Reviews of professor Stephen Ferguson

Rating: 1.0/5, difficulty: 5.0/5
He was a harsh grader and his feedbacks werent helpful even during office hours. Even if you show genuine interest in trying to keep up your grades, he will still tear apart your grades on your papers. He wont give A or A- on the first paper or extra credits. He treated the intro to philosophy class like one of his own graduate level courses.

Rating: 2.0/5, difficulty: 5.0/5
Do not take this guy. On top of the fact that the Philosophy core requirement is a throw-away class at Fordham, this guy made it 10 times worse through his tyrannical grading practices! His grading style on papers is geared towards PHD students, not college freshman. If you do get him, expect to work absurdly hard for a B. You're welcome.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
I disagree with a lot of these reviews. Professor is definitely a tough grader, but I would say his class was more than fair, given the circumstances. The Perusall readings are interesting. Although I would say if you don't like philosophy, then he might not be for you. But if you do, he is very accommodating and knowledgeable about the subject.

Rating: 2.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
This semester has been something. I wouldn't recommend for anyone trying to complete their core requirement. Insanely boring and harsh grader.

Rating: 2.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
One of the most useless classes I have ever attended throughout all my years of schooling. His notes don't make any sense and are all over the place. His office hours are pretty much useless. He also grades insanely hard and practically no one gets above an 85 on his papers. He is nice though so thats really the only perk about him

Rating: 3.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
The guy is a decent teacher but grades insanely hard. No matter what you write, he will always find some flaw in your paper. He needs to realize that this is an intro philosophy class and that we are all require to take it.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
Professor Ferguson is wonderful. He is fun, kind, and an engaging lecturer. So long as you pay attention and participate, do the Perusall and discernment assignments, and give the class a good effort, he will grade you pretty fairly, albeit a bit harshly. I definitely recommend taking him, he is a great guy and a passionate professor!

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
IDK what everyone else is talking about. As aren't impossible to get on his papers. He's a good lecturer and really flexible with deadlines as long as you communicate with him. He can get off topic at times, but will 100% rephrase or clarify as long as you ask. Very chill and is passionate about philosophy

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
Took him for a requirement and he was a solid choice. Philosophy is a tough class due to the hard readings but he made it my most interesting class of the semester, even though it was my lowest grade. He gave no pop quizzes which was nice so if you couldn't do one of the readings it was okay. 6 short papers, three long papers, and a final exam.