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Philosophy

Doug D. McFerran

PHIL033 · PHIL9 · PHILOSPHY9 · PHIL1 · PHI101 · PHILO0430 · PHILOS1 · PHILO1 · PHL11 · PHILO0123 · ONLINEPHIL9 · PHIL001 · P0909 · PHIL12 · PHILOS002 · PHILO0394 · PHILO9ONLINE · PHILO9 · 37 lifetime ratings

AI rating
32/100
RMP rating
2.9/5
Take again
21.43%
Difficulty
3.0

The decision

Avoid unless and and tough spots.

Best fit · Self Taught ProLecture-Heavy TangentsUnclear CommunicationPolarizing PhilosophyTough or Confusing GraderNo Textbook Often
  • Many students call lectures rambling, pretentious, or impossible to follow.
  • Would-take-again is only about 21%, with .
  • A minority praise passion, , and no-textbook simplicity if .

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

HardWork

42/100

Some get As , but others , and failed first attempts.

; some pandemic comments mention online delivery but .

Is the course easy?

Challenging

38/100

Philosophy and logic content plus confusing delivery make the material harder than average for many.

Evidence entirely from in-person count of 37.

Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

35/100

and you will not pass.

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Is this professor recommended?

Avoid

28/100

Low would-take-again rate and .

Recommendation .

Course guide

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Grading

Strict

38/100

, and unclear criteria offset some completion worksheets and .

Format shift

In-person only; .

Workload

Moderate

55/100

but , and long lectures; load feels uneven by course.

Format shift

In-person only.

Teaching experience

Poor

34/100

Passionate but , and hard to learn from.

Format shift

In-person only; polarity is strong but negative teaching notes dominate recent years.

Assessment method

FocusOnExams

68/100

Midterms, finals, short essays or .

Format shift

In-person only.

Luni fit check

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

37 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

In-person philosophy is lecture-heavy storytelling with uneven clarity; grades range .

Main concern

, and passive-aggressive emails leave many students confused.

What students said

“This has to be hands down one of the most pretentious professors I have ever had.”
PHI101
“Everyone in our class failed the midterm because he offers: no notes, no book, no PowerPoint.”
PHIL001
“Study and DO the and you'll get an easy A. 10/10, would take again.”
PHIL1

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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Exams and papers can be fair with prep, but and .

Midterm and finalEssay vs paper choiceLecture-based questionsSome extra creditLimited notes/PowerPoints

Assessment risk

Standard

45/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

Students report midterms and finals as essays or credit/no-credit papers; support materials are often sparse.

Midterm and finalEssay or paper optionTough short essaysParticipation worksheets
“He grades the no credit.”
PHIL001
“Everyone in our class failed the midterm because he offers: no notes, no book, no PowerPoint.”
PHIL001

Online

Student evidence

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Top student voice

“His sentence structure is confusing & he keeps sending mass emails saying the students are the problem. No, Doug. You are.”

Voice snapshots generated from 37 in-person reviews, highlighting unclear lectures, polar grades, and low recommendation. Credibility rating: High.

🎯 Teaching Clarity

34/100

“I cant follow anything he says because he just goes off onto tangent after deeper tangent”

👎 Recommendation Rate

28/100

“ else.”

⚖️

38/100

“He's a and final but offers easy points just for class participation.”

📚 Self-Teaching Required

40/100

“Barely even covers the content in his class, so be ready to do a lot of research on your own.”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • He has a tendency to mumble A LOT.
  • Prepare yourself for his lectures. They're long!
  • and speaks alooooooooooot till u lose tack of him.

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty and Grades

  • The most difficult logic class in the community college system.
  • Study and DO the and you'll get an easy A.
  • Not an easy course by any stretch.

Theme 3

😤 About Classroom Climate

  • He emails us passive-aggressive notes and told us he would start ignoring our complaints.
  • he shuts down his students very quickly.
  • he comes off as pretentious.

Data context

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Analysis sample

37

Recent reviews read by the AI

37

Lifetime ratings

86/100

Evidence confidence

37 reviews over many years with rich detail and consistent themes of .

Inside 37 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 57
4 out of 58
3 out of 59
2 out of 54
1 out of 59

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Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

14 reported outcomes

A range

10

A+ 4 · A 4 · A- 2

B range

2

B 2

C range

0

No reported values

D range

0

No reported values

F

0

No reported values

No letter grade reported

2

Drop/Withdrawal 1 · Not sure yet 1