AI Rate Professor

Philosophy

Bruce Hanson

PHILO101 · PHIL105H · INTROTOPHIL · PHIL101 · PHIL202 · PHILO100 · PHIL201 · 11169PHIL · PHIL100F · PHIL101F · HIST100 · INTROPHILO100 · PHI100 · PHIL200 · PHIL135 · PHIL270 · PHILOSOPHY100 · PHIL100 · 185 lifetime ratings

AI rating
100/100
RMP rating
4.3/5
Take again
95.65%
Difficulty
2.8

The decision

if you want an and can reliably attend lectures.

Best fit · Beginner FriendlyInspirational lecturesAttendance mattersEasy if you take notesWeekly quizzesCaring and funny
  • Students repeatedly describe Hanson as life-changing, passionate, funny, and deeply memorable.
  • Grades are very manageable if , and prepare for weekly quizzes.
  • Skipping class is the main risk because quizzes and .

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

EasyA

86/100

Getting an A is very realistic with , and basic essay preparation, but it is not effortless if .

because there are no online reviews.

Is the course easy?

Beginner

78/100

Philosophy can feel abstract, but , and and examples.

All course-easiness evidence comes from in-person philosophy and religion courses.

Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

15/100

Attendance is effectively required because quizzes and .

All attendance evidence is from in-person reviews, with .

Is this professor recommended?

MustTake

97/100

Students overwhelmingly recommend him for , and .

Recommendation evidence is entirely in person and is consistently enthusiastic.

Course guide

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Grading

Lenient

76/100

Grades are usually fair to lenient because , and lecture preparation pays off.

Format shift

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Workload

Moderate

62/100

The , and short papers, but students call it manageable with attendance.

Format shift

; there are no online workload reviews.

Teaching experience

Excellent

98/100

Students , and life-changing.

Format shift

Teaching .

Assessment method

Balanced

58/100

Grades usually combine weekly quizzes with and sometimes essays or short papers.

Format shift

All .

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

50 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Beginner Friendly

In-person reviews strongly praise his lectures and say the class is easy when students attend and follow the .

Main concern

Missing class can quickly hurt quiz and .

What students said

“If you show up to all classes and .”
PHI100
“He is a gem of Fullerton College.”
PHIL105H
“Do not expect an easy A, but do expect a great experience.”
PHIL100F

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.

and final exams, with one note-supported exam mention but no broad proof of open-book or .

Weekly QuizzesMidterm ExamFinal ExamEssay ExamsLecture-Based Tests

Assessment risk

Standard

67/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

and final assessments, sometimes including essays and vocabulary.

Weekly QuizzesMidterm ExamFinal ExamEssay Exams
“Grading was simple, 2 exams and 10 quizzes that totaled to 150pts.”
PHIL100
“Always pay attention to what he writes on the board because 9/10 it's going to be on a .”
PHI100
“his essay exams were unexpected at first but by the notes).”
HIST100

Online

Student evidence

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Top student voice

“My life is better for having taken his class.”

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

🎯 Teaching Quality

98/100

“My life is better for having taken his class.”

👍 Recommendation Rate

97/100

“11/10 would recommend and .”

📈 Grade Path

86/100

“If you show up to all classes and .”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • He makes you want to be a better person.
  • His lectures are life changing, , and I learned so much from taking his classes.
  • He takes topics that could be super abstract and .

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • If you show up to all classes and .
  • Do not expect an easy A, but do expect a great experience.
  • Pretty easy A, just do good on the , and study the vocab for the midterm and final.

Theme 3

⚠️

  • If you don't show up to class, then there's no chance of you passing.
  • .
  • Make sure to attend class because .

Data context

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Analysis sample

50

Recent reviews read by the AI

185

Lifetime ratings

94/100

Evidence confidence

consistent pattern of strong teaching, required attendance, and manageable grading.

Inside 50 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 5123
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3 out of 513
2 out of 56
1 out of 55

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Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

29 reported outcomes

A range

19

A+ 3 · A 15 · A- 1

B range

9

B+ 2 · B 6 · B- 1

C range

1

C 1

D range

0

No reported values

F

0

No reported values

No letter grade reported

0

No reported values