From “Philosophical Perspectives on the Humanities (University of Chicago, 2009-10)
“Gave clear lectures to introduce each section and was very open to comments. Responded effectively to students’ questions. Was very available after class. Bauer was awesome.”
“Stimulated great discussion. Did not rule out anyone’s thoughts as absurd, which allowed the class to respond fervently to many interesting insights.”
“Prof. Bauer is a very knowledgeable instructor who knows how to explain the material in a clear, concise and precise way. Prof. Bauer is very organized, provides clear directions for the assignments and runs the course in a way that is clear, understandable, making even difficult arguments easy to follow.”
“I am definitely a much better writer than I was when I came to this school. I also feel I am more qualified to break down philosophical arguments, and understand difficult readings.”
“When grading papers, his feedback was never demeaning but constructive and clear.”
“The instructor always had a clear plan for what we were going to do in class each day, but he did not let that hinder the flow of class discussions. Thus, class discussions were always interesting and helpful. He also did a great job fielding questioning from the students and making us think more.”
“I took this Hum sequence because I thought I might be interested in majoring in philosophy; I’ve really been enjoying this class, so I’m definitely going to take more philosophy classes. I also learned a lot from writing the essays. I thought the paper topics were quite good, directing you to a not-too-huge problem but also leaving plenty of room for your own interpretation.”
From Modern Philosophy (Temple University, Winter 2009)
“Mr. Bauer is one of the few professors that actually come prepared to class with an agenda and plan. He is very organized and knowledgeable.”
“He had outlines on the board before each class that helped in understanding the materials we were going to cover.”
“Providing a historical framework for modern philosophy helped me to better understand its fundamental problems and the possibility of a solution or synthesis; it made individual philosophers more intelligible when places in a larger framework.”
“He’s a great professor. I’m glad I enrolled in his class.”
“Class overall was splendid. The heavy dissection of texts was great.”