Paul Klumpe

PHILOSOPHY9 · PHIL9 · PHIL7 · PHIL1 · PHILOS7 · PHILO2 · PHIL2 · PHIL5 · PHILOS2 · PHILOS9 · PHIL02 · PHILO2SCHOLARS · PHIL4 · 96 lifetime ratings

AI rating: 95/100
RMP rating: 4.7/5
Take again: 89.58%
Difficulty: 2.7

The decision

hours, do the readings, and you can earn a strong grade while actually learning.

Best fit · Beginner FriendlyAmazing lecturesGenuinely caringInspirationalOffice hours goldGroup exams

Nearly universal praise for kindness, clarity, and life-changing philosophy teaching.
Symbolic Logic (PHIL 9) is the hard course; and office hours.
High , and use study guides.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

EasyA

80/100

Most students earn As with , and office hours rather than for no work.

Online and ; some online quizzes open book.

Is the course easy?

Standard

52/100

Ethics and ; Symbolic Logic is math-like and can frustrate students.

In-person and online PHIL 9 reviews stress subject difficulty more than other courses.

Is attendance flexible?

MustTake

92/100

Roughly 90% would take again and comments call him a top or life-changing professor.

Recommendation is strong in both formats; teaching.

Course guide

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Grading

Lenient

76/100

Fair, flexible deadlines and ; hard subjects still need real study for top marks.

Format shift

Workload

Moderate

58/100

Readings and , but most call the load manageable if you keep up.

Format shift

Online PHIL courses can feel heavier on reading and essays.

Teaching experience

Excellent

93/100

Consistently praised as , and deeply invested in students.

Format shift

Excellence holds online and in person with almost no quality complaints.

Assessment method

Balanced

55/100

Mix of , and finals depending on course.

Format shift

; online mixes open-book quizzes and papers.

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

37 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Beginner Friendly

In-person classes are lively, discussion-rich, and student-centered with , and a beloved classroom culture.

Main concern

Missing class in PHIL 9 makes the symbolic logic pace hard to recover.

What students said

“Among the schools.”
PHIL2

“if you study the study guide enough, you are guaranteed an A. DO ALL the homework. ALL!!”
PHIL9

Remote format

Online

13 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Beginner Friendly

Online sections stay highly rated with engaging lectures, recordings, open-book quizzes in some terms, and strong support; a .

Main concern

Some online courses feel reading-heavy or stressful in logic-heavy topics without live collaboration.

What students said

“Dr. Klumpe is the . If you are not taking his class, you are missing out!”
PHIL9

“Quizzes and . but if you follow the criteria you will get a great grade.”
PHILOS2

Exam style

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Exams are usually study-guide based and collaborative in places, making them challenging but fair.

Study guidesGroup examsMock midterm/finalSome open-book quizzesOffice hours prep

Assessment risk

StudentFriendly

78/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

and group formats; some midterms disallow notes but remain beatable with prep.

Group examsStudy guide basedNo notes on some midtermsMock exams

“No notes allowed for the midterm and final, but if you study the study guide enough, you are guaranteed an A.”
PHIL9

“ . They're stimulating, entertaining and a brilliant way to test comprehension.”
PHIL02

Online

and strong lecture organization; proctoring tools are not clearly described.

Open book quizzesRecorded lecturesClear criteria

“Quizzes and .”
PHILOS2

“You can attend or watch recordings in his online class, but .”
PHIL9

Student evidence

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Top student voice
“Klumpe is one of those professors that changes your college experince.”
Voice snapshots generated from 50 reviews (13 online, 37 in person), highlighting care, lecture quality, and logic difficulty. Credibility rating: High.

🌟 Teaching Quality

93/100

“He is by far the best teacher I have ever had. .”

👍

92/100

“Dr. Klumpe is the . If you are not taking his class, you are missing out!”

🧠 Logic Still Demands Work

80/100

“the professor is great but symbolic logic is a horrible subject.”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

His lectures are not only fantastic but also delivered with a charming blend of kindness, humor, and genuine intelligence.
He's engaging, humorous and cares deeply about philosophy.
Super cool dude, but the classes are hard if you miss literally any classes.

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

Anyone can get an A as long as they put in effort to study and go to office hours.
if you study the study guide enough, you are guaranteed an A.
Although logic isn't a super easy subject, his class felt easy because of the way he taught and graded.

Theme 3

❤️ About Character

He genuinely cares about his students and will ask everyone questions about their life.
The most wholesome prof ever!
He even helped me vote in the election!

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Lifetime ratings

92/100

Evidence confidence

50 reviews with very high consistency on care and teaching quality, recent and older comments, and strong grade reporting yield high credibility.

Inside 50 stored ratings

Quality ratings

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Course coverage

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Reported outcomes

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A+ 15 · A 24

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Paul Klumpe

x x x x x x x hours, do the readings, and you can earn a strong grade while actually learning.

Four answers before you build your schedule.

EasyA

Standard

Recommended

MustTake

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In person

Online

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🌟 Teaching Quality

👍 x x

🧠 Logic Still Demands Work

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

❤️ About Character

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Quality ratings

Course coverage

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hours, do the readings, and you can earn a strong grade while actually learning.

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