests. In my experience he is not very kind or helpful when you meet with him. Interesting class but horrible teacher. Would not recommend this class.

The worst class I think I have taken at MSU. Do the readings or you will have no idea what is going on, and even then, good luck. ChatGPT didn't even know what was happening. Lectures are just a 75-minute ranting session with no visual aides and barely any engagement. The exams are graded based on if he agrees with your philosophy or not. Avoid!