Review:
Professor Denby is one of the most interesting professors that you will meet at Tufts. Considering that it is very easy to go off on tangents in Philosophy, Professor Denby is incredibly organized and challenges his students to think. He reviews all material taught in the previous class before every class. In addition, he presents arguments very clearly, gives vivid examples, and encourages students to challenge the arguments. He is very neutral and will challenge any student that challenges him. He is also very enthusiastic, extremely funny, and available at most times (although he is so popular, there is a line out his office door). It is essential to attend this class because most of the course material is presented there. The readings are supplementary.

Workload:
This class does not have a tremendous amount of work. You can even get away with skipping the readings as long as you attend class. Although the readings are helpful and if you enjoy philosophy, you will love the readings. There are 4 papers throughout the semester (which are about 5-6 pages each) and then an optional paper. The papers are more of an exercise to show that you understand the main concepts than anything else.

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