Alistair Moles

PHILO1 · PHIL002 · PHIL04 · PHIL006 · ETHIC1 · PHIL02 · PHIL0004 · PHIL1 · PHILETHICS1 · PHIL004 · PHIL2 · PHIL6 · PHIL0021 · PHIL06 · PHIL0002 · PHIL65 · PHIL0065 · PHILOPHIL · ETHICSPHIL2 · PHIL21 · PHIL4 · PHILO6 · 74 lifetime ratings

AI rating: 93/100
RMP rating: 4.5/5
Take again: 89.66%
Difficulty: 2.3

The decision

if and weekly work; he is one of the safest philosophy picks for a fair A with supportive teaching.

Best fit · Effort For RewardCaringEasy A PotentialGroup Open-Note ExamsGet Ready to ReadHilarious

, and student-first with .
Do the reading questions and writing summaries and or group.
Online can feel book-and-quiz heavy with less live teaching, but .

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

EasyA

86/100

Many students say do the , and writing assignments and an A is realistic, often with open-note group exams.

Both formats report easy As if work is done; .

Is the course easy?

Beginner

74/100

Concepts are intro-level and approachable, though reading volume and writing summaries add real work.

In person can feel dry but simple; .

Is attendance flexible?

MustTake

90/100

Nearly 90% take-again baseline plus repeated favorite-professor language with only scattered dry-course complaints.

In-person love is strongest; online still mostly positive with a .

Course guide

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Grading

Lenient

82/100

accepted, and quizzes map closely to tests.

Format shift

; if skipped.

Workload

Moderate

56/100

, and weekly work keep pace moderate rather than featherlight.

Format shift

Online is quiz and discussion heavy; in person adds group writes and homework.

Teaching experience

Excellent

88/100

Students consistently , and passionate despite soft volume or dry moments.

Format shift

In-person presence shines; online teaching presence is thinner for some.

Assessment method

Balanced

48/100

Mix of reading quizzes, writing assignments, midterm and final; .

Format shift

Online leans quiz-test aligned; in person balances lectures, groups, and essays.

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

42 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Effort For Reward

, and easy A if you attend and .

Main concern

Long quiet lectures and .

What students said

“My favorite professor. The class itself is boring but he made it entertaining.”
PHIL0004

“the midterm and AND group”
PHIL0002

“Such an easy class with an easy going professor.”
PHIL0004

Remote format

Online

8 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

and , yet many still get As when they complete weekly questions; a minority say he barely teaches.

Main concern

Limited lecture time and .

What students said

“if you do the the class.”
PHIL0065

“this professor did not teach. aside from about 20 minutes of lecture per week, you had to teach yourself everything”
PHIL0065

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PHIL0002

Exam style

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

from prior quiz questions, making them student-friendly.

Open-note examsGroup testsQuiz-aligned midterm and finalMultiple choice

Assessment risk

StudentFriendly

84/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

In and group, with simple multiple choice and .

Open-note examsGroup testsMultiple choice

“The midterm and AND group (about five people)”
PHIL0002

“ , and there are 5 essays total that are straight from the textbooks.”
PHIL65

Online

Online midterms and weekly reading quizzes, with correct answers visible after practice.

Quiz-aligned examsMultiple choiceWeekly reading quizzes

“ , and Canvas shows you the correct quiz answers after you do them, so midterm/final are effectively an easy 100%.”
PHIL0002

“The quiz and questions”
PHIL0065

Student evidence

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Top student voice
“If you're taking a !”
Voice snapshots generated from 50 reviews emphasizing care, reading workload, and student-friendly exams. Credibility rating: High.

❤️ Student-First Care

90/100

“He always puts his students above everything, and you can tell that he's extremely passionate about teaching”

🎯

86/100

“if you do the the class.”

😂 Witty Lectures

85/100

“Hilarious professor! He is like the witty grandpa you've never had!”

📖 Reading Load

56/100

“There is A LOT of reading in this class, but what is expected of you couldn't be more straightforward.”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

His jokes are really funny even when it takes you a while to get them.
, and funny.
He lectures all class and it can be difficult to follow so read!

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty and Grades

Easy class with .
but if you spend time its an easy A for the class.
I didn't read any more than I had to and I got an A, with relative ease.

Theme 3

❤️ About Character

My favorite professor at Sierra College.
Alistair is overall a .
Prof Moles is the nicest guy!

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Lifetime ratings

88/100

Evidence confidence

Fifty reviews across many years with , and .

Inside 50 stored ratings

Quality ratings

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Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

28 reported outcomes

A range

A+ 2 · A 17 · A- 2

B range

B 3 · B- 1

C range

No reported values

D range

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F

F 1

No letter grade reported

Not sure yet 1 · Rather not say 1

Alistair Moles

x x if x x x x and weekly work; he is one of the safest philosophy picks for a fair A with supportive teaching.

Four answers before you build your schedule.

EasyA

Beginner

Recommended

MustTake

See how this professor fits your week.

Compare the in-person and online experience.

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

In person

Online

See what students actually said.

❤️ Student-First Care

🎯 x x x

😂 Witty Lectures

📖 Reading Load

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

📈 About Difficulty and Grades

❤️ About Character

See exactly what the AI read.

Quality ratings

Course coverage

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

A range

B range

C range

D range

F

No letter grade reported

if and weekly work; he is one of the safest philosophy picks for a fair A with supportive teaching.

🎯