AI Rate Professor

Philosophy

Richard Livingston

PHIL80 · PHIL35 · PHIL10 · PHIL76 · PHIL70 · 17 lifetime ratings

AI rating
50/100
RMP rating
3.3/5
Take again
60%
Difficulty
4.2

The decision

if you want a serious philosophy course and , and inconsistent teaching clarity.

Best fit · Hardcore LearnerTough GraderReading HeavyMixed ClarityGood FeedbackOpen Book Tests
  • Student experiences are sharply split between inspiring, fair teaching and .
  • Philosophy content is consistently difficult and , and self-direction.
  • and , while online reviews often want more lectures or learning tools.

Key questions

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Is this an easy A?

HardWork

35/100

Getting an A is hard because reviews , and essays even when some curve points exist.

Online reviews stress reading and self-teaching, while but .

Is the course easy?

Challenging

30/100

The philosophy material is repeatedly described as , and demanding even in introductory courses.

Both formats describe challenging content, with online students feeling the lack of lectures more strongly.

Is attendance flexible?

Recommended

45/100

In-person students say class lectures matter and participation may be required, while online .

Attendance evidence is mainly in-person; online evidence does .

Is this professor recommended?

Depends

55/100

Recommendations depend heavily on learning style because some students find him inspiring and fair while and too hard.

Online reviews are polarized around self-teaching, while and strong warnings.

Course guide

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Grading

Strict

35/100

Many students call him a , though some say he is fair and .

Format shift

Online and reviews also citing curve points.

Workload

Heavy

30/100

Students report lots of reading, writing, quizzes, tests, and and essays.

Format shift

Online workload centers on weekly reading and quizzes, while and essays.

Teaching experience

Average

58/100

He can be helpful, caring, and intellectually strong, but repeated complaints about vague teaching and limited online instruction lower the score.

Format shift

Online teaching depends more on self-learning, while and vague explanations.

Assessment method

Balanced

65/100

Reviews mention quizzes, tests, papers, essays, reading exercises, and .

Format shift

Online reviews mention quizzes, tests, and papers; and essays.

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

10 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Hardcore Learner

and complaints about vague lectures, hard tests, and harsh grading.

Main concern

Grades rely heavily on difficult exams and essays, and .

What students said

“ , and .”
PHIL76
“The and unclear and he is horrible at answering questions.”
PHIL35

Remote format

Online

7 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

Online students describe a but limited lecture support.

Main concern

Several students felt the online class lacked lectures, videos, or .

What students said

“ unless you are capable of teaching yourself”
PHIL70
“ , but and answer the guide questions to understand them and do good on the quizzes and tests.”
PHIL70

Exam style

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

because as open book or open notes but still difficult and sometimes heavily weighted.

Open Book TestsOpen Notes TestsCurve PointsTough TestsReading-Based Tests

Assessment risk

Varies

62/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

In-person reviews explicitly describe open-book or open-notes tests, but students still call the and grade-heavy.

Open Book TestsOpen Notes TestsCurve PointsFour Exams
“ and class lectures and they're all open book/notes.”
PHIL76
“All grading is based on 4 Exams and two essays.”
PHIL76

Online

, and feedback, but do not clearly prove open-book, webcam, Lockdown Browser, or proctoring rules.

QuizzesTestsExam Feedback
“ and answer the guide questions to understand them and do good on the quizzes and tests”
PHIL70
“ ”
PHIL70

Student evidence

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Top student voice

“This class was both difficult and awesome.”

Voice snapshots generated from 17 reviews, highlighting key themes in , and grading. Credibility rating: High.

🎯 Teaching Quality

58/100

“He is a read the readings.”

📚 Course Difficulty

30/100

“Overall it was hard for a introduction course.”

⚖️

35/100

“He grades fair, but getting an A isn't easy.”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • Livingston is a caring person and a good teacher.
  • teaching style is very vague and unclear.
  • He .

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • Lots of writing!
  • The and unclear

Theme 3

❤️ About Support

  • Livingston .
  • Helped me outside of class when I needed it.
  • and is very thorough and clear.

Data context

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Analysis sample

17

Recent reviews read by the AI

17

Lifetime ratings

88/100

Evidence confidence

Seventeen reviews across online and in-person formats provide detailed, consistent evidence of difficulty and polarized teaching quality.

Inside 17 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 56
4 out of 54
3 out of 52
2 out of 50
1 out of 55

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Reported outcomes

B range results lead the reported letter grades.

9 reported outcomes

A range

0

No reported values

B range

6

B+ 3 · B 1 · B- 2

C range

3

C+ 1 · C- 2

D range

0

No reported values

F

0

No reported values

No letter grade reported

0

No reported values