Nathan Lauffer

This professor has taught: PHIL140, PHIL209M, PHIL211, PHIL236
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Nathan Lauffer
PHIL140

Expecting an A+
Anonymous
12/10/2025
Professor Laufffer is a good professor that is able to break down the philosophical concepts in PHIL140 to a level that is digestible to most people. For this class most of your grade came from the reading questions which he is somewhat inconsistent in grading, but otherwise is fine. They are all two points, but you have to make sure to engage thoughtfully in the reading questions and cite. Even if you do mess up in citing/answering, you can generally go to his office hours and ask to redo the reading questions. As for the midterm, as long as you attempt each prompt you'll get at least an 80% and the class average was a 93+ if I remember correctly. The final project is a presentation that you film based on the course, but you can simply screen record a slide and speak over it PHIL140 is overall a very easy GenED class. I will say however, if you don't like discussions that may seem like everyone is saying the same thing but with a bit of nuance, you'll find yourself annoyed.
Nathan Lauffer
PHIL236

Expecting an A
Anonymous
12/08/2025
Great professor. He explains the concepts really well. There isn't too much work, its like 1-2 assignments per week and they are fairly easy. The midterm was an in class essay which wasn't hard either. He is an easy grader and the class is honestly really interesting. Overall, I recommend this class, he's a really nice and understanding professor. Great gen ed.
Nathan Lauffer
PHIL140

Expecting an A
Anonymous
12/08/2025
Highly recommend taking him! He's a very chill professor; assignments were easy if you came to class and paid attention. The course was also interesting, and he's good at explaining the concepts.
Nathan Lauffer

Anonymous
09/10/2025
Good professor, explains well. Very interesting and solid grasp at on philosophical concepts and how to explain them.