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Philosophy

Manuel Raya

PHIL111 · PHIL101 · 11 lifetime ratings

AI rating
90/100
RMP rating
4.4/5
Take again
100%
Difficulty
2.8

The decision

Take Manny for philosophy or critical thinking if you will listen hard and put in the work; and fair.

Best fit · Effort For RewardInspirational discussionsTalks fast verbal lecturesFair but firm graderStudy-guide quizzesMakes you want class
  • Widely praised as one of the and running fair, engaging classes
  • Lectures are mostly verbal and fast, so strong listening or note-taking skills matter
  • and papers, but some call him a

Key questions

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Is this an easy A?

FairEffort

58/100

Many say good grades follow required effort and study guides, but others warn he is a and not an easy A.

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Is the course easy?

Standard

55/100

Material is thought-provoking and and structure keep it approachable for engaged students.

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Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

32/100

as mandatory for his philosophy sections.

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Is this professor recommended?

MustTake

90/100

Students repeatedly call him the and non-majors alike.

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Course guide

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Grading

Fair

58/100

Described as extremely fair overall, with a minority saying he is a .

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Workload

Light

68/100

, and a couple of papers rather than constant busywork.

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Teaching experience

Excellent

88/100

Most , and invested in student success despite fast verbal style.

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Assessment method

Balanced

48/100

Assessment mixes quizzes, papers, and presentations with .

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

11 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Effort For Reward

In-person philosophy students love his humor, fairness, and mind-opening discussions, while noting fast verbal delivery and .

Main concern

Fast all-verbal lectures can be hard without strong notes or a recorder.

What students said

“ . If you need to take english 111 or philosophy 111, you NEED to take this class.”
PHIL111
“he talks fast and will not write most things on the board, it's all verbal”
PHIL111
“not an easy A, or even easy B. but fair.”
PHIL111

Remote format

Online

0 reviews

Low confidence

No stored summary is available for this format.

Main concern

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Exam style

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and paired with papers, making assessment relatively student-friendly.

Study guides with quiz questionsNo surprise quizzesPapers and presentationVerbal lecture heavy

Assessment risk

StudentFriendly

72/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

; no reviews clearly describe strict proctoring or closed-book finals.

Study guides with questionsFew easy quizzesEssays and presentation
“Will never surprise you on quizzes-gives study guides with the questions on them.”
PHIL101
“ , and 2 papers.”
PHIL111

Online

Student evidence

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Top student voice

“ . If you need to take english 111 or philosophy 111, you NEED to take this class. Very fun, interesting, and extremely fair class.”

Voice snapshots generated from 11 in-person reviews, highlighting inspirational teaching and . Credibility rating: Medium.

🎯 Teaching Quality

88/100

“Hand down the . I've ever had.”

👍 Recommendation

90/100

“ not they are a philosophy major.”

⚖️

58/100

“not an easy A, or even easy B. but fair.”

🗣️ Lecture Style

75/100

“he talks fast and will not write most things on the board, it's all verbal”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • makes room for you to formulate your own ideas
  • Manny makes sure that his students understand the material by offering relevant, contemporary examples
  • He treats you like you're a business partner

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty and Grades

  • If you do, you can easily get a good grade
  • Manny expects you to put in the required effort
  • but fair

Theme 3

❤️ About Character

  • Really down to earth, real guy
  • Amazing prof. and person overall
  • He's the man

Data context

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Analysis sample

11

Recent reviews read by the AI

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Lifetime ratings

68/100

Evidence confidence

Eleven mostly detailed in-person reviews from 2013-2016 agree on recommendation and lecture style with .

Inside 11 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 57
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Course coverage

PHIL1117 reviews
315672 reviews
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