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Philosophy

Joan Thureson

PHILOFALL · PHIL23 · PHL3 · PHIL2535 · PHIL2702 · PHIL23H · PHIL2706 · PHILO3 · PHILO23 · PHIL3 · 23H · PHILOA · INTRO · PHIL2531 · PHILO9999 · PHIL32527 · PHILOSOPHY23 · 87 lifetime ratings

AI rating
79/100
RMP rating
4.3/5
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Difficulty
3.8

The decision

if you want a serious, rewarding philosophy class and are ready to work hard for your grade.

Best fit · Hardcore LearnerInspirational LecturerVery ChallengingEssay ExamsAttendance MattersWork For Your Grade
  • Students often call her brilliant, memorable, and one of .
  • The class is demanding, with , and essay exams strongly affecting grades.
  • an easy general education class.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

HardWork

42/100

An A is possible, but students repeatedly say it requires attendance, exact notes, heavy studying, and strong essay answers.

All evidence comes from in-person reviews, with .

Is the course easy?

Challenging

28/100

The material is abstract and demanding, and students describe the class as difficult even when they value the learning.

Only in-person reviews describe course challenge.

Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

18/100

Students repeatedly say missing class sets you back and at .

and sometimes mandatory.

Is this professor recommended?

WorthIt

82/100

Most students recommend her because the class is intellectually powerful and memorable despite being hard.

All .

Course guide

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Grading

Strict

35/100

Students often call her tough or demanding, especially on essays, though many say the expectations are learnable.

Format shift

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Workload

Heavy

28/100

The workload centers on reading, detailed note-taking, studying, and .

Format shift

All .

Teaching experience

Excellent

88/100

Students repeatedly describe her as , and deeply impactful.

Format shift

In-person reviews consistently support very strong teaching quality.

Assessment method

FocusOnExams

82/100

Grades appear driven mainly by in-class essay exams, papers, and the ability to reproduce lecture concepts in detail.

Format shift

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

50 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Hardcore Learner

but demanding professor whose classes are rewarding for disciplined students.

Main concern

, and prepare carefully for essay exams.

What students said

“ .”
PHIL3
“This class is NOT an easy class”
PHIL23
“ ”
PHIL23H

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

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

because reviews describe demanding in-class essay exams that require detailed lecture recall.

In-Class Essay ExamsDetailed Note RecallTake-Home Essay MentionedChallenging Tests

Assessment risk

Strict

32/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

and , but do not clearly prove proctoring, open-book, or closed-book rules.

In-Class Essay ExamsDetailed Note RecallTake-Home Essay MentionedChallenging Tests
“In ”
PHIL23
“Your grade will be based mostly on in class examinations (aka in class essays) and papers.”
PHIL23
“ essay at the end”
PHIL3

Online

Student evidence

See what students actually said.

Top student voice

“She is the epitome of a truly great professor! ! You learn so much in this class.”

Voice snapshots generated from 50 reviews, highlighting key themes in , and exams. Credibility rating: High.

🎯 Teaching Quality

88/100

“ .”

📈 Difficulty & Grades

42/100

“You need to work hard for an A.”

🧪

32/100

“In ”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • The lectures were so interesting, and I loved going to class even though it was at 7:45am.
  • She is an amazing professor!
  • Consider this professor one of the schooling.
  • Every word out of her mouth is gold, pure gold!

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • This class is NOT an easy class
  • She is challenging and makes you work hard for your grade, but is very rewarding in the end.
  • requirements, it's not easy.
  • A is within reach if you study hard enough.

Theme 3

📝

  • as she writes them and actually review them.
  • you need to use her words in the
  • GO :]
  • paper at the end of the semester.

Data context

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Analysis sample

50

Recent reviews read by the AI

87

Lifetime ratings

90/100

Evidence confidence

Fifty detailed in-person reviews across many years show a consistent pattern of excellent teaching paired with high difficulty.

Inside 50 stored ratings

Quality ratings

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3 out of 57
2 out of 56
1 out of 50

Course coverage

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Reported outcomes

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4 reported outcomes

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