He tries to tell jokes, but they're not too funny. Hes a nice guy & he chooses favorites. He assigns hw and goes over it in class, so u can just do it in class. you should go to most classes or u might miss something, there were 3 midterms and a final. part of the tests have take home portions and the rest is mostly true false & multiple choice

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awesome guy, didnt think id like phil going into the class but he makes in enjoyable. if you take phil, make sure you get this guy

smart, challenging, and funny. makes logic interesting. does a lot to help students do well in his class.

Very easy class for something thats required. fun review games the class before midterms gets u extra credit and he gives a lot of answers to test questions before u take it. since u have to take this class, take this guy. he can also be funny.sometimes.

at first i wanted to drop this class due to how boring he was, but i stayed anyway. minimal work load and you dont actually have to do it till class because he goes over it, and jeopardy review was fun, even tho he's too merciful to students that dont try hard to deserve it. nonetheless, his class is stress-free and easy. a must-take.

Great professor. He definitely knows his stuff and most of the time he explains the material very well. Some slight homework, two midterms, and a final, all of which is gone over in class. However, taking a night class is kinda too long.

sudduth is great, interesting, challenging, and hot.

This professor knows his stuff and teaches it very well. His review games are helpful and fun. He also knows how to waste learning time by telling many of his entertaining life stories. (a plus for me!) I highly recommend him for PHIL110.

hot class, hot professor. The reading was kinda tough but interesting. Liked the William James book better, but Sudduth explains the basic ideas pretty good. Former heavy metal guitarist turned philosopher will rock your mind. Take his classes!

Taught mainly by the book, but his review sessions really helped for the test, so dont miss those. Also had some interesting sie conversations. Overall, he was a cool guy, good teacher.

mind expanding stuff on god and religion. made me think about religion in a different way. stuff on william james on seances and life after death was wild. take this professor. makes you think...and tells some wild stories about the supernatural!

Good teacher, good reviews before midterms. he cancells class alot and teaches by the book. he assighns hw every class session which on average take about 2 hrs which count as hw and participation grades(important). hes funny and has some fun stories to tell, fun guy.

good teacher, 2 midterms and a take home final. teaches mainly by the book so you need it!!! gives quet alot of homework which you have to do for hw and participation credits(important). interesting class, take him!

good class.

interesting professor and class about religion. stimulates good discussions in class. very helpful with assignments. tells some good stories about life after death.

Awesome teacher. Definitely knows his stuff. Has some pretty funny stories that he'll add in every so often. He was in a rock band back in the day which is AWESOME. Very interesting class, 2 Midterms, 3 short essays, and a Final paper, no final test. Definitely an interesting class taught by an awesome guy.

this class is really easy, expect an A in this class if you study your material well. All you have to do is know da stuff from the powerpoint and the read books that are asigned.

this class is really easy, expect an A in this class if you study your material well. All you have to do is know da stuff from the powerpoint and the read books that are asigned.

Great teacher. Best class I've taken at state yet. I would definitely recommend him.

Although I don't think 350 characters is enough to express how absurdly unique Professor Sudduth is, you'll know exactly what he's about after just a fort night of his classes. from the various fallacies to why you should only take Ambien in a controlled environment, Professor Sudduth has taught me about things I never thought I'd need to know.

fun professor. easy enough class if you attend. grade is based on a few test + homework collected at the same time of the test + final. Sudduth definitely makes the class more enjoyable. i recommend him if you need to fill this GE

He's awesome the ideal professor teachers what needs to be taught but keeps the classes attention with his stories or examples to help better understand the lesson

Sudduth is an amazing man as both a professor and a person. He's hilarious and usually you're learning from him without even realizing it! Take as many of his classes as you can. No doubt that you will enjoy yourself.

Sudduth is an amazing teacher. The class is lax and enjoyable yet he knows when work needs to be done. Grades are based on a couple tests and homework collected on the final. If you do your work and attend class, you will do well in this class.

Good class. Judging from this other kid's response, I guess Sudduth gave out at least one F. Films related to the class and readings.

Better than an Elvis concert

Dr. M. Sudduth is a quality teacher that conducts his classes in a very professional manner. One is unable to leave his class without learning the finest points of the material covered during the semester.

This class is good if you are a philosophy major, I took it as an elective, and oh my. I got A's on the essays, F's on the tests. He likes to have the essays assigned friday due monday, and if you miss friday's lecture you miss the whole essay. The class is all discussion and hard to get facts out of. This class makes me not want to take any phil

smart guy,a bit full of himeself.tells lots of stories,goes on tangents.loves elvis.sometimes you remember the stories more than philosophy.read the material to participate in class.not required to speak but great discussions whens people read.changed my life in some ways.midterms w/studyguide.paper not to be taken lightly.work hard on it

great class. enjoyed the course texts. mind opening stuff. sudduth is a cool cat!

I love Prof. Sudduth. First of all he's absolutely BRILLIANT but not at all arrogant or full of himself. Totally down to earth and is a master in philosophy. Oxford educated and traveled so has engaging stories that are memorable. Expecting of his students and remembers those who make their opinions heard. Keep up with the readings!!

Really awesome class and really nice, interesting teacher.

Great relevant**** Sudduth has recommended: Altered States, Crimes and Misdemeanors, The Exorcist, Entertaining Satan.. can anyone else recall other recommendations that I might have missed? also, for the record, Sudduth is not boring. HE IS THE MAN. A philosophy professor that used to be in a metal band is really cool and epic! duh!

WHERE ARE THE CHILI PEPPERS? DAMN IT!

An excellent and funny teacher. His class is based heavily on multi- choice scantron quizes whi I did not like personally, but they are not hard for the average student. You get what you put into his classes. I highly recommend him.

Interesting class, though the reading was more difficult after we read Plato. You watch one or two films. Sudduth allowed us to rewrite our mid-term papers for a higher grade. Nice guy.

Interesting class. Too late in the afternoon for me but professor kept it enjoyable. Zoroastrianism rules!

multiple choice exams. pretty easy. midterm paper difficult but sudduth spent time helping me with a revision. course was discussion oriented, but most of the students weren't prepared to talk about the texts.

Absolutely great professor! If you actually do the work and study, then you will do great. Very smart prof. not to mention very helpful and nice to students. TA was also available to help when needed. A lot of the students didn't seem very prepared and that may explain some of the negative comments. Ha prob didn't get a good grade.

Not easy not extremely hard. Professor helped me a lot with the final paper. Enjoyed Buddhism readings most.

Wow. Don't recall Sudduth having haters like this. 2 years of positive comments. Now trashed. Sad. Rel. Experience was insightful and fun. Took world religions with sudduth a year ago. Seem to recall a lot of material on western religion.

Sudduth kept my interest. You have four quizzes. The last one was an in-class essay. There was a final paper and a few response papers during the semester. If you attend class and keep on the readings you should do well. I don't know what these other guys are talking about but Sudduth was very helpful. Props.

Man, I don't know what all this bashing is about...Sudduth is easily one of the most intelligent and well-rounded profs in the Philosophy department.I LOVED his teaching style he presents all material in a clear and thought-provoking manner.As always, you get out what you put it. read and participate in class and youll walk away a changed person!

Sudduth is really cool, super smart, & friendly. He used 2 TA's. One of them, Wolfgang, was incredibly helpful--full of good writing advice & was very helpful & super smart (he knows so much about so many things-way cute 2) The other TA seemed not too care about the students & didn't know the material. But Sudduth & Wolfgang--Awesome combo!

Sudduth is pretty good. Class was only hard with the papers--had to really write well & back up your arguments if Wolfgang, a TA, was grading; but if you got Paul to grade, you get a totally easy A. Wolfgang gave great feedback and he's crazy smart. He tells it like it is--refreshing. So many people whined about him. Lame.

Sudduth knows his stuff. He got sick & had a sub for 6 weeks, Wolfgang Behm. Prof. Behm was just as amazing as Sudduth. He was hilarious and totally had his stuff down. He knew everything: music, philosophy, logic, history, chess, Latin, Greek. He's so smart he's like a Savant! Medieval philosophy is hard, but Sudduth & Behm made it comprehensible.

Sudduth & Behm did this Medieval class. both are brilliant, in different ways. Was response papers and crappy scantron tests. hard material but Profs. Sudduth and Behm are very precise with their language so they made tough stuff understandable. Behm, an agnostic,had a pious, religious respect for the medieval thinkers-very passionate Prof.

Sudduth was very clear in everything he taught, his power points laid everything out nicely...sadly he got sick so we had subs which lessened my interest but from the time when he was there is was really impressed.

great class. two exams and four short essays. suddeth is very clear and makes religion interesting. power points and study questions help you prepare for class exams. highly recommend.

Sudduth rocks! Takes off his shoes and sits cross-legged on the table in front of class. Who does this? Awesome. Explanations clear. Makes you think seriously about God. TA was hard but Sudduth will look at your paper if you ask him.

I enjoyed the class. Found Sudduth helpful when I had questions about my papers. Two exams and three short papers. TA grades papers but Sudduth will look over your paper if you want him to. Not sure why some people are hating on him.

His TA is hard but the class was fun and I learned a lot of about religion. I also liked that he got students involved in discussion. Assignments and grading were clear. These other students must be grading a different teacher or received a bad grade or something.

Very insightful teacher with a sense of humor. We read Wiliam James for most of the course. It changed my ideas about religion. Sudduth knows his stuff. Also he used to be a heavy metal guitarist. Awesome. God and rock. I wouldn't recommend anyone else.

Hard teacher? Give me a break. Just took his final for World Religions. EASY! Did well on papers too. I'm happy.

I had sudduth & Wolfgang for 2 classes and they r pretty cool, so I dont get the negativity people r saying. Sudduth is organized and always friendly. Wolfgang had extra office hours in addition to normal ones, sent email notes, was more than cool in office hours. TheyBoth went out of their way to help.

Great experience with this class. I went in with no interest in philosophy but this course changed my mind, got me thinking about religion and spirituality. A mid-term and final exam, which were fairly easy if you studied the study questions and reviewed materials on learn. a handful of short papers graded by a friendly TA. teacher is a cool cat!

Very helpful professor. He puts most of his lectures on powerpoint on ilearn. Does a review before mid-term and final exam. TA is a soft grader. Learned some interesting stuff about religion in this class.

Now for comments from a different student, other than the same student repeating negative posts. Sudduth was totally helpful in meeting with me to talk about my work. I learned a lot from the class, especially about Hinduism. His TA was also very helpful. Grading was completely clear and fair.

Ridiculous but hilarious comments. Reality check: great professor, great class.

Dr. Sudduth is a very kind teacher. Who is this hater posting hate? You'll know exactly what's on exams. He puts lots of notes and power points on iLearn, and study questions. Some of the readings are difficult but he makes it interesting. Don't listen to these negative ratings.

Medieval philosophy is tough. But Sudduth will give you the big picture. He provided some very helpful comments on my mid-term paper. final paper is a rewrite of the mid-term paper. Two class exams. He gives you study questions and has plenty of handouts on iLearn.

Laid back teacher who teaches about Hinduism, Buddhism, and Christianity. Had a guest speaker and watched a film at the end of the semester. Some response papers and an objective mid-term and final exam. TA was good too.

Cool class. Learned some mind blowing stuff on Hinduism. Professor seemed really into it. TA did a good job. Watched the movie Jacob's Ladder. Liked that. A couple of multiple choice exams. Some short papers. Highly recommend.

Dr. Sudduth teaches a good class. You'll learn a lot about religion, like how different religions are similar to each other. And he tells funny stories. His TA is SUPER EASY. The exams were a bit difficult but Sudduth gives you study questions.

Cool dude,willing to work with students.hardly did any of the readings,but went to lecture to keep up with the class&got a B+ 1Midterm,1Final,In class/take home response essays ALL easy.He gives study guides on ilearn to help&puts up powerpoints!Really interesting class,I enjoyed learning about the different religions.Highly recommend him.

A hard class but the professor tried to make everything doable. Lots of helpful comments on my mid-term paper. Some of the topics were fascinating. But if you don't like to talk about metaphysics this class is not for you. It WILL BE boring.

So boring to me but not a hard class. I barely do anything for this class and I am getting a C. Couple of papers, one midterm, and a final. I wouldnt have to try much harder to get a better grade, but frankly I dont care.

I really liked this class, especially the parts on eastern religions. Professor puts study questions and powerpoints on ilearn. You know exactly what to study for exams. Professor is really good at answering email and answering questions in class. Very helpful.

What? How can anyone possibly think Sudduth isn't helpful or easy? I took this class because a friend recommended it. I couldn't relate to some of the readings but others were good. Sudduth was very understanding when I didn't turn in a paper and he let me turn it in late. His TA was also really helpful.

Very approachable and fun teacher. Got an A on the midterm paper and Sudduth still provided lots of comments. Cares a lot about the subject matter and students. Highly recommended.

Awesome class. Challenged me on Some of my religious beliefs but helped me think through them and come to a new appreciation of religion. Professor Sudduth does a good job at translating complex material into a form we can relate to. Take this class if you get the chance. It will be rewarding if you are serious.

nice teacher. interesting class.

A fun class on world religion. Prof covers west and east religions. mid-term exam and final are multiple choice. Just two papers. TA grades papers, but this guy was pretty easy. over all, a good class.

Excellent class. Mid-term paper, but you can rewrite the paper if you got a B or lower. Professor was very helpful with comments.

Mid-term paper and two exams. You can rewrite the mid-term paper if you don't get a good grade. Final exam is an in-class essay. You'll need to prepare for it but Sudduth gives you the questions. He also gives lots of handouts which summarize the readings. Nice teacher.

I was into philosophy and religion before this class but I really got into the readings. Some were about proofs for god's existence. Fail. Others were about personal experiences of god. Not fail. I liked Ramakrishna most. Different religions are different paths to the same goal. Yeah! Professor did a good job.

Prof. Sudduth really did a good job at explaining how western and eastern religious philosophies are similar. His stories kept many of us interested. Be aware that uses a TA, but the TA was very friendly and fair.

He is a great professor who will challenge you with his depth of religious thinking as well as philosophically. He will push you hard in class, but is forgiving on assignments if you show you are really trying. If you do the reading ahead of time you can really draw a lot out of the lectures, which are hard to keep up otherwise.

He's good at breaking a religion down to its core teachings and showing how the eastern and western religions have similar ideas, and he also tries to keep the class interesting, but the fact that he doesn't do his own grading can be a problem. If you're unlucky and end up with a bad T.A., then the papers will be tough, but the extra credit helps.

Easy class. I you aren't a phil major and just want these credits, I would take this class. I only read the first book for the class, and that's all I needed for the rest of the semester. He posts study guides online that you can do before the test and pass easily. The essays are easy as long as you put at least some effort you'll get a good grade

Dr Sudduth rocks!!!! Very passionate guy about religion and philosophy. He is fair but will challenge you whatever your religious beliefs are or if you are an atheist or whatever. Funny guy who will help you understand religion. Two papers. Two exams. Sudduth helped me with my first paper, but the TA graded it. Did well. A+ for this guy!

Sudduth is a very nice and inspiring teacher. He uses a TA but will still help you with your work in the class. A couple of exams (multiple choice) and four short essay papers. Liked the eastern religion philosophy books best.

A solid teacher.

I took RELS 300 and PHIL 502. He is one of the best professors I have had and made the material really interesting. He clearly has a passion for the subject and will challenge your views about religion. I would highly recommend him to anyone somewhat interested in religion.

Very interesting class. Sudduth really helped me understand similarities between Hinduism and western religions like Christianity and Islam. He uses power points and gives lots of handouts for studying. Two exams. Two papers. TA grades papers but Sudduth helped me with paper. Nice guy.

Very helpful and entertaining teacher. Makes religion seem cool. Religious guy but doesn't push religion on you. Makes you think. Loved the Bhagavad Gita and the Prophet. Didn't expect to read this kind of stuff. The course TA was easy grader. Exams were kind of hard but well worth it. Ask teacher about when he was a heavy metal guitarist. Awesome!

Very helpful and entertaining teacher. Makes religion seem cool. Religious but doesn't push religion on you. Makes you think. Loved the Bhagavad Gita and the Prophet. Didn't expect to read this kind of stuff. The course TA was easy grader. Exams were kind of hard but well worth it. Ask teacher about when he was a heavy metal guitarist. Awesome!

Loved this teacher, funny and smart. Readings exposed me to some new ideas about God I didn't think about before. Grading was fair and a lot of help offered by the teacher and his TA. Definitely take this class if you're interested in God or philosophy.

Very funny and intellectually stimulating teacher. I'm an atheist and sitting in his class I feel like I know God in some weird way. I'm taking him again!

Very misleading comments from other students. Spent 4 weeks on Gita but discussed a few different eastern religions related to this book and others, not one religion. Also Buddhism. Half of semester was on western religions. Great class. Sudduth was cool, even to the fundamentalist Christians who were attacking Sudduth for converting to Hinduism.

Really enjoyable class and professor. He's very passionate about his teaching and gets you to think really deeply about what God means and how to experience God in many different ways. Professor and TA very helpful with my work. I'm taking him again next semester.

I heard great stuff about Sudduth. Was not disappointed. Knowledgeable professor. Funny. Very fair to different religions. Gives lots of examples of how religion is relevant to human life. Two papers grade by easy TA. Multiple-choice midterm and final exam.

Liked this class a lot. Professor was great! Didn't know that philosophy, religion, and psychology were so closely connected. He makes god interesting even if you are not religious. Read the Prophet by the mystic Gibran. Mind blowing. Two exams and four really short papers. Exam questions and study guides are all on Ilearn. TA grades but is cool.

Friendly and funny teacher. Interesting readings in Hinduism, Buddhism, and some Christian philosophers. Teacher puts everything on iLearn so you know what to study for exams. Fairly easy multiple choice midterm and final exam and some short papers. Highly recommend this teacher.

Brilliant. Simply brilliant.

class definitely felt focused on hinduism. i was hoping to learn a little bit more on other religions like buddhism, which we only spent a few classes on. whereas, for hinduism, we spent MORE than enough classes on it and he constantly kept going back to it. both essays had to do with krishna.

Class can be boring at times, but the books that he asks you to read are quite interesting. Papers are easy, just make sure to follow instruction. The multiple choice exams are super easy, because he puts study guides for each book online. Do the study guides, read, and do the papers! Easy A.

I had a great time in this class. Sudduth is a real helpful teacher with alot of knowledge about religion and philosophy. I loved the books and concepts. Assignments were pretty easy.

GREAT TEACHER AND CLASS! The class covers hinduism, buddhism, judaism, christianity, and islam and Sudduth does a great job teaching the backgrounds and basis of each religion. This teacher is extremely knowledgeable about the subject and EXTREMELY fair with his students. He wants everyone to pass and makes it as easy and interesting as possible.

Very interesting class. Professor did a good job connecting religion and psychology and showing how different religions have similar basic ideas. Exams were really straightforward if you read the study guide and don't fall behind on the readings. Powerpoints are on ilearn. Easy to review. TA was pretty helpful and easy. A+ for this teacher!

Really interesting class and funny professor. Liked that Sudduth covered Hindu philosophical ideas and showed how Christian and Jewish philosophers have had very similar ideas. Professor also gave examples of how these old ideas are still around today in philosophy, religion, and psychology.

Sudduth was a great professor. Although the material was sometimes difficult, he tried his best to clarify things. Very personable in class, always sharing hilarious stories. Responds fast to emails. His TA David was amazing as well. 10 response essays & 1 term paper, all of which are graded graciously and a midterm + final which were super easy.

Like every one else said, great class. Loved this guy!

Sudduth was an awesome professor. Super chill class. Sometimes it was difficult to grasp the main concepts/ideas, but hey it's philosophy. His TA was rather incompetent though when it came to lecturing/grading essays.

If you want a relatively easy class to pass, go for it. If you want a class on Hinduism and Buddhism, it is the class for you. If you are looking for a comprehensive overview of World Religions, that is not this class. Had four class periods on Islam, about 6-9 on Christianity, all the rest was on Eastern traditions. So were the two papers.

I had several courses with him. Know his subjects. His specialty is Eastern Philosophy; Hinduism. He also taught comparative religion; east to west. Class participation will open up many interesting discussions. He loves what he does. Attend class and you do o.k.

Good lecture. Come to class to learn and ask alot of questions to learn and understand and help the class move forward. Very insightful class in Eastern and Western Religions.