Matthew Kruger
Jan 11, 2026 · Historical comment
One word: GOAT
PHIL1089 · Philosophy
Morrissey College of Arts & Sciences
Enrollment limited to freshmen, sophomores, and juniors The course requirements include ten to twelve hours per week of community service. In light of classic philosophical and theological texts, students in this course address the relationship of self and society, the nature of community, the mystery of suffering and the practical difficulties of developing a just society. PULSE students are challenged to investigate the insights offered by their readings in relationship to their service work. Places in the course are very limited.
Course experience
Averages use the original five-point historical evaluation scale.
Organization
4.6 / 5
How well the course was organized
Challenge
4.6 / 5
How intellectually challenging students found it
Attendance
4.7 / 5
How necessary attendance was
Assignments
4.6 / 5
How helpful assignments were
Weekly effort
~5
hours per week
Estimated from the original workload response buckets. Individual sections may differ.
Instructor options
Ratings below reflect only recovered evaluations connected to this course.
Associate Professor of the Practice, Philosophy Department
4.8 / 5
4.8 / 5
Assistant Professor of the Practice, Philosophy Department
4.0 / 5
3.9 / 5
Part Time Faculty, Philosophy Department
4.0 / 5
4.2 / 5
Associate Professor of the Practice, Theology Department
4.7 / 5
4.7 / 5
Professor, Philosophy Department
4.6 / 5
4.6 / 5
Part Time Faculty, Theology Department
4.9 / 5
4.8 / 5
Professor, Philosophy Department
3.2 / 5
3.2 / 5
Associate Professor, Theology Department
4.1 / 5
4.1 / 5
Associate Professor of the Practice, Theology Department
5.0 / 5
4.9 / 5
Professor, Philosophy Department
4.4 / 5
4.2 / 5
Professor of the Practice, Theology Department
4.8 / 5
4.6 / 5
Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Study of Constitutional Democracy
4.4 / 5
4.2 / 5
Professor Emeritus, Theology Department
4.8 / 5
4.8 / 5
Professor Emeritus, Philosophy Department
4.9 / 5
4.5 / 5
Professor, Theology Department
5.0 / 5
4.9 / 5
Part Time Faculty, Philosophy Department
4.2 / 5
4.0 / 5
Associate Professor, Philosophy Department
4.8 / 5
4.4 / 5
Student perspective
Recovered and new anonymous comments are shown as written and may reflect different course formats.
Jan 11, 2026 · Historical comment
One word: GOAT
Nov 17, 2025 · Historical comment
Very nice guy, really interested in philosophy and his students' experiences
Across time
Section-level results available in the recovered archive.
Spring 2025
6 sectionsSpring 2023
48 sectionsSpring 2022
42 sectionsSpring 2021
10 sectionsSpring 2020
9 sections