AI Rate Professor

Philosophy

Paul Pistone

PHIL111 · PHIL113 · PHIL126 · PHIL115 · PHIL200 · 27 lifetime ratings

AI rating
49/100
RMP rating
3.4/5
Take again
56%
Difficulty
2.6

The decision

Only take him if and ; otherwise choose a clearer philosophy professor.

Best fit · Self Taught ProPolarizing instructorDiscussion-board heavyUnclear online lecturesPaper-focused gradingSlow feedback
  • some love his humor and care, many say they learned little and .
  • Online sections draw the strongest , and slow or no email replies.
  • Grades can still be solid with writing volume, but and .

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

FairEffort

58/100

Many students still get As or Bs, but papers and and grading can feel picky.

Online grades can be high despite frustration; in person also reports doable As with effort.

Is the course easy?

Standard

52/100

Content difficulty is moderate; the real load is weekly writing, readings, and .

Online ; in person emphasizes papers and lecture attention.

Is attendance flexible?

Varies

55/100

as mandatory in some sections and .

Online and and term.

Is this professor recommended?

Depends

48/100

About half the comments recommend him enthusiastically while the other half .

Recent online reviews lean negative; .

Course guide

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Grading

Fair

50/100

Some call him an ; others say papers are tough, slow, or feel subjective.

Format shift

Online ; in person more often say fair if you work.

Workload

Heavy

36/100

Weekly discussion boards with high .

Format shift

Online weekly word counts are the biggest workload complaint; in person stresses large group or .

Teaching experience

Average

46/100

Teaching quality is split between caring funny lectures and frequent reports of .

Format shift

In-person teaching ratings trend higher; online instruction quality is a .

Assessment method

FocusOnAssignments

28/100

, and heavily weighted papers rather than traditional exams.

Format shift

Both formats are assignment and paper driven; online emphasizes discussion boards and quizzes.

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Course format

Compare the in-person and online experience.

Classroom format

In person

13 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Effort For Reward

In person he is more often described as funny, knowledgeable, and and variable lecture clarity.

Main concern

, and occasional unprepared or hard-to-follow lectures.

What students said

“I do not think I've had a better english/writing teacher in my life.”
PHIL200
“Nice guy but awful teacher. Seems like he doesn't prepare for lecturers very well.”
PHIL200
“Genuinely sweet guy. He can tell who puts in the effort and he will love you for it.”
PHIL200

Remote format

Online

14 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

, and limited email support.

Main concern

, and poor communication or .

What students said

“I learned literally nothing from this class. Lectures are useless, everything is full of typos.”
PHIL200
“ .”
PHIL200
“It's really not bad and he isn't a .”
PHIL200

Exam style

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Assessment is mostly writing and quizzes; , while many sections have no heavy testing.

Discussion boardsQuizzes open-note style sometimesHeavy final papersFew traditional exams

Assessment risk

Standard

60/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

In person, , and participation; some classes allow notes and focus less on high-stakes exams.

Group or final papersShort quizzesLecture-based questionsNotes allowed in some exams
“Two 20-page group papers and and thats it.”
PHIL200
“He lets .”
PHIL111

Online

, and essays; reviews do not clearly prove webcam proctoring.

Weekly discussion postsQuizzes from PowerPointsEssays weighted heavilyNo clear proctoring evidence
“the , and essays.”
PHIL200
“Quizzes are 50% of your grade, so open as they're straight from them.”
PHIL200

Student evidence

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Top student voice

“I learned literally nothing from this class. Lectures are useless, everything is full of typos.”

Voice snapshots generated from 27 reviews, emphasizing the and writing-heavy assessment. Credibility rating: Medium.

🎯 Teaching Quality

46/100

“ , and has extremely specific expectations for the way discussion posts are written”

👍 Recommendation Split

48/100

“ !”

📝 Writing Load

36/100

“ so you end up being forced to ramble useless nonsense to meet it.”

❤️ Positive Counterpoint

70/100

“Professor Pistone is fantastic. He's extremely knowledgeable and recommends excellent reading material outside of the class curriculum”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • while .
  • Classes were fun and full of good information. so funny
  • He's a really nice and funny guy & wants his students to do well.

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • pains him to give you full points on anything.
  • Turn in your work and try hard and you will pass.
  • but fair and understandable.

Theme 3

💻 About Online Experience

  • He never responded to my emails.
  • Powerpoints and and disorganized.
  • Each week is set up and posted from the start. There are readings, videos and Assignments. .

Data context

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Analysis sample

27

Recent reviews read by the AI

27

Lifetime ratings

68/100

Evidence confidence

Twenty-seven reviews are detailed and recent enough to show a real split, but sample size and strong polarization lower overall certainty.

Inside 27 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 512
4 out of 53
3 out of 53
2 out of 53
1 out of 56

Course coverage

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Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

22 reported outcomes

A range

14

A+ 3 · A 10 · A- 1

B range

6

B 6

C range

2

C+ 2

D range

0

No reported values

F

0

No reported values

No letter grade reported

0

No reported values