Lance Stell - Davidson College

Professor: Lance Stell

Department: TBD

College: Davidson College

Rating # 1

Overview:

• Course: PHI130
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 2.5
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

• For Credit: N/A
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: N/A

Comment:

Extremely knowledgeable but not an interesting lecturer; it was hard to distinguish the relevant material from his off-topic tangents. I learned more from the articles he posted on BB than from his lectures. Midterm/final heavy class. People who had interest in the subject seemed to enjoy it. DO NOT put case briefs off until the last minute!

Rating # 2

Overview:

• Course: PHI215
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

• For Credit: N/A
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: N/A

Comment:

For ethics, he gets off topic a lot. I can imagine he would be fabulous for medical ethics or anything to do with law. Really knowledgeable about everything and a really nice guy.

Rating # 3

Overview:

• Course: PHIL325
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

• For Credit: N/A
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: N/A

Comment:

Perhaps the most helpful professor I've ever had. If you're interested in becoming either a doctor or lawyer, don't miss out on taking one of his classes.

Rating # 4

Overview:

• Course: PHI130
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

• For Credit: N/A
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: N/A

Comment:

GREAT TEACHER! has a small ego, but it was kind of charming. hard work will get you a good grade, but he is a semi-tough grader. Really Really knows his stuff. Extremely kind and helpful. Start briefs and essays early on a save yourself a lot of stress.

Rating # 5

Overview:

• Course: PHI325
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 3.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

• For Credit: N/A
• Textbook Used: No
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: N/A

Comment:

Great class if you're smart & good in philosophy, bad class if you aren't. After the first few weeks, he loses interest and his lectures get boring and rambling, though he forces himself to prop this up through interesting esssay topics he must teach. Opinionated in a good way. Incredibly smart, diverse, accomplished man.

Rating # 6

Overview:

• Course: PHI130
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.5
• Course Difficulty: 1.0

• For Credit: N/A
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: N/A

Comment:

Dr. Stell was a great professor. Although he can ramble like no other and the law briefs can be painful (Just **** them and you will be fine), he is overall an easy grader and has had some interesting experiences as an ethicist. Great class for Pre-Law if you are planning to become a lawyer knows a lot about it and loves to talk about it.

Rating # 7

Overview:

• Course: MEDICALETHICS
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

• For Credit: N/A
• Textbook Used: N/A
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: N/A

Comment:

This class was amazing!!!

Rating # 8

Overview:

• Course: LEGALETHICS
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

• For Credit: N/A
• Textbook Used: N/A
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: N/A

Comment:

He once got **** and shot at clay pigeons to see how alcohol effects your coordination. When you leave one of his discussions the muscles in your brain are tired. He is incredible...and doesn't bother you when your thesis is late.

Rating # 9

Overview:

• Course: PHI115
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.5
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

• For Credit: N/A
• Textbook Used: N/A
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: N/A

Comment:

Had for normal ethics. Great if you love the grizzled cynical veteran type professor. Brilliant by any standard. Ignores syllabus entirely. Great debates in class (little lecture). Fair but volatile grader. Nice guy in person, though kind of odd. Will say anything. Loves to say his opinion. Takes great joy in opening young peoples' minds.

Rating # 10

Overview:

• Course: LIFE
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

• For Credit: N/A
• Textbook Used: N/A
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: N/A

Comment:

Dr. Stell is great in one-on-one conversation. Classes are awesome, but you can learn more in office hours with him than perhaps with any other professor. Really listens to what you have to say, and really responds in a genuine and sincere way. But for students who can't speak the English language, you learn a lot from talking to this guy.

Rating # 11

Overview:

• Course: PHI215
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.5
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

• For Credit: N/A
• Textbook Used: N/A
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: N/A

Comment:

Accepts re-writes for papers. Readings are very interesting, and the lectures are consistently amazing. Grades papers based on an easy-to-learn system, which he gives you ahead of time. Midterm and final emphasize you to think for yourself while drawing on course materials.

Rating # 12

Overview:

• Course: PHI130
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 2.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

• For Credit: N/A
• Textbook Used: N/A
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: N/A

Comment:

Dr Stell was never helpful during the multiple times I approached him. He had a very pompous attitude and was rude. Awful!

Rating # 13

Overview:

• Course: PHI130
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.5
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

• For Credit: N/A
• Textbook Used: N/A
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: N/A

Comment:

Dr. Stell is a great professor. While his lectures are sometimes a little unorganized, the discussion is always interesting and entertaining. Dr. Stell has a great sense of humor, which is a plus. Medical ethics is a great class, and is not too hard.

Rating # 14

Overview:

• Course: PHI130
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

• For Credit: N/A
• Textbook Used: N/A
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: N/A

Comment:

Medical ethics is a great class, and Dr. Stell is a great professor. We had a lot of reading to do, but it's a pretty easy class if you keep up with it. Lecture is sometimes disorganized but always entertaining.

Rating # 15

Overview:

• Course: PHI130
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

• For Credit: N/A
• Textbook Used: N/A
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: N/A

Comment:

Alexander Hamilton once remarked that "He who stands for nothing, falls for anything." Lance Stell stands proudly for ethics and honor. He is the best professor I have ever had. A wonderful professor and an outstanding philosopher.

Rating # 16

Overview:

• Course: PHI130
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.5
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

• For Credit: N/A
• Textbook Used: N/A
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: N/A

Comment:

He's a libertarian, so you know he's cool. Great sense of humor, considers lawyers to be "moral terrorists." He's more of a politics and law professor than philosophy, but his amount of knowledge on everything is astounding.

Rating # 17

Overview:

• Course: PHI100W
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

• For Credit: N/A
• Textbook Used: N/A
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: N/A

Comment:

Excellent professor. Shows a real passion for his area of knowledge, and tries--and succeeds--in conveying that passion to students in the classroom and through assignments.