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Philosophy

Gordan Black

PHILO5515 · PHIL7 · PHIL7296 · PHIL · PHILOSOPHY · PHIL6 · PHIL3 · PHIL1497 · PHIL5502 · PHILFALL · 51 lifetime ratings

AI rating
34/100
RMP rating
2.5/5
Take again
40%
Difficulty
3.3

The decision

if you can teach yourself from the book and ; most students would skip him.

Best fit · Self Taught ProMonotone LecturesHomework Review HeavyMandatory AttendanceTest HeavySelf-Teaching Required
  • Lectures often spend most of .
  • and skipping makes passing hard.
  • A few students love his deep philosophy knowledge; many call the class boring and outdated.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

FairEffort

48/100

Some As exist and , but and multiple students say it is not an easy A.

Online students call quizzes and midterms easier if you read; and .

Is the course easy?

Standard

42/100

Philosophy and informal logic content plus heavy reading keep the course intellectually moderate to hard for many students.

Both formats report dry material; online difficulty ratings trend slightly lower when students keep up with readings.

Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

18/100

and tags say skipping class means you will not pass.

and several online ones as well.

Is this professor recommended?

Avoid

35/100

Would-take-again is only about 40% and the dominant theme is boring lectures and outdated teaching style.

A minority of ; online reviews are mixed but .

Course guide

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Grading

Fair

52/100

, but tests and and feel poorly aligned with class review.

Format shift

Online comments mention clear criteria; sporadic.

Workload

Heavy

32/100

Weekly chapter readings, typed homework, papers, and .

Format shift

and homework; in-person students also report multi-hour class homework reviews.

Teaching experience

Poor

38/100

Students repeatedly describe monotone rambling, little real lecture, and needing to learn almost everything alone.

Format shift

A and funny; recent online and in-person tones are more critical.

Assessment method

FocusOnExams

72/100

but tests and quizzes count far more toward the .

Format shift

Online is reading quizzes plus tests; moves the grade.

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Course format

Compare the in-person and online experience.

Classroom format

In person

46 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Hardcore Learner

In-person sections are widely called boring and rambling, with , and tests that homework does not prepare you for.

Main concern

Unstructured lectures and learning.

What students said

“ . "Lectures" are unstructured, consist of hours of rambling.”
PHIL6
“He would go over the hw ALL class and leave 10 minutes for actually teaching us the criteria.”
PHIL3

Remote format

Online

4 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

Online PHIL6 is reading-quiz-test driven with , but lectures and feel dry.

Main concern

and long lectures that rehash homework instead of teaching new material.

What students said

“ reading, and taking a test on the reading.”
PHIL6
“his lectures are mostly spent on going over our hw answers and test answers.”
PHIL6

Exam style

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

Quizzes and tests track readings and past material, with limited evidence of student-friendly formats overall.

Reading-based quizzesFrequent testsOccasional open-book finalHomework does not prepare tests

Assessment risk

Standard

48/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

reviewed, with one older note of an open-book open-notes final.

Challenging testsPoor test reviewOpen-book final mentioned onceTest heavy
“ . It not an easy A class. You will earn it.”
PHIL3
“the .”
PHIL3

Online

Online exams and quizzes are described as fairly easy if you read the chapters and ; .

Chapter quizzesReading-based testsNotes recommended
“his quizzes and and !”
PHIL6
“Not hard to pass if you pay attention, write notes, and turn in work on time.”
PHIL6

Student evidence

See what students actually said.

Top student voice

“ . "Lectures" are unstructured, consist of hours of rambling.”

Voice snapshots generated from 50 reviews, highlighting recurring themes on lecture quality, workload, and attendance. Credibility rating: High.

😴 Lecture Quality

38/100

“Everything I learned was on my own outside of class bc lecture was bad”

📚 Workload Reality

32/100

“ and barely counts for and quizzes.”

🚫

35/100

“If you are a procrastinator and hate school work this class is not for you!”

🧠 Content Knowledge

70/100

“He knows the philosopher's personalities like the back of his hand.”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • Lectures are unstructured, consist of hours of rambling
  • He would go over the hw ALL class and leave 10 minutes for actually teaching
  • Very soft spoken, monotone man

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty and Grades

  • It not an easy A class. You will earn it.
  • and barely counts for
  • his quizzes and and !

Theme 3

⏰ and Class Time

  • Skip class? You won't pass.
  • and the
  • if you need a night class

Data context

See exactly what the AI read.

Analysis sample

50

Recent reviews read by the AI

51

Lifetime ratings

86/100

Evidence confidence

Fifty reviews span many years with consistent themes on boring lectures, homework-heavy class time, and .

Inside 50 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 58
4 out of 59
3 out of 56
2 out of 514
1 out of 514

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Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

11 reported outcomes

A range

6

A 6

B range

1

B 1

C range

1

C+ 1

D range

0

No reported values

F

0

No reported values

No letter grade reported

3

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