MAkes discussions a lot of fun, very dry humor, uses lots of examples and parallels. No final exam, but his 4 tests were pretty hard. T/F, shrt ansr, but the questions are very tricky, even if you're read up on the material.

i actually like going to this class...it is so funny!

Do not take PHIL101 with this guy, he is a hard grader.

Great Teacher, Dry sense of humor, Enjoyable Class.

Very easy. I dont even read the books and I get A's on his quizzes. He DOES have a dry sense of humor and says things about my girl Britney Spears. Very funny though and an easy EASY teacher for philosophy 101.

This class is fairly easy but the 2hrs and 40min are spent listening to Dr. Carey having conversations with himself and making jokes that nobody laughs at. He's nice but is incredibly boring and you learn nothing in the class.

Enjoyable class. Dry sense of humor. All tests have essay, T/F, multiple choice. Different grading system that I didn't like.

I love his class. What a sweet man.

Very funny. If you actually go to class and pay attention you will learn alot. Gives great examples to help you understand the more difficult subjects.

helpful teacher... but hard class- even if you read the material is very difficult. attendance is a must if you expect to pass

Stephen Carey was the best professor I have had at VCU. I took Philosophy 212 as an elective since one of my friends recommended him. He is very friendly and gets to know each person one on one in the class. The topics he discusses are very interesting: abortion, drug legalization, death penatly.

good teacher, just pay attention, take notes, and laugh at his jokes... desire not what you want, but what you get...

This is the easiest college class I have ever taken. You must go to class, though!! Just take notes and spit it back out to him on the test! Easy A, if you can put up with his DRY sense of humor for 15 weeks!

I agree completely with the comment from 12/27/04

He was so easy!!! This is a cake class, all you have to do is show up and listen

Easy class, Easy teacher, Easy A. I don't think I studied or did any homework for this class. Still managed to get an A

He is the greatest, makes this class so much fun!

Cool professor. He isn't all serious like sum or nerdy like others. He has a humor hat some people would call dull but it's better than him lecturing all the time in a monotone voice.

very good professor. take him

if you get the old exams, he uses the EXACT same ones!!! put in about 5 hours total of work for the entire semester, and that was just to memorize the old exams, easy A, and never went to class (but only if you have old exams of course)

He's a nice guy with corny jokes. You need to go to classes and pay attention and take notes to do well on the exams. Without class the reading is useless. Go to class and pay attention, then write down everything you remember on the exam and you should be fine. Little to no studying if you do that, I got easy A's on the exams with about an hou

Go to class; he essentially gives the answers to the test essay questions. I rarely studied for this class, but attended most of the time and got a 'B'. Very witty, and a nice guy.

3wk Summer Class: 4 tests T/F and short answer (a few sent.) not ****ulative. attend not mandatory but tests come from lecture. text only used 'just in case' i missed notes & readings were short. his lecutures are often funny and he is an excellent teacher in all aspects (knowledge, respect, etc). do check your tests to see if he misgraded though.

He was seriously one of my best prof. ever! I def understood the subject better and there was no stupid homework

He's pretty cool. There's no cumulative final, and the exams are T/F with some short answer questions.

4 tests only worth 30 points each, which does not give you much room for error. He is funny and lets you go pretty early. It was challenging and sometimes the true/false questions were tricky.

Carey is completely hilarious! Honestly looked forward to going to his class every Tue./Thur. Very interesting if you do the reading and are willing to broaden your mind. Not for "stick-in-the-mud" students. Part of his teaching act is truely "acting" those who don't get his sarcasim think he's a complete idiot when in actuality he's pure genius.

An amazing teacher! He made the material interesting. I spent most of the class laughing because he is so funny. Take good notes, the tests come straight from the lectures.

very clear, dry humor, keep up with readings and you'll do fine

I liked him. He's funny. His class is easy. Attendance not mandatory but you should just attend and not read. You'll still pass. He explains things well and I like it when he writes stuff down.

Attendance not mandatory but gives lot's of notes must have notes to do well on the exam. There are four exams T/F questions and the rest are essays.

Carey is a really funny guy and is really good at teaching a really boring subject. I actually enjoy his class when at first I thought I would hate it. Doesn't take attendance but all of the material comes from his lectures. You are an idiot if you can't pass this class.

If you don't get his sense of humor, you might not enjoy this class, but I thought he was hilarious and it made his lectures more enjoyable. He's able to clearly explain otherwise dry subjects and makes them interesting! You should go to class if you want to get a good grade, although attendence isn't mandatory. His tests are so easy!

great teacher..corny at times but he tries..teaches exactly what is on the exams...attendance not mandatory but needed to get detailed notes..i missed a couple of classes so I ended with a B..he curves grade at the end if close since grading can be different..but highly recommended...buy book helps in class

Easy enough class- just pay attention & attend lectures, you should be fine. Exams were take home but if you weren't attending or listening in class you won't do well. Textbook is a necessity. He's fun to listen to & really tries to get his students interested!

Easy class, good teacher. Even with a short class period of 3 weeks, we covered a lot & got to discuss quite a bit in class. Attend class, do the reading, & you should do find on the take home tests. If you don't do well in this class then it is because you aren't trying, attending, or doing any reading!!

Dr. Carey is a great teacher. He is clear. He doesn't use power points, but he writes on the board. His class revolves around analyzing articles from the textbook. Issues discussed are Abortion, Euthanasia, Drug Policy in the US, Ethics, Just War Theory, and Economic Equality. His tests are take home. Nice guy

One of the best teachers I've had thus far. Extremely clear in all of his lectures. Repeats and rewords complex ideas to make sure students understand them. Very nice and unassuming, and obviously extremely intelligent. Attendance is not mandatory, but I advise you to attend and take lots of notes, or else you'll have trouble on the take home exams

Really nice guy with great personality and a little bit of humor. The book is hard to understand, but you'll do fine on the take home exams if you listen and take notes in the lectures.

Nice guy, knows material really well, explains concepts clearly. As long as you take notes, including examples, you'll be fine. Also, he really likes cats.

His lectures are not mandatory, but really help with understanding whats in the book. He is easy to listen to and explains concepts clearly. The whole grade is take home tests and one paper.

Dr. Carey is a bit nutty, but his classes are pretty straight forward. Go to class, read the book, and make sure you read and reread the questions on his tests.

Record his lecture because he talked about the exams. Don't ever skip. After you record type up everything so you have amazing notes. Do this you will ace his exams. If not get a B. also book is pointless and confusing. Don't bother.

I wouldn't recommend this class. Not as interesting as I was hoping. We never had any class discussions or interactions to see what the class had to say, just his lecturing. Attendance is not mandatory in terms of your grade but whats in his lectures are sometimes on the tests. If you read and go to class you should do fine. Take notes too!

He's pretty monotone but if you go to class and take notes on what he says he basically gives you all the answers for the test. Never read the book and just went to class and did pretty well on all the tests. Only grades are 4 tests and no final.

I LOVE Dr. Carey! I'll admit I didn't care for him at the start--he seemed very dry and bland and the class is entirely lecture-based. However, when I asked him something he was always kind, respectful, and also has a fantastic dry humor which I adore. He may not be for everyone but I would gladly take him again. BTW, just 4 tests and no homework!

Show up, take some notes of the highlights, and it is not that hard to get a passing grade or an A. No quizzes. Only 4 tests, but a lot of material is covered on the tests. Text book is not required but is referenced a lot during lectures with passages.

Carey is very monotone and reads from his notes in this class, HOWEVER, I think this is a generally easy class without heavy workload, just show up to class & take notes. He does take attendance which is why I got a B instead of an A, the online at home tests are directly from his notes, write down everything he SAYS and writes on the board.

he posts his own commentary/annotations for the readings, so you don't actually have to go through them. weekly discussions with replies. the exams were easy, just reference his commentaries. it has most, if not all the answers. very straightforward and easy course.

Great class. Take him instead of Professor Moon. Easy peasy, and you can actually understand the topics... 1/2 discussions a week based on readings and commentaries. Straight to the point, the readings were engaging.