James Stramel

PHILO1 · PHILO2 · PHIL03 · PHIL1 · PHILO05 · PHILO2790 · PHIL2 · PHIL2812 · PHILO3 · PHILO1111 · PHILOS5 · PHIL2957 · PHIL202 · PHILOSOPHY5 · PHILOS2 · PHIL3 · PHIL2AND3 · PHL1 · PHILOS1 · PHIL5 · PHILOSOPHY · PHIL05 · PHILO2812 · 153 lifetime ratings

AI rating: 62/100
RMP rating: 3.6/5
Take again: 100%
Difficulty: 3.4

The decision

if you want deep philosophy discussions and and high expectations.

Best fit · Hardcore LearnerPassionate philosopherTough paper graderEngaging discussionsOpinionatedLife-changing lectures

Many students call him brilliant, funny, and life-changing for philosophy.
and wording, so an A requires real work.
Attendance and reading matter because lectures, papers, and exams build on class discussion.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

HardWork

36/100

Students repeatedly say it is not an easy A; papers and and specificity.

Is the course easy?

Challenging

34/100

Philosophy content, heavy reading, and analysis make the intellectual load high for many students.

Is attendance flexible?

WorthIt

74/100

and life-changing, while and opinionated style.

Course guide

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Grading

Strict

32/100

Papers are graded tightly for wording and mechanics, and .

Format shift

Consistent across in-person reviews.

Workload

Heavy

28/100

Expect , and sometimes volunteer hours.

Format shift

Consistent across in-person reviews.

Teaching experience

Good

72/100

and discussions; a sizable minority find him cocky or vague.

Format shift

All evidence is in-person.

Assessment method

Balanced

55/100

and finals, plus occasional quizzes.

Format shift

All evidence is in-person.

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

In-person philosophy with Stramel is engaging and often inspiring, but and strong opinions.

Main concern

and and frustrate students who want an easy A.

What students said

“Not only will you learn but he gives such amazing life lessons! Truly a life changing course.”
PHIL03

“Easy B and have-to-work-for-it A.”
PHIL03

“Prof. Stramel is a .”
3141

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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Exams are common and can be tricky, with .

Midterm and finalTricky examsSome take-home quizzesOccasional note card

Assessment risk

Standard

52/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

and finals; and a note card may be allowed.

Midterm and finalTricky examsSome take-home quizzesOccasional note card

“ and .”
PHIL03

“ , and he can be persuaded to allow a note card to be used on the final.”
PHILOS5

“exam one was 3 parts all take home and straight out of lecture notes that he hands out.”
PHIL5

Online

Student evidence

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Top student voice
“Not only will you learn but he gives such amazing life lessons! Truly a life changing course.”
Voice snapshots generated from 50 in-person , and polarization. Credibility rating: High.

🧠 Teaching Quality

72/100

“Stramel is a brilliant professor and a nice person. His class ignited my passion for philosophy.”

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32/100

“His specificity required on the incorrect word usage, and you'll pay for it.”

👍 Recommendation Split

74/100

“If you want to really learn philosophy, Prof. Stramel is easily one of , if not THE best.”

📚 Workload Reality

28/100

“There is a total of 5 papers due throughout the semester.”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

lectures are extremely engaging/funny
passionate about subject

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

Easy B and have-to-work-for-it A
Not a but not Easy A

Theme 3

⚠️ Polarizing Traits

Comes off cocky
Very opinionated

Data context

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Analysis sample

Recent reviews read by the AI

153

Lifetime ratings

86/100

Evidence confidence

Fifty detailed reviews across years show consistent themes on teaching passion and .

Inside 50 stored ratings

Quality ratings

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Course coverage

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Reported outcomes

B range results lead the reported letter grades.

12 reported outcomes

A range

A 4

B range

B+ 1 · B 5

C range

C+ 1 · C 1

D range

No reported values

F

No reported values

No letter grade reported

No reported values

James Stramel

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Four answers before you build your schedule.

HardWork

Challenging

Recommended

WorthIt

See how this professor fits your week.

Compare the in-person and online experience.

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

In person

Online

See what students actually said.

🧠 Teaching Quality

📝 x x

👍 Recommendation Split

📚 Workload Reality

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

⚠️ Polarizing Traits

See exactly what the AI read.

Quality ratings

Course coverage

B range results lead the reported letter grades.

A range

B range

C range

D range

F

No letter grade reported

if you want deep philosophy discussions and and high expectations.

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