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Philosophy

Mark Howard Pressman

PHILOSOPHY8 · PHILOSOHY8 · PHIL305 · PHIL7 · PHILOSOPHY3 · PHIL2 · PHILSOPHY · PHILOS3 · PHIL3 · 11 lifetime ratings

AI rating
100/100
RMP rating
4.8/5
Take again
100%
Difficulty
1.3

The decision

if you want an engaging, supportive philosophy class with manageable writing-based work.

Best fit · Beginner FriendlyVery HelpfulClear DiscussionsEssay BasedNo ExamsMandatory Attendance
  • Students consistently describe him as helpful, humble, and engaging.
  • The course is low difficulty, but , and .
  • , with grades based mainly on essays and writing.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

EasyA

86/100

An A looks very reachable if students attend, read, and .

All evidence comes from in-person reviews, with .

Is the course easy?

Introductory

84/100

Students repeatedly describe the material as accessible, interesting, and well explained for introductory philosophy.

All evidence comes from in-person reviews, with no online comparison.

Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

25/100

, though students say attending is worthwhile.

, and online evidence is absent.

Is this professor recommended?

MustTake

95/100

Students strongly recommend him because , and makes philosophy enjoyable.

Recommendation .

Course guide

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Grading

Lenient

82/100

Grades appear forgiving when students follow essay criteria, read, and complete writing assignments.

Format shift

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Workload

Light

78/100

, and one group project, with no exams reported in some courses.

Format shift

Only in-person reviews describe workload.

Teaching experience

Excellent

96/100

Students consistently , and ability to make the subject engaging.

Format shift

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Assessment method

FocusOnAssignments

18/100

Assessment is described as essays, in-class writings, papers, and projects rather than exams.

Format shift

All .

Luni fit check

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

11 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Beginner Friendly

In-person reviews are strongly positive, , and manageable writing assignments.

Main concern

Attendance and though the class is considered easy.

What students said

“there were no tests or quizzes just 3 essays and (easy) quick writes every week.”
PHILOSOPHY3
“Professor very helpful, textbook is a must, 3 essays based on movies and textbook, no exams, 10 in-class writings.”
PHIL2
“ but the material is very interesting so showing .”
PHILOSOHY8

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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Reviews clearly support a student-friendly assessment style in some courses, with no exams and .

No ExamsNo Tests Or QuizzesEssaysIn-Class Writings

Assessment risk

StudentFriendly

92/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

and assessment through essays and quick writes.

No ExamsNo Tests Or QuizzesEssaysQuick Writes
“there were no tests or quizzes just 3 essays and (easy) quick writes every week.”
PHILOSOPHY3
“3 essays based on movies and textbook, no exams, 10 in-class writings.”
PHIL2

Online

Student evidence

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Top student voice

“If you stay behind and bring the course down to your level of understanding.”

Voice snapshots generated from 11 reviews, highlighting key themes in teaching and grading. Credibility rating: High.

🎯 Teaching Quality

96/100

“Here's willing to help students and especially go out of his way to make sure the students understand the subject”

👍 Recommendation Rate

95/100

“ !”

📝 Easy Assessment Style

92/100

“there were no tests or quizzes just 3 essays and (easy) quick writes every week.”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • !
  • He encourages learning in the manner of growth rather than imposition.
  • and his leactures are great.

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • just read the book and their should be no reason to fail
  • Just come and do the in class writing.
  • Great class. Make sure .

Theme 3

❤️ About Support

  • He is really a nice professor, very helpful!
  • If you stay behind and bring the course down to your level of understanding.
  • he helps and prepares you for the written tests in class.

Data context

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Analysis sample

11

Recent reviews read by the AI

11

Lifetime ratings

88/100

Evidence confidence

Eleven detailed in-person reviews over several years show highly consistent positive patterns.

Inside 11 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 510
4 out of 51
3 out of 50
2 out of 50
1 out of 50

Course coverage

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Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

5 reported outcomes

A range

3

A 3

B range

1

B+ 1

C range

0

No reported values

D range

0

No reported values

F

0

No reported values

No letter grade reported

1

Not sure yet 1