Reviews of professor Michael Butler

Rating: 2.0/5, difficulty: 5.0/5
The class was very interesting but the professor made it very difficult. If you don't have a strong foundation on philosophy or are not a philosophy major then you will struggle immensly. I got my minor in Philosophy and took my senior courses with him.. I would not recommend it. The course is very paper heavy and he is a tough grader.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
Dr. Butler is a great lecturer! His passion shows in his presentations. The material was difficult, but that's to be expected in a senior level class. If you do the reading before class, the lectures make way more sense because he works on breaking down what the authors are saying. I recommend taking him if you want someone non-traditional.

Rating: 4.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
Dr. Butler is a pretty good professor but get ready to read. He discusses the readings and helps better understand them in a much more interesting way. He is a tough grader, especially with the first paper but also is very understanding and passionate about what he does so he will help if you ask. Overall would take again.

Rating: 2.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
He was very vague with his discussions and graded harshly with the papers. When I sent emails asking for help he just told me to try harder with the next one. He is not very good at explaining what he wants from essays and expects you to know the terminology as if you're a Philosophy major. He can be funny at times but overall not for me.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 2.0/5
Professor Butler is a great professor who genuinely has a passion for philosophy. He cusses a lot, but in a way to ease the tension in the class and catches your attention. Class was never boring, but some of the readings are. Hes really picky about grading when it comes to the papers, but if youre good at essays itll be no sweat.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 2.0/5
Lectures are short and easy to understand, however, it takes practice to fully grasp the material. He shows passion towards teaching. He is understanding and accessible outside class hours. Course assignments are simple. (2 Quizzes each module # unlimited retakes / 2 Discussions each module / Final Exam) I recommend him.

Rating: 4.0/5, difficulty: 2.0/5
My sister recommended him to me, and I wasnt disappointed. It was an easy A and not much work is required for him. He gives short reading material, easy quizzes with multiple attempts, and discussions which can be answers in like 1 or 2 sentences. The exams were less than 10 questions, all open ended, based on the reading, and super easy to answer

Rating: 2.0/5, difficulty: 2.0/5
This class wasn't hard, you have the option of going in person or completing a discussion board. I didn't learn much, the professor made lectures interesting, but he was sometimes overwhelming. As long as you do the assigned work you'll pass.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
He was very fun , really he keeps the class easy and entertained philosophy really sounds boring but he made the class fun and dynamic, TAKE HIM!!