Learner Reviews & Feedback for Ancient Philosophy: Plato & His Predecessors by University of Pennsylvania
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MD
Jan 16, 2021
This was my first online course. In a crazy year, the flexibiilty to reset deadlines was much appreciated. I enjoyed the grading system, especially when your peers are from all around the world.
HL
Feb 22, 2022
This course is an excellent introduction to reading & learning about ancient philosophers. The videos helped to make the works of Plato, Socrates & many others understandable. Thank you.
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By Sergio A G P
•Aug 9, 2020
amazing!
By Болат А
•Oct 9, 2024
Классно
By Achilleas F
•Jun 3, 2020
Amazing
By Leonel D
•Oct 10, 2022
lindo
By Muna A
•Apr 23, 2019
Thanks
By Ramiro V
•Aug 24, 2018
Great!
By Lydia S
•Feb 24, 2017
Great.
By Yuval S
•Oct 22, 2016
Great.
By Samir M
•Aug 3, 2016
Great!
By Ырысты Б
•Oct 4, 2024
круто
By ehab a o
•Jan 3, 2019
great
By 许俊炜
•Jul 29, 2016
好课!爽!
By Нурлыбай Н Б
•Aug 17, 2025
nice
By SHREYA R
•Sep 24, 2024
good
By Ferdinando C S
•Jun 27, 2023
LOVE
By Sergio A C F
•Nov 19, 2016
good
By 魏震
•Jun 7, 2016
Neat
By 張子文
•Feb 18, 2016
D.T.
By Kenneth B
•Feb 7, 2024
Fun
By Бекнұр А
•Sep 16, 2024
Оо
By carol-lynn l
•Apr 12, 2021
I think the course is terrific, I've learned a lot...but to do this with any hope of remembering the content or moving on with a sense of ease there should be more time involved. This should be 6-8 weeks not 4 weeks. There should be a lot of Qs&As attached to the readings once one has enjoyed the lectures.
The Prof is great and her lectures are both engrossing and informative, Just need more time and work on the various pieces.
Much appreciated
You know, my one difficulty was that I didn't find the actual assignment, what they call the "prompt'' until after I had written and submitted the paper...I wrote it based on the instructions in the "guide" piece and I know I could have done a lot better, because I wrote on only one of the topics requested. And I never did see that until I was grading other students...I think the assignments should always be clear from the start of the course, but surely should not be so hidden that you can't find them. But I think that's coursas problem, not hers.
Anyway, bright prof, brings the subject down to a level undergrads should be able to get and made it really enjoyable!
By Benjamin J
•Sep 7, 2020
Loved the lectures and the content. Personally I found some of the readings to be too long in one sitting without some guidance. I found myself struggling through long sections, not really understanding until I heard the lecture. Rather than two long readings then 4 or 5 videos in a row, I think it would be more effective to have a shorter reading, then the relevant lecture, then another reading etc. One other issue was the instructions for the assignment initially were quite vague. I read the prompt and then began. It only said to write a letter talking about 2 aspects of the Republic. Only when I finished and went to submit did I go to page two which specified that the two points had to be Plato's view of Justice in a person and why it is always better to be just. As a result, I had to go back and redo the assignment. Other than those two things, loved the course.
By Harry M
•Jul 24, 2020
Well organized and I really enjoyed this course; I took both this course and the follow up course on Aristotle. Both were excellent. However, for some unexplained reason, I thought the professor's course on Aristotle was more interesting (hence I cage it five stars) while I thought that this course was slightly confusing in terms of the quizzes and prompts. Having said that, this course is definitely worth your time and effort. My approach was to read the lecture first while taking notes and then listen to the lecture and fill in the blanks. The readings make much more sense AFTER reading/listening to the lecture than before. Just my take on how I 'studied' for the quizzes, etc. Enjoy, it's worth the effort.
By Joe G
•Jun 7, 2018
I really enjoyed this course and learned so much from it. However the professor's monotone voice is reminiscent of too many professors I have had over the years that put me to sleep. I found it difficult to pay attention at times because of this even though I was very interested in the subject matter. She seems very knowledgeable about the subject, so perhaps taking a public speaking course would prove beneficial. Other than that I loved the course and am excited to take part two starting in a few days!