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Philosophy

Pierre Grimes

PHILALL · PHIL101 · ETHIC120 · G120 · PHIL120 · PHILO101 · PHIL111 · PHIL · ALLALL · CLASP120 · PHILG120 · PHILG111 · PHILO120 · PHI100 · PHILO5519 · ETHICG120 · PHIL100 · PHIL102 · PHILOSOPHY · 89 lifetime ratings

AI rating
38/100
RMP rating
2.8/5
Take again
20%
Difficulty
3.3

The decision

if you actively want an unstructured, intense philosophy experience and can tolerate confusion.

Best fit · Hardcore LearnerExtremely PolarizingUnclear LecturesEasy A PotentialNo SyllabusPhilosophy Deep Dive
  • Students are deeply split between calling him life-changing and .
  • Many reviews say the grade can be easy because there are few assignments, but the learning experience is risky and unclear.
  • All evidence is from in-person philosophy reviews, with no online data.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

EasyA

79/100

Many students report few assignments and easy A potential, but and failure stories keep it from being risk-free.

All , and it is split between easy A reports and severe grading uncertainty.

Is the course easy?

Challenging

32/100

The intellectual content and teaching style are often described as , and .

All course-difficulty evidence comes from in-person philosophy reviews.

Is attendance flexible?

Varies

62/100

Some reviews , while others stress participation and showing up as important.

and participation, with conflicting evidence.

Is this professor recommended?

Avoid

34/100

Despite passionate defenders, many students explicitly warn others away because the class is confusing and poorly structured.

Recommendation evidence is entirely in person and strongly polarized.

Course guide

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Grading

Lenient

72/100

Several reviews describe easy A paths, few assignments, and redo opportunities, but some report failing or .

Format shift

and is inconsistent.

Workload

Light

76/100

Workload often appears light, with few tests and one or two major essays mentioned repeatedly.

Format shift

Only in-person reviews describe workload.

Teaching experience

Poor

42/100

He inspires some students deeply, but frequent complaints cite no syllabus, confusion, ignored questions, and .

Format shift

All teaching evidence is in person and highly polarized.

Assessment method

FocusOnAssignments

12/100

Reviews repeatedly mention no tests or quizzes and .

Format shift

Assessment .

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

50 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Hardcore Learner

In-person reviews show an extreme split between brilliant mentorship and .

Main concern

The , and a teaching style many students experience as .

What students said

“ .. nothing. we had 1 paper due as but .”
G120
“ the end.”
PHIL120
“Still the .”
PHIL101

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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Exam risk appears low because or quizzes and only essay-based work.

No TestsNo QuizzesEssay FinalFew Assignments

Assessment risk

StudentFriendly

86/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

several classes, with assessment often based on essays or a .

No TestsNo QuizzesEssay FinalFew Assignments
“ .. nothing. we had 1 paper due as final”
G120
“ the end.”
PHIL120
“We had 2 essays the whole semester”
PHI100

Online

Student evidence

See what students actually said.

Top student voice

“Great man to learn about philosophy from - No syllabus, attendance, or .”

Voice snapshots generated from 50 reviews, highlighting key themes in , and student fit. Credibility rating: High.

🎯 Teaching Quality

42/100

“Very bad teacher. No syllabus. Complete disregard for the student's comprehension of the material.”

📈 Grade Effort

79/100

“Grimes is an easy A. This class had barely any work, I wrote one 5 page paper & I'm not even sure he read it.”

⚠️ Recommendation Risk

34/100

“ ! I repeat Do Not!”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • He lectures every single class about random things.
  • No syllabus. No "tests".
  • .

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • Grimes is an easy A.
  • Don't expect to get an easy A.
  • it is either you get an A or B OR F. no grades in between

Theme 3

⚠️ About Classroom Fit

  • If philosophy is not your forte, find another teacher.
  • If you want a challenge, take Philosophy with Dr. Grimes.
  • and even if you try, you dont learn anything.

Data context

See exactly what the AI read.

Analysis sample

50

Recent reviews read by the AI

89

Lifetime ratings

90/100

Evidence confidence

There are 50 in-person reviews across many years with rich detail and a consistent pattern of extreme polarization.

Inside 50 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 527
4 out of 58
3 out of 512
2 out of 517
1 out of 525

Course coverage

PHIL10112 reviews
PHIL1209 reviews
PHIL1115 reviews
G1204 reviews
ETHIC1202 reviews
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Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

8 reported outcomes

A range

7

A+ 2 · A 5

B range

0

No reported values

C range

0

No reported values

D range

0

No reported values

F

0

No reported values

No letter grade reported

1

Fail 1