Michael Einhaus

PHILB18 · PHIL9 · PHILB7ONLINE · PHILB6A · PHILO6A · PHILB771698 · PHILB9 · PHIL · PHILB7 · PHILOB · PHILALL · PHIL9999 · PHIL9A · B9 · PHILLIFE · PHIL1 · EHTICS · PHILB1 · PHILO12 · PHILOB7 · PHIL07 · PHILB12 · PHIL7 · PHILB012 · B7B6AB9 · PHIL6AB7 · LOGICB7 · 196 lifetime ratings

AI rating: 66/100
RMP rating: 3.1/5
Take again: 100%
Difficulty: 3.7

The decision

if you want a demanding philosophy class that can improve your thinking and writing, but if you want an easy grade or gentle style.

Best fit · Hardcore LearnerIntellectually demandingStrong critical thinkingHeavy writing workloadPolarizing Socratic styleNot an easy A

Students consistently describe his classes as hard, time-consuming, and valuable for serious learners.
Many praise his intellectual depth and long-term impact, while others find him arrogant, harsh, or unclear.
Online evidence is small but and high workload.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

HardWork

30/100

Students repeatedly say good grades require serious time, strong writing, and as fair.

Both formats reject the easy-A idea, with online reviews naming 9-12 hours weekly and and .

Is the course easy?

Challenging

28/100

The course content is intellectually demanding, especially logic, philosophy, argumentation, and advanced writing.

Online comments mention difficult logic concepts, while , and critical thinking.

Is attendance flexible?

Varies

45/100

, but many older reviews do not clearly state an .

, while in-person evidence mixes mandatory recent entries with many unstated older entries.

Is this professor recommended?

WorthIt

72/100

and university preparation, but only for students willing to work hard and handle a blunt style.

Online reviews are positive but limited, while and polarized but often value the learning payoff.

Course guide

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Grading

Strict

32/100

Students often call him fair but tough, with , and little room for weak logic.

Format shift

Online grading evidence is limited, while .

Workload

Heavy

22/100

Reviews mention hours of homework, long papers, difficult logic work, and .

Format shift

Online reviews explicitly cite 9-12 hours per week, while consuming.

Teaching experience

Good

72/100

He is often praised as insightful, helpful, and transformative, but some students find him arrogant, boring, or intimidating.

Format shift

Online reviews are mostly supportive, while and sharp personality complaints.

Assessment method

FocusOnAssignments

30/100

Reviews emphasize papers, , and essay tests more than regular exams.

Format shift

Online reviews mention handouts and homework, while , and essay tests.

Luni fit check

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

47 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Hardcore Learner

In-person reviews show a demanding, discussion-heavy professor who can be inspiring for serious students and abrasive for others.

Main concern

The class is hard and his Socratic style can feel harsh or intimidating.

What students said

“This class must be the most difficult class I've taken yet, but it has been the most rewarding by far.”
PHILB9

“You can't help but learn from this man.”
PHIL9

“It is hard to ask questions because he makes you feel like you shouldn't have asked.”
PHILOB

Remote format

Online

3 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Hardcore Learner

Online reviews show strong help and support, but one review says the workload was a true college-level shock.

Main concern

What students said

“He said it would take 9-12 hours a week, and it did.”
PHILB7ONLINE

“ .”
PHILB7

“he worked so hard to help me improve.”
PHIL

Exam style

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Reviews mention essay tests, papers, and homework, but do not clearly prove open-book rules, closed-book rules, webcam use, or proctoring.

Essay Tests MentionedPapersHomeworkPolicy Not Clearly Proven

Assessment risk

Varies

45/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

and papers, but do not clearly prove exam rules or .

Essay TestsPapers

“ .”
PHILB012

“You have to devote at least 8 hours to a it.”
PHILB9

“The ”
PHILB9

Online

Online reviews do not clearly prove webcam, proctoring, .

Student evidence

See what students actually said.

Top student voice
“ if you want to learn, not for ease.”
Voice snapshots generated from 50 reviews, highlighting key themes in , and learning value. Credibility rating: High.

🎯 Teaching Quality

72/100

“You can't help but learn from this man.”

🧠 Intellectual Challenge

28/100

“His classes are not meant to be easy, they're meant to teach you how to be a better thinker and writer.”

⚖️

32/100

“He grades fair, not easy.”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

I love his teaching style, focusing on lecture and dialogue.
He uses the socratic method that is hard for some to understand.
It is hard to ask questions because he makes you feel like you shouldn't have asked.
and actually teaches his class.

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty And Grades

This class must be the most difficult class I've taken yet, but it has been the most rewarding by far.
This is not an easy A class.
He said it would take 9-12 hours a week, and it did.
He grades fair, not easy.

Theme 3

🧠 About Learning Value

Ancient Philosophy opened my eyes in so many ways!
I'll never forget the stuff i learned in this class
If you want to get better at writing and thinking, he is your man.
He won't be easy, but he will make sure you come out a better student.

Data context

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Analysis sample

Recent reviews read by the AI

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Lifetime ratings

82/100

Evidence confidence

The dataset has 50 reviews across a long time span with many detailed comments, but some older entries are vague or off-topic.

Inside 50 stored ratings

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Reported outcomes

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Michael Einhaus

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Four answers before you build your schedule.

HardWork

Challenging

Varies

WorthIt

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.

🎯 Teaching Quality

🧠 Intellectual Challenge

⚖️ x x

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

📈 About Difficulty And Grades

🧠 About Learning Value

See exactly what the AI read.

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if you want a demanding philosophy class that can improve your thinking and writing, but if you want an easy grade or gentle style.

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