AI Rate Professor

Philosophy

Jerry Caplan

PHILM12 · M12 · M01 · PHILM03 · M01003 · PHILM14 · 9 lifetime ratings

AI rating
92/100
RMP rating
4.5/5
Take again
87.5%
Difficulty
2.7

The decision

if and an A with attendance and attention rather than busywork.

Best fit · Effort For RewardInspirationalAmazing lecturesCaringParticipation mattersGraded by few things
  • Students call him one of the best and most inspirational philosophy professors at Moorpark.
  • As are common if you attend, participate, and follow lectures (even via SparkNotes).
  • Workload is light on homework but , and a term paper.

Key questions

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Is this an easy A?

EasyA

82/100

Many students report As with lecture attention and light prep; sparse graded items help if you show up, though one review found grades hard to track.

Most Easy A evidence is in person; the single online review also reported an A+.

Is the course easy?

Beginner

68/100

Content is thought-provoking philosophy but students say attendance and lecture notes beat heavy academic grind.

Difficulty comments .

Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

28/100

Attendance and participation are repeatedly stressed; skip class tags and comments say showing up is required to pass.

and most in-person reviews.

Is this professor recommended?

MustTake

90/100

Nearly all students would take him again and call him a .

Recommendation is strong in person; the one .

Course guide

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Grading

Lenient

78/100

Students often get As with participation and lecture focus; tags include graded by few things, with .

Format shift

Grade outcomes and leniency comments come mainly from in-person courses.

Workload

Light

72/100

; reading, discussion, a few exams, quizzes, and a .

Format shift

Workload detail is in-person heavy; online only notes reading and participation.

Teaching experience

Excellent

90/100

Repeated praise for inspirational, respectful, engaging lectures and discussions treated as peer-level college dialogue.

Format shift

Teaching praise dominates in person; but positive.

Assessment method

Balanced

55/100

Mix of a few exams, vocabulary quizzes, participation, and a .

Format shift

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

8 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Effort For Reward

and easy As for those who show up; a minority note sparse gradebook feedback and tougher grading.

Main concern

Few graded items and .

What students said

“This is a while at Moorpark.”
PHILM14
“Caplan is easily one of the .”
M12
“You can easily just read the sparknotes on the books and and get an A.”
M01003

Remote format

Online

1 reviews

Low confidence · Best fit for Effort For Reward

One brief online review calls him a great teacher and an A+ outcome with reading and participation.

Main concern

Very little online detail beyond a short endorsement.

What students said

“Great teacher. You cant go wrong.”
M01

Exam style

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Exams and a term paper are described as manageable if you attend; .

Few examsTerm paperVocabulary quizzesLecture-based

Assessment risk

Standard

62/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

typically three exams, quizzes, and a term paper that feel easy if you show up and pay attention.

Three examsTerm paperVocabulary quizzes
“ , and a if you show up.”
M12
“There's a , if you don't study or pay attention you don't pass.”
PHILM12

Online

Online .

Student evidence

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Top student voice

“Caplan is easily one of the . His lectures are super engaging and thought provoking.”

Voice snapshots generated from 9 reviews (1 online, 8 in person), highlighting teaching passion, attendance-linked grades, and . Credibility rating: Medium.

🎯 Teaching Quality

90/100

“ ! He has a deep and and the intricacies of what he teaches.”

👍 Recommendation Rate

90/100

“This is a while at Moorpark.”

📈 Easy A With Attendance

82/100

“I actually never read anything in his class and used sparknotes and got As both time. Just pay attention to lectures.”

⚖️

45/100

“There are only 3 grades put into the gradebook, and even these .”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • Youll feel like youre really in a college class, being treated as a peer
  • His lectures are super engaging and thought provoking
  • The ideas discussed put me in a thoughtful and reflective mood like no other

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • if you show up and pay attention you will be fine
  • You can easily just read the sparknotes on the books and take class notes
  • getting good grades may be difficult

Theme 3

❤️ About Character

  • he is always willing to meet in his office hours with tea
  • He's immensely inspirational and one of the
  • and has a good attitude

Data context

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Analysis sample

9

Recent reviews read by the AI

9

Lifetime ratings

72/100

Evidence confidence

Nine reviews spanning 2016-2019 with consistent praise and some grade detail; older sample and one short online review limit confidence.

Inside 9 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 56
4 out of 52
3 out of 51
2 out of 50
1 out of 50

Course coverage

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Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

7 reported outcomes

A range

6

A+ 1 · A 5

B range

0

No reported values

C range

0

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D range

0

No reported values

F

0

No reported values

No letter grade reported

1

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