AI Rate Professor

Philosophy

Thomas Vician

PHIL04 · PHIL61 · PHIL31 · PHIL4 · PHILOSPHY30 · PHILPHIL · PHIL2 · PHIL3 · PHILD00104 · PHIL1PHIL4 · CANPHIL2 · PHIL001 · INTROTOPHIL · PHIL01 · EXIST · PHIL7 · PHILOOO7 · PHIL18 · PHILOSOPHY · PHILOSOPHY1 · PHIL05 · PHIL1C · PHIL1 · PHIL30 · 120 lifetime ratings

AI rating
52/100
RMP rating
3.0/5
Take again
100%
Difficulty
3.5

The decision

if you actively want a demanding, discussion-heavy philosophy class and can tolerate a polarizing teaching style.

Best fit · Hardcore LearnerPolarizing lecturerDeep philosophy focusHeavy writing workloadRambling storiesChallenging exams
  • Students split sharply between calling him life-changing and saying he rambles, is rude, or does not teach clearly.
  • The course can reward serious philosophy students, but casual general education students may struggle with the workload and style.
  • Grades are possible with effort, but comments show uneven experiences with , and hard-to-study exams.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

FairEffort

50/100

An A is possible, but students describe a real cost through hard exams, frequent writing, or needing to understand the material deeply.

All evidence comes from in-person reviews, with .

Is the course easy?

Challenging

38/100

The content asks students to think deeply, handle abstract philosophy, and keep up with .

All course .

Is attendance flexible?

Varies

70/100

as mandatory, but many others say attendance was not required or that he did not care if students came.

, and the evidence is mixed.

Is this professor recommended?

Depends

58/100

Students who want serious philosophy often recommend him, while others warn against him because of rambling, rude comments, and .

Recommendation evidence is entirely in person and highly polarized.

Course guide

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Grading

Fair

50/100

but inconsistent, with some students calling the class easy and others reporting failed tests or impossible exams.

Format shift

.

Workload

Heavy

28/100

Many reviews mention weekly writing, daily homework, hard tests, or more than 100 typed pages in demanding sections.

Format shift

All .

Teaching experience

Average

58/100

He is often described as brilliant and inspiring, but many students also call him rambling, boring, rude, or hard to learn from.

Format shift

All .

Assessment method

Balanced

55/100

Reviews mention both essay-heavy versions and test-heavy versions, so assessment appears to vary by course.

Format shift

All .

Luni fit check

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

50 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Hardcore Learner

All evidence is from in-person classes, where students describe a polarizing but intellectually serious professor.

Main concern

The main risk is a mix of , and a teaching style some students find rude.

What students said

“It is by far the hardest class I have ever taken, and yes, 100+ pages typed.”
PHIL30
“It is likely to get an A in his class.”
PHIL001
“Take his class if you like a challenge;academically & socially”
PHILOSOPHY1

Remote format

Online

0 reviews

Low confidence

No stored summary is available for this format.

Main concern

No main concern is stored for this format.

Exam style

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Exam evidence is mixed, with and others relying on difficult tests.

Hard ExamsEssay ExamsTake-Home ExamNo Tests In Some SectionsTest-Heavy Sections

Assessment risk

Varies

50/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

In-person reviews describe inconsistent exam formats, , and test-heavy grading.

No Tests In Some SectionsHard ExamsEssay MidtermsTake-Home ExamTest-Heavy Sections
“there ”
PHILD00104
“they are extremely hard!”
PHIL1
“pulled off a perfect score on the ”
PHIL3

Online

Student evidence

See what students actually said.

Top student voice

“Take his class if you like a challenge;academically & socially”

Voice snapshots generated from 50 reviews, highlighting key themes in , and student fit. Credibility rating: High.

🎯 Teaching Quality

58/100

“Both the class and Dr. Vician were awesome.”

📈 Grade Effort

50/100

“not hard to get an a but not easy either.”

⚖️ Workload Risk

28/100

“over 100 typed pages, all told, in my case”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • He's well mastered in the field of philosophy and many ways.
  • He rambled about his own greatness, and spend time demeaning others.
  • He goes off topic A LOT so and truly understand.

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty And Grades

  • It is likely to get an A in his class.
  • If you work hard you will get a good grade.
  • Your grade is based only on 9 tests, so its hard to do good.

Theme 3

📝 About Workload And Exams

  • There is a
  • weekly you are assigned one.
  • there

Theme 4

❤️ About Fit

  • If you are a really deep thinker, you will enjoy this class.
  • If you're just taking general ed., .
  • I became a philosophy major because I got what he was trying to do

Data context

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Analysis sample

50

Recent reviews read by the AI

120

Lifetime ratings

84/100

Evidence confidence

The dataset has 50 reviews across many years with detailed but strongly polarized comments, so the pattern is credible even though many reviews are old.

Inside 50 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 537
4 out of 519
3 out of 515
2 out of 524
1 out of 525

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Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

7 reported outcomes

A range

4

A+ 1 · A 3

B range

0

No reported values

C range

0

No reported values

D range

0

No reported values

F

2

F 2

No letter grade reported

1

Drop/Withdrawal 1