Shawn Lorenzen

PHIL101 · ABCD809 · PHIL102 · CAB012 · PHIL · HIST205 · PHIL100101 · PHIL100 · 21 lifetime ratings

AI rating: 62/100
RMP rating: 3.6/5
Take again: —
Difficulty: 2.9

The decision

Take Lorenzen if you enjoy open debate and philosophy; if .

Best fit · Hardcore LearnerThought-provoking discussionsPolarizing personalityEasy grade if you attendCan be boringStrong opinions in class

Many students find him brilliant, fun, and life-changing in philosophy discussions
A sizable minority call him boring, disorganized, or disrespectful with controversial views
Grades are often easy if you go to class and , but teaching quality is hit-or-miss

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

EasyA

78/100

Multiple reviews say you can get a good grade easily by attending, taking notes, and .

; no online reviews.

Is the course easy?

Standard

55/100

Content ranges from not and student interest.

; no online reviews.

Is attendance flexible?

Depends

58/100

Strong fans call him a favorite professor while unless philosophy is your major.

; no online reviews.

Course guide

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Grading

Lenient

76/100

Students often report easy or fairly easy grades with blue book, paper, and scantron assessments.

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Workload

Light

68/100

Typical , and a final; not generally described as crushing.

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Teaching experience

Average

58/100

About half the class loves his discussions and intellect; others find him boring, irrational, or .

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Assessment method

Balanced

55/100

Mix of , and discussion-driven learning.

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

21 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Hardcore Learner

In-person philosophy sections swing from life-changing and entertaining to boring or offensive, with easy grades for .

Main concern

Polarizing personal views, uneven organization, and boredom for students not into philosophy.

What students said

“It's an easy A as long as you go to class and .”
PHIL101

“Made Phil come alive! I loved every minute of it and the lectures were so clear and helpful.”
PHIL100101

“I think he is narrow-minded and extremely disrespectful.”
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 scantron final with little detail on proctoring.

Blue book essay midtermPaperScantron finalDiscussion heavy

Assessment risk

Standard

60/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

, a paper, and a scantron final.

Blue book essay midterm1 paperScantron final

“1 blue book essay midterm, 1 paper & 1 scan tron final.”
PHIL101

“grades fairly easy.”
PHIL100101

Online

Student evidence

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Top student voice
“It's an easy A as long as you go to class and . He will help you out no problem, the class just puts you to sleep, so bring a pillow.”
Voice snapshots generated from 21 in-person reviews across 2004-2010, highlighting the easy-grade path and polarized teaching experience. Credibility rating: High.

🎯 Teaching Quality Split

58/100

“He is the .”

📈 Easy Grade Path

78/100

“It's an easy A as long as you go to class and .”

⚠️ Polarizing Views

35/100

“Drawing an ethical connection between homosexuality and beastiality was 100% inappropriate and unacceptable.”

👍 Life-Changing for Some

85/100

“A function of my brain was unlocked after taking his class that I will use for years to come.”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

Made Phil come alive!
and entertaining at times
knows a lot about the subject

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

easy A as long as you go to class and
you can get a good grade pretty easily
not very hard though

Theme 3

⚠️ About Controversy & Fit

Unless Philosophy is you major, avoid this guy.
narrow-minded and extremely disrespectful
if I were you. But not hard.

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Analysis sample

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Lifetime ratings

78/100

Evidence confidence

and a stable love-it-or-hate-it split.

Inside 21 stored ratings

Quality ratings

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Course coverage

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Reported outcomes

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Shawn Lorenzen

Take Lorenzen if you enjoy open debate and philosophy; x x if x x x x x x.

Four answers before you build your schedule.

EasyA

Standard

Recommended

Depends

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In person

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See what students actually said.

🎯 Teaching Quality Split

📈 Easy Grade Path

⚠️ Polarizing Views

👍 Life-Changing for Some

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

⚠️ About Controversy & Fit

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Take Lorenzen if you enjoy open debate and philosophy; if .