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Joseph Almog
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I took this PHILOSOPHY 7 fall 08, but decided to review it now. Ok, this class I heard was supposed to be easy. But it is not because of this professor. It is all because of the TA’s that sympathize with Almog’s teaching style. Almog lectures on and on and is really hard to understand. He doesn’t teach in an organized manner, has a heavy accent, and is extremely dry that half the class falls asleep. The midterms and finals are all dependent on the review sessions the TA offers, at least he has good TAs. And also in office hours the TA provides. They provide all the answers. That is the only reason why the class is supposed to be “simple.” Going to class, does not help. It’s all about discussions, office hours, and hours of cramming in review session notes the night before. Yes, the review sessions were like the night before the exam sometimes.
I took this PHILOSOPHY 7 fall 08, but decided to review it now. Ok, this class I heard was supposed to be easy. But it is not because of this professor. It is all because of the TA’s that sympathize with Almog’s teaching style. Almog lectures on and on and is really hard to understand. He doesn’t teach in an organized manner, has a heavy accent, and is extremely dry that half the class falls asleep. The midterms and finals are all dependent on the review sessions the TA offers, at least he has good TAs. And also in office hours the TA provides. They provide all the answers. That is the only reason why the class is supposed to be “simple.” Going to class, does not help. It’s all about discussions, office hours, and hours of cramming in review session notes the night before. Yes, the review sessions were like the night before the exam sometimes.
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Almog is probably the only philosophy professor i've had at UCLA whose lectures did not put me to sleep. He goes on a lot of tangents, and a lot of times the vastness of his knowledge of Metaphysics seems intimidating. His courses are not for the casual freshman dabbling in philosophy. I'd say before taking the Metaphysics courses, have a grip on some basic background philosophy, do yourself a favor and don't take this course until you're ready for it. I can see how Phil 7 could be scary with him, but really it's because his classes presuppose a pretty high degree of background knowledge. If you have that, however, i'd say he is one of the best phil professors ucla has to offer.
Almog is probably the only philosophy professor i've had at UCLA whose lectures did not put me to sleep. He goes on a lot of tangents, and a lot of times the vastness of his knowledge of Metaphysics seems intimidating. His courses are not for the casual freshman dabbling in philosophy. I'd say before taking the Metaphysics courses, have a grip on some basic background philosophy, do yourself a favor and don't take this course until you're ready for it. I can see how Phil 7 could be scary with him, but really it's because his classes presuppose a pretty high degree of background knowledge. If you have that, however, i'd say he is one of the best phil professors ucla has to offer.
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