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Philosophy

Vladimir Kalugin

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AI rating
90/100
RMP rating
3.8/5
Take again
63.16%
Difficulty
1.7

The decision

and easy GPA boost if you can handle weekly participation and presentations.

Best fit · Easy A HunterEasy AParticipation MattersNo TestsGroup PresentationsDry Humor
  • Nearly everyone calls this an easy A if you show up, participate, and turn in short summaries.
  • There are basically no tests; grades run on participation, group presentations, and a short paper.
  • Some students love his humor and wisdom, while others say they learned little and found class boring.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

WalkInThePark

93/100

Students repeatedly say complete the few summaries, participate, and you almost automatically get an A with no exams.

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Is the course easy?

Introductory

84/100

, but workload is light and expectations stay beginner-friendly for a GE philosophy class.

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Is attendance flexible?

Recommended

48/100

, but participation is a huge grade chunk and missing work tanks your score.

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Is this professor recommended?

WorthIt

74/100

and kind vibe, though some warn you may learn little and must present weekly.

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Course guide

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Grading

Generous

91/100

Effort-based grading, full credit for completed summaries, and plant-a-tree .

Format shift

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Workload

Light

82/100

Only a handful of short summaries, one paper, and group presentations; many say there .

Format shift

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Teaching experience

Good

72/100

Students call him kind, funny, and knowledgeable, but many also say lectures are thin and students do most of the teaching.

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Assessment method

FocusOnAssignments

18/100

Grades are almost entirely participation, summaries, group projects, and one essay rather than exams.

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

50 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Easy A Hunter

In-person Philosophy is discussion and presentation heavy with , and a chill but talkative professor.

Main concern

Public speaking and weekly group work are required, and deep philosophy learning is inconsistent.

What students said

“just do what he tells you and you'll get an A.”
PHILMO1
“Such an easy A it's insane. and a .”
PHILM01
“Easy A, but if you value your time or .”
PHIL01

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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; grades come from summaries, presentations, participation, and one paper.

No TestsNo QuizzesNo Final ExamParticipation BasedOpinion Paper

Assessment risk

StudentFriendly

94/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

; assessment is participation, summaries, presentations, and a .

No Tests or QuizzesWeekly PresentationsSummaries and Paper
“ and a .”
PHILM01
“ and !”
INTROTOPHIL
“He doesn't believe in exams!!”
PHILM01

Online

Student evidence

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Top student voice

“Such an easy A it's insane. and a .”

Voice snapshots generated from 50 in-person reviews, highlighting Easy A structure, participation rules, and mixed learning depth. Credibility rating: High.

🅰️ Easy A Reality

93/100

“just do what he tells you and you'll get an A.”

🗣️ Participation Focus

80/100

“PARTICIPATE IN ORDER TO GET AN A!!”

🎭 Teaching Tradeoff

55/100

“He does everything in his power not to teach.”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • He has a very dry sense of humor which I found to be hilarious.
  • Vladimir rarely lectures, students do most of the talking.
  • If you like philosophy, this class is having coffee with a philosopher.

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • SOOOO easy, just write the papers and be on time with everything.
  • final.
  • Easy A as long as you show up and do all summaries, participation matters!

Theme 3

❤️ About Character

  • Kalugin is such a nice and genuine human being.
  • He is so wise and philosophical.
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Data context

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Analysis sample

50

Recent reviews read by the AI

130

Lifetime ratings

92/100

Evidence confidence

Fifty detailed in-person reviews over many years show highly consistent Easy A, .

Inside 50 stored ratings

Quality ratings

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Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

34 reported outcomes

A range

27

A+ 6 · A 21

B range

3

B 3

C range

1

C+ 1

D range

0

No reported values

F

0

No reported values

No letter grade reported

3

Not sure yet 3