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Philosophy

Michael Brady

PHIL101 · PHILOSOPHY170 · POSC170 · SOC101 · PHILO170 · PHIL170F · PHIL170 · PHIL100 · 31 lifetime ratings

AI rating
49/100
RMP rating
3.5/5
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Difficulty
2.8

The decision

if and can tolerate a polarizing, sometimes rambling teaching style.

Best fit · Effort For RewardPolarizing teaching styleEssay-heavy testsEasy if engagedBoring lecturesParticipation matters
  • Students are sharply split between seeing him as caring and intellectually engaging or boring and disorganized.
  • Grades can be easy when students participate, complete essays, and follow expectations, but as frustrating.
  • The course often uses discussion, essays, Sherlock Holmes examples, and .

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

FairEffort

68/100

An A is possible with participation, essays, and effort, but and easy A.

because there are no online reviews.

Is the course easy?

Standard

56/100

The workload is often light, but the discussion and .

All course-easiness evidence comes from in-person reviews.

Is attendance flexible?

Recommended

58/100

and expectations, though at least one review says it is not really mandatory if you read.

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Is this professor recommended?

Depends

52/100

and leniency, but many strongly warn against his boring or disorganized style.

Recommendation .

Course guide

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Grading

Fair

55/100

Several students call him easy or say he gives mostly A's and B's, but others describe harsh or .

Format shift

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Workload

Light

78/100

Many reviews , and a small number of tests.

Format shift

All .

Teaching experience

Average

52/100

Students split between calling him caring and excellent or boring, rambling, and disorganized.

Format shift

All .

Assessment method

Balanced

55/100

Assessment appears to mix essay tests, papers, class discussion, and .

Format shift

All .

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

31 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Effort For Reward

In-person reviews describe a highly polarizing class that can be easy for engaged students but frustrating for and .

Main concern

Students often complain about boring lectures, rambling, and .

What students said

“Class was somewhat droll, but I appreciated his attempts to make it interesting.”
PHIL170
“ .”
PHIL170
“One of the easiest classes I've ever had.”
PHIL100

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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and finals in some reviews but easier or reduced testing in others.

Essay TestsFinal PaperFinal ExamQuestions Given Ahead In Some Sections

Assessment risk

Varies

52/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

, a , and in some cases exams or questions made easier.

Essay TestsFinal PaperFinal ExamQuestions Given Ahead In Some Sections
“There . .”
PHILO170
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PHIL170
“ , and he even gives you the .”
PHIL100

Online

Student evidence

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Top student voice

“This is the easiest class I ever had.The class was very boring but we didn't do anything in that class.”

Voice snapshots generated from 31 reviews, highlighting key themes in , and exams; credibility rating: High.

🎯 Teaching Quality

52/100

“Students and excellent or boring, rambling, and disorganized.”

📈 Easy A Potential

68/100

“One of the easiest classes I've ever had.”

⚖️

55/100

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Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • He rambles and gives the most idiotic questions/responses.
  • He made critical thinking interesting and fun by giving relatable and provocative examples.
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Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • Just make and put effort in your work you will pass his class.
  • One of the easiest classes I've ever had.
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Theme 3

📝

  • There . .
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  • so much.

Data context

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Analysis sample

31

Recent reviews read by the AI

31

Lifetime ratings

88/100

Evidence confidence

The score is based on 31 detailed in-person reviews over many years, though opinions are highly polarized.

Inside 31 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 513
4 out of 56
3 out of 53
2 out of 56
1 out of 53

Course coverage

PHIL17018 reviews
PHIL1006 reviews
PHILO1702 reviews
PHIL1011 review
PHIL170F1 review
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PHILOSOPHY1701 review
POSC1701 review
SOC1011 review

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