Review from a student who took PHL 312
Allaire is humorous, interesting guy. He is clearly very intelligent and well-versed in current politics. Unfortunately, the manner in which he teaches may make it difficult for some people to learn. He lectures and does examples on the blackboard but seems uninterested in changing the fact that 50% of his students fail the class each time he teaches it. The class requires a lot of self-motivation, as no assignments are collected. Nonetheless, they are certainly a requirement for a good test performance. Good luck!

Review from a student who took PHL 304
Old style teacher - 2 midterms %25 each, comprehensive final %50 (all essay questions). Lectures do not include visual aids and can get boring. You will get lost if you don't do the readings (the only hw/assignments given). Allaire seems to yearn for more class participation/discussion and is bothered by the lack of it... & by the amount of people sleeping. However he has a funny sense of humor which finds its way into the lectures. Grading depends on TA. Make sure you get an active discussion group (Warren rocks)!