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Philosophy

Randall (Randy) Firestone

PHIL11 · PHIL7 · RELIGIONEXISTE · PHILOSOPHY · PHIL6 · RELETHICEXIST · EXISTENTIALISM · PHIL14 · 14 lifetime ratings

AI rating
88/100
RMP rating
4.2/5
Take again
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Difficulty
2.2

The decision

Take him for an engaging, achievable philosophy class if , and do the homework.

Best fit · Beginner FriendlyOutstanding lecturerEasy A with effortPassionate about philosophyNon-judgmentalOccasional bias
  • Most , and fun for philosophy and ethics.
  • , and using his reviews reliably yields an A or solid B.
  • A minority flags bias on hot topics and dry material when class engagement is low.

Key questions

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Is this an easy A?

EasyA

82/100

Multiple students say , and review and you will get an A.

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Is the course easy?

Beginner

72/100

Average difficulty is low and if you attend and follow lectures.

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Is attendance flexible?

Recommended

70/100

and one student still passed with a B while missing many classes.

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Is this professor recommended?

MustTake

88/100

Most reviews urge taking him and call him one of the best philosophy teachers.

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Course guide

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Grading

Lenient

78/100

Straightforward path to A or B if and review; as not too hard.

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Workload

Light

75/100

Homework and light review are enough; .

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Teaching experience

Excellent

86/100

Clear lectures, passion for philosophy, humor, and detailed pre-test reviews dominate the comments.

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Assessment method

Balanced

55/100

the meeting before the exam.

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Luni fit check

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

14 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Beginner Friendly

, and grade accessibility with a few notes of bias and dry content.

Main concern

Some students find him dogmatic on issues like abortion and the death penalty.

What students said

“Be sure to do the homeworks and pay attention in class and you'll get an A.”
PHIL7
“ . IVE TAKEN HI FOR THREE CLASSES, AND THEY WERE THE .”
RELETHICEXIST
“he is incredibly biased and dogmatic with his beliefs reguarding issues such as abortion and the death penalty.”
PHIL11

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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Tests track lectures and homework and are generally described as manageable with review.

Lecture-based testsPre-test reviewHomework helps

Assessment risk

StudentFriendly

80/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

review the class before; not described as heavily proctored.

Lecture-based testsPre-test review
“covers items on the the test.”
PHIL6
“ . Be sure to do the homeworks and pay attention in class and you'll get an A.”
PHIL7

Online

Student evidence

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Top student voice

“Be sure to do the homeworks and pay attention in class and you'll get an A. Ethics is a controversial topic and he did a good job making it interesting. ”

Voice snapshots generated from 14 in-person reviews, highlighting teaching quality, grades, and bias notes. Credibility rating: Medium.

⭐ Teaching Excellence

86/100

“OUTSTANDING TEACHER. He is one of the few philosophy teachers who will not critize your views, beliefs, or religion.”

🎯 Easy Path to A

82/100

“pay attention, write down whats important, do the assignments and review a little for the test. If you can do that you have an A.”

❤️ Passion & Fun

90/100

“ , AND SMART. HES EXTREMELY PASSIONATE ABOUT PHILOSOPHY AND MAKES THE CLASS REALLY FUN.”

⚠️ Bias Concerns

40/100

“he is incredibly biased and dogmatic with his beliefs reguarding issues such as abortion and the death penalty.”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • His teaching ability is is outstanding.
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  • He includes the class in with the lecture so it's not so boring.

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

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  • I barely did the reading and I got a B.
  • I didn't attend 1/2 the lectures and I still passed with a B.

Theme 3

❤️ About Character

  • Great guy-very smart, very non-judgemental
  • Humorous too and he changed the way I thought about things.
  • He is biased when it comes to certain subjects

Data context

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Analysis sample

14

Recent reviews read by the AI

14

Lifetime ratings

62/100

Evidence confidence

Fourteen mostly older reviews with consistent high praise but limited recent data and sparse grade detail.

Inside 14 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 510
4 out of 51
3 out of 51
2 out of 52
1 out of 50

Course coverage

PHIL75 reviews
PHIL63 reviews
EXISTENTIALISM1 review
PHIL111 review
PHIL141 review
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PHILOSOPHY1 review
RELETHICEXIST1 review
RELIGIONEXISTE1 review

Reported outcomes

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2 reported outcomes

A range

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A+ 1

B range

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F

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No letter grade reported

1

Pass 1