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Philosophy

Zeph Scotti

PHIL01 · PHILOSOPHY25 · PHIL025 · PHIL25 · PHIL001 · PHILO25 · PHILOSOPHY · 30 lifetime ratings

AI rating
94/100
RMP rating
4.7/5
Take again
82.61%
Difficulty
2.2

The decision

if you need critical thinking or intro philosophy made clear and enjoyable.

Best fit · Beginner FriendlyHilarious lecturesMakes philosophy clearCaring & approachablePop quizzes & examsStudy-guide friendly
  • Near-unanimous praise for .
  • quizzes, papers, and .
  • Not a pure free A for everyone, but effort maps cleanly to grades.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

EasyA

80/100

, and As very reachable with steady work.

; online is fair but more paper-heavy.

Is the course easy?

Beginner

66/100

Philosophy can feel abstract, yet most say he makes concepts clear enough that content becomes manageable.

; one online review still found philosophy confusing.

Is attendance flexible?

Recommended

48/100

and engagement, though some say limited absences are fine.

In-person treats showing up as important; .

Is this professor recommended?

MustTake

90/100

and repeated must-take language for PHIL025 and PHIL01.

Recommendation is strongest in person; online has a couple cooler reviews.

Course guide

See how this professor fits your week.

Grading

Lenient

78/100

unclear, and dropped low quizzes are common.

Format shift

; online papers still require work.

Workload

Moderate

58/100

Weekly quizzes, papers, and .

Format shift

Online 6-week terms feel denser; .

Teaching experience

Excellent

93/100

Students repeatedly call lectures amazing, funny, thorough, and .

Format shift

In-person teaching praise is near-universal; online is more mixed but still mostly solid.

Assessment method

Balanced

55/100

Mix of quizzes, exams, papers, and .

Format shift

Online leans papers and quizzes; .

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Course format

Compare the in-person and online experience.

Classroom format

In person

27 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Beginner Friendly

, and strong support outside class.

Main concern

Pop quizzes and test-heavy pacing if you fall behind.

What students said

“The man is goated. The work is straight forward and and over”
PHIL025
“This is the man to go to. He has all the qualities of a great professor.”
PHIL01
“It's hard to not do well in his class. The majority of the class got As.”
PHIL01

Remote format

Online

3 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Effort For Reward

Short online terms pack , and ; exams feel easy if you do practices.

Main concern

Front-loaded reading and no late work on some online sections.

What students said

“ if you have been doing the . .”
PHIL025
“ though.”
PHIL001
“Philosophy is so confusing. He does .”
PHIL025

Exam style

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

Exams track lectures and study guides; and easy quizzes.

Study guidesLecture-aligned examsPop quizzesDropped lowest quizTake-home finals (older)

Assessment risk

StudentFriendly

78/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

In-person exams match lectures/chapters; pop quizzes are frequent; .

Lecture-related examsPop quizzesStudy guidesTake-home final (older)
“Never any surprises on the ”
PHIL025
“7 CRAZY EASY quizzes, he drops lowest 2. 2 exams (he dropped the lowest one) and a .”
PHILOSOPHY25

Online

Online exams are described as easy if you complete practices and quizzes; .

Practice quizzesTwo papersWeekly articles
“ if you have been doing the . .”
PHIL025

Student evidence

See what students actually said.

Top student voice

“The man is goated. The work is straight forward and and over until everyone says they understand what was being discussed.”

Voice snapshots generated from 30 reviews (3 online, 27 in person), highlighting teaching clarity and fair assessment. Credibility rating: High.

🌟 Teaching Quality

93/100

“He is one of the ! He answers all the questions.”

👍 Recommendation

90/100

“This is the man to go to. He has all the qualities of a great professor.”

📈 Easy With Effort

80/100

“It's hard to not do well in his class. The majority of the class got As.”

Theme 1

😂 About Personality

  • He's hilarious and incredibly understanding and caring.
  • Always making jokes, and class was pretty laid back
  • Is this guy Seth Rogen's brother or something?

Theme 2

🧠 About Clarity

  • he makes it very easy to understand
  • Prof Scotti makes the material so easy to understand
  • he's really good at explaining it so in the end it's not that difficult

Theme 3

📝

  • Never any surprises on the exams
  • 7 CRAZY EASY quizzes, he drops lowest 2

Data context

See exactly what the AI read.

Analysis sample

30

Recent reviews read by the AI

30

Lifetime ratings

88/100

Evidence confidence

Thirty reviews over a decade with high consistency, detailed grade notes, and strong agreement on teaching quality.

Inside 30 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 527
4 out of 50
3 out of 51
2 out of 52
1 out of 50

Course coverage

PHIL02515 reviews
PHIL016 reviews
PHIL253 reviews
PHIL0012 reviews
PHILO252 reviews
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PHILOSOPHY1 review
PHILOSOPHY251 review

Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

23 reported outcomes

A range

18

A+ 4 · A 14

B range

3

B+ 1 · B 2

C range

0

No reported values

D range

0

No reported values

F

0

No reported values

No letter grade reported

2

Not sure yet 1 · Rather not say 1