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Philosophy

Tony Pettina

PHIL101 · PHIL102A · PHIL106 · PHIL102 · PHI100 · PHIL106PHIL102A · PHI106 · PHIL201A · PHIL100 · 125 lifetime ratings

AI rating
84/100
RMP rating
3.9/5
Take again
79.55%
Difficulty
3.3

The decision

if you will show up, read, and if you want silent lectures or zero structure.

Best fit · Effort For RewardHilariousParticipation HeavyRead the BookCaring MentorDiscussion Driven
  • Easy A if you read, participate, and
  • Mandatory presence and heavy discussion; tangents and abrasive style polarize students
  • but and participation

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

EasyA

78/100

Many report an A , and participation, though skipping or silence can sink the grade.

Online and ; in-person leans harder on class participation.

Is the course easy?

Standard

55/100

, but dense philosophy texts and discussion depth keep it from being trivial.

.

Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

22/100

and warn that skipping hurts participation and outcomes.

A few ; in-person is consistently mandatory.

Is this professor recommended?

WorthIt

78/100

and care, tempered by critics of structure and attitude.

In-person praise dominates; online opinions split more.

Course guide

See how this professor fits your week.

Grading

Lenient

72/100

Study questions on exams and help for .

Format shift

One ; in-person more often describes fair help.

Workload

Light

70/100

and light daily work if you keep up with the textbook and study guides.

Format shift

.

Teaching experience

Good

78/100

Students praise sharp, funny, caring lectures while a vocal minority call him abrasive and unfocused.

Format shift

In-person reviews are richer and more positive overall.

Assessment method

FocusOnExams

68/100

Grades usually hang on a .

Format shift

tests.

Luni fit check

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Get help balancing workload, grading, and timing when no option is an obvious fit.

Course format

Compare the in-person and online experience.

Classroom format

In person

45 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Effort For Reward

, and reading; dedicated students call him a legend while others flag tangents and weak structure.

Main concern

Participation pressure and unstructured lectures can frustrate quieter students.

What students said

“As long as you participate and turn in work on time, it's an easy A.”
PHIL102
“ as long as you read”
PHIL102A

Remote format

Online

5 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

and engagement; results range from easy-going A paths to sparse Zoom teaching that .

Main concern

Some online offerings feel book-only with few live lectures.

What students said

“Just put in the work and you will do fine.”
PHIL102A
“Just ready the book. There are only 3 zoom lectures.”
PHIL101

Exam style

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

and use provided study questions or .

Study questions on examsHomework usable on testsReading-based testsPractice exams

Assessment risk

StudentFriendly

76/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

and reward reading the textbook.

Study questions on examsHomework on testsPractice exams
“I was grateful he allowed .”
PHIL102A
“Tony tells you everything that will be on the test and gives you study questions way in advance that .”
PHIL102A

Online

Online comments rarely detail proctoring; success is framed as reading and .

Reading-based successClear instructions
“Just put in the work and you will do fine.”
PHIL102A

Student evidence

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Top student voice

“As long as you participate and turn in work on time, it's an easy A.”

Voice snapshots generated from 50 reviews spanning years of , and polarized structure concerns. Credibility rating: High.

🎯 Teaching Quality

78/100

“Pettina is an assiduous and as he is pedagogue.”

👍 Recommendation

78/100

“10/10 would take a class from him again”

📖 Effort to Earn A

78/100

“All you need to do is make sure you do the study questions and read through the book & its an easy A!!!!”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • equal parts stand-up comedian as he is pedagogue
  • Makes lectures interesting
  • great class discussions

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • as long as you read
  • it's an easy A
  • Very light on the work so long as you stay caught up with the textbook

Theme 3

❤️ About Character

  • he genuinely does care about his students
  • he will work with you beyond reason
  • I get why people call him the g.o.a.t.

Data context

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Analysis sample

50

Recent reviews read by the AI

125

Lifetime ratings

88/100

Evidence confidence

Fifty reviews across many years with , and humor support high confidence.

Inside 50 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 556
4 out of 537
3 out of 515
2 out of 512
1 out of 56

Course coverage

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Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

38 reported outcomes

A range

18

A+ 5 · A 13

B range

11

B+ 3 · B 8

C range

5

C+ 2 · C 3

D range

0

No reported values

F

0

No reported values

No letter grade reported

4

Drop/Withdrawal 1 · Not sure yet 3