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Philosophy

Christine Holmgren

PHILONVIO · PHIL23 · PHILOS48 · HIST048 · PHIL2830 · PHL3 · PHILO3 · PHILO23 · PHIL6 · PHILOSOPHY48 · PHILOSOPHY23 · PHILOSECT · HIST48 · PHIL2814 · PHIL48 · PHIL3 · PHILREL · PHILO2973 · PHILPHIL · PLILO3 · PHILOFSCIENCE · PHILO48 · PHILO6 · 123 lifetime ratings

AI rating
68/100
RMP rating
3.9/5
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Difficulty
3.8

The decision

if you want a serious intellectual challenge and will keep up with dense reading.

Best fit · Hardcore LearnerLife-Changing PhilosophyHeavy ReadingTough GraderExtra Credit AvailableStrict Lecture
  • Deep, often life-changing philosophy classes with and essays
  • Tough individual grading offset by generous for
  • brilliant and compassionate for engaged students, boring or biased for others

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

HardWork

34/100

An A , and meeting high standards, though can rescue a struggling grade.

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Is the course easy?

Challenging

28/100

, and frequently described as one of the hardest classes at SMC.

; no online reviews.

Is attendance flexible?

Recommended

48/100

Attendance is not clearly policed as mandatory, but lectures matter and .

; no online reviews.

Is this professor recommended?

WorthIt

74/100

; avoid if you want light work or dislike strict lecture style.

; no online reviews.

Course guide

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Grading

Strict

32/100

Individual essays and tests are graded very hard, though large can soften the .

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Workload

Heavy

24/100

and exams create a high time load.

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Teaching experience

Good

76/100

Brilliant and passionate for many students, but some find lectures monotone, off-topic, or poorly aligned with tests.

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Assessment method

Balanced

52/100

Typically a mix of major essays and and .

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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 and , and exams; many call her transformative while others find lectures dry, biased, or poorly aligned with tests.

Main concern

High workload and A.

What students said

“If you . I experience so much intellectual growth when taking her class.”
PHIL6
“If you're looking for an . If you are looking to obtain knowledge, you will absolutely love this class.”
PHILO6
“She's a , but she is easy on the .”
HIST48

Remote format

Online

0 reviews

Low confidence

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Main concern

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Exam style

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Assessments are few but and and precise writing.

Essay ExamsTake-Home Style EssaysHeavy Reading AlignmentFew High-Stakes TestsExtra Credit Options

Assessment risk

Standard

48/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

Usually two tests and two papers or similar essay-heavy structure, sometimes with out-of-class essay finals.

2 Exams & 2 PapersOut-of-Class EssaysReading-Based TestsExtra Credit Points
“your grade's only based on 2 tests & 2 papers, so you do have to make sure you do well on everything.”
PHIL23
“ Gandhi book, Sharp book respectively.”
PHILOS48

Online

Student evidence

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Top student voice

“If you . I experience so much intellectual growth when taking her class. She is not easy.”

Voice snapshots generated from 50 , and polarizing teaching impact. Credibility rating: High.

🧠 Intellectual Growth

88/100

“Honestly the most fascinating and life-changing class I've taken in college so far.”

📚 Heavy Workload

24/100

“It is a lot of .”

⚖️

32/100

“she is by far the , and assigns more work than should be legal.”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • She KNOWS how to teach philosophical concepts and make them get in your head.
  • she stares at the ground for most of the class
  • Absolutely genuine human being, absolutely terrible teacher.

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • The class is hard, but THE MOST interesting... and an A is obtainable
  • she offers like 50 points so even if you fail a
  • Must read to get an A!

Theme 3

❤️ About Character

  • and a compassionate human being.
  • Holmgren is truly a gem in SMC.
  • .

Data context

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Analysis sample

50

Recent reviews read by the AI

123

Lifetime ratings

88/100

Evidence confidence

50 in-person reviews over many years with detailed, polarized but , and impact.

Inside 50 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 567
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Course coverage

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