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Philosophy

Dean Pickard

PHILO11 · PHILO101 · PHIL7 · PHIL1 · PHIL23 · PHIL901 · PHILO1 · PHILO23 · PHIL1613 · PHIL3 · PHILOSOPHY1 · PHILO542 · PHIL2111 · PHILO7 · 25 lifetime ratings

AI rating
46/100
RMP rating
3.1/5
Take again
100%
Difficulty
4.3

The decision

if you love deep philosophy and can teach yourself from hard texts.

Best fit · Hardcore LearnerBrilliant but unevenSelf-teach heavyEssay focusedGoes on tangentsFor serious students
  • Students split hard between life-changing inspiration and frustrating lectures.
  • Expect dense reading, many essays, and .
  • hunters.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

HardWork

32/100

and essays tough; rewrites help but an A still takes real effort.

All .

Is the course easy?

Challenging

28/100

Dense philosophy readings and abstract material make the course intellectually demanding.

All .

Is attendance flexible?

Varies

48/100

One review says mandatory and another optional; most do not clearly define policy.

All .

Is this professor recommended?

Depends

52/100

Loved by serious philosophy students and avoided by those wanting structure and easy grades.

All .

Course guide

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Grading

Strict

36/100

Students often say he grades hard, though some note rewrites or flexible turn-in.

Format shift

All .

Workload

Heavy

30/100

and many essays dominate; .

Format shift

All .

Teaching experience

Average

54/100

Brilliant and passionate for many, but lectures often feel off-topic or .

Format shift

All .

Assessment method

FocusOnExams

62/100

Essays and difficult tests or papers are the main grade .

Format shift

All .

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

25 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Hardcore Learner

passionate and deep for and .

Main concern

, and tough essays can overwhelm students who need structure.

What students said

“If you want a .”
PHIL3
“You will not learn from his lecture, you will learn from burning your neurons at home!”
PHIL7
“Warning! !”
PHILO1

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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Assessment is essay-heavy and often described as hard or .

Essay heavyConfusing exam questionsRewrites sometimes allowed

Assessment risk

Strict

38/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

and sometimes miserable or ; rewrites can soften outcomes.

Many essaysHard testsRewrite chances
“ but no ”
PHIL23
“ ”
PHILO1
“ . good grade with the final.”
PHIL7

Online

Student evidence

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Top student voice

“If you have it in you to pick up a book and read and re-read it .”

Voice snapshots generated from 25 , and conditional recommendation. Credibility rating: High.

⚖️ Polarizing Teaching

54/100

“Brilliant man. Not a great teacher, you may be teaching yourself most of the time.”

🔥 For Serious Students

70/100

“He is for serious students, and is great if you put effort in!!!!”

📚 Workload Reality

30/100

“You will not learn from his lecture, you will learn from burning your neurons at home!”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • teaching knowledge for knowledge's sake, not just to get the grade
  • He talks too much and gets of topic
  • lectures are pontification sessions

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty and Grades

  • He is not easy.
  • yes he grades hard, yes you need to read your text
  • if you dont.

Theme 3

💡 About Impact

  • A class which can bring about a life changing experience
  • one of the few classes that have really stuck with me

Data context

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Analysis sample

25

Recent reviews read by the AI

25

Lifetime ratings

82/100

Evidence confidence

Twenty-five reviews across years show a stable split between inspiration and frustration, supporting medium-high reliability.

Inside 25 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 56
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3 out of 56
2 out of 53
1 out of 54

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