Felipe Leon

PHIL101 · PHIL112 · PHIL1 · PHIL103 · PHIL106 · PHIL107 · PHIL106PHIL112 · PHIL2 · PHIL3 · PHIL1O6 · 75 lifetime ratings

AI rating: 94/100
RMP rating: 4.7/5
Take again: 90.74%
Difficulty: 2.2

The decision

if you want a supportive philosophy professor who makes hard material manageable, as long as you keep up with reading.

Best fit · Beginner FriendlyClear philosophy teachingCaring professorReading heavyFair gradingTake-home friendly exams

Students consistently praise Leon for making difficult philosophy ideas understandable and enjoyable.
The course often requires substantial reading, discussions, quizzes, papers, and exams, but .
Online and , though a few warn that tests or short-session pacing can be hard.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

EasyA

84/100

A grades are common and many reviews call the class easy, but students still need to read, participate, study, and .

Online reviews often call discussions and quizzes easy, while harder test-heavy sections.

Is the course easy?

Beginner

76/100

Philosophy content can be abstract, but Leon's lectures, slides, notes, and .

Both formats show beginner-friendly teaching, while online and self-paced pressure.

Is attendance flexible?

Varies

58/100

Reviews do , but participation, class engagement, or showing up clearly helps in some sections.

Online reviews focus on asynchronous work and discussions, while group work hurts.

Is this professor recommended?

MustTake

93/100

Students highly recommend him because he is caring, clear, passionate, and .

Both online and in-person reviews are strongly positive, with only a .

Course guide

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Grading

Lenient

82/100

discussions, clear criteria, late-work tolerance, and effort-based A outcomes.

Format shift

Online reviews mention late acceptance and easy discussions, while and .

Workload

Moderate

56/100

Workload is manageable but often , and finals.

Format shift

Online reviews emphasize reading and frequent modules, while and religion.

Teaching experience

Excellent

94/100

Students , and especially good at explaining complex philosophy topics.

Format shift

Both formats strongly support excellent teaching, with online students praising recorded lectures and .

Assessment method

Balanced

55/100

Assessment , and finals.

Format shift

Online sections often use discussions and quizzes plus papers and exams, while , and tests.

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

23 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Beginner Friendly

In-person reviews , and strong support, with some tougher logic or religion sections.

Main concern

Some courses require steady attendance, reading, homework, or .

What students said

“the .”
PHIL103

“if youre looking to sit in on classes you not only have to go to class but do all the readings”
PHIL3

Remote format

Online

27 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Beginner Friendly

Online reviews praise clear recorded lectures, organized modules, quick responses, easy discussions, and .

Main concern

Online sections can become reading-heavy and deadlines or .

What students said

“Prof Leon makes super complex topics understandable.”
PHIL101

“The class is an easy A, but I still learned a lot from it.”
PHIL103

Exam style

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Exam evidence is mostly student-friendly or standard, with and straightforward quizzes or exams elsewhere.

Take-Home ExamsStraightforward QuizzesMidterm And FinalTimed Online TestReviews Do Not Clearly Prove Proctoring

Assessment risk

StudentFriendly

78/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

and final exams in PHIL106, while other sections mention harder tests without proving closed-book rules.

Take-Home ExamsHard Tests In Some SectionsMidterm And Final

“ and .”
PHIL106

“Not much HW but ”
PHIL107

Online

, and study guides, but do not clearly prove webcam, proctoring, Lockdown Browser, or open-book rules.

Straightforward QuizzesMidterm And FinalTimed Online TestReviews Do Not Clearly Prove Proctoring

“Quizzes and .”
PHIL106PHIL112

“there is a time limit and if you do not then you will get a low score.”
PHIL101

Student evidence

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Top student voice
“Prof Leon makes super complex topics understandable.”
Voice snapshots generated from 50 reviews, highlighting key themes in , and format differences. Credibility rating: High.

🎯 Teaching Quality

94/100

“He does a fantastic job of breaking down complex ideas and difficult readings so that an average can understand.”

📚 Workload Balance

56/100

“There is a lot of reading and a lot of .”

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82/100

“basically if you put effort into an .”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

His lectures are so easy to understand- he's amazing at teaching.
He explains difficult and new to them.
He makes a seemingly difficult subject seem so simple

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

The class is an easy A, but I still learned a lot from it.
As long as you follow his directions, you will ace the class.
The

Theme 3

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Read Read Read!
The but the lectures will help you understand more.
and .

Data context

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Analysis sample

Recent reviews read by the AI

Lifetime ratings

98/100

Evidence confidence

Credibility is high because 50 reviews span 2016 to 2026, cover both formats, and consistently , and grading.

Inside 50 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 562

4 out of 57

3 out of 54

2 out of 51

1 out of 50

Course coverage

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Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

43 reported outcomes

A range

A+ 14 · A 18 · A- 2

B range

B 2

C range

C 1

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F

No reported values

No letter grade reported

Not sure yet 4 · Rather not say 2

Felipe Leon

x x if you want a supportive philosophy professor who makes hard material manageable, as long as you keep up with reading.

Four answers before you build your schedule.

EasyA

Beginner

Varies

MustTake

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

📚 Workload Balance

⚖️ x x

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

📚 x x x x

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Quality ratings

Course coverage

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

A range

B range

C range

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if you want a supportive philosophy professor who makes hard material manageable, as long as you keep up with reading.

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