AI Rate Professor

Philosophy

Thor Harris

PHILO15 · PHILO8948 · PHILO8 · PHILO14 · PHILO1 · 15 lifetime ratings

AI rating
100/100
RMP rating
4.3/5
Take again
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Difficulty
2.5

The decision

if and can handle open-ended thinking with a sometimes loose structure.

Best fit · Hardcore LearnerPassionate LecturerEngaging DiscussionsLight WorkloadAbstract PhilosophyOccasionally Disorganized
  • Students consistently describe Harris as energetic, passionate, funny, and memorable.
  • The workload is usually light, with short papers, readings, and tests that students often call manageable.
  • The class can feel abstract, loose, or disorganized, so students need interest in philosophy and discussion.

Key questions

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Is this an easy A?

EasyA

78/100

Getting an A appears manageable because and tests are not hard, but students , and think seriously.

All evidence comes from 15 in-person reviews; there are no online reviews.

Is the course easy?

Standard

55/100

The workload is light, but the philosophy concepts are abstract and open-ended enough to confuse students without strong interest.

All course .

Is attendance flexible?

Recommended

65/100

as strictly mandatory, but students say participation and paying attention are important for understanding the class.

Only in-person reviews discuss attendance-related behavior, with no online evidence.

Is this professor recommended?

MustTake

88/100

Most students strongly recommend him because his lectures are engaging, passionate, funny, and .

Recommendation .

Course guide

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Grading

Lenient

75/100

Students say the tests are not hard and that paying attention makes tests and papers low-stress.

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Workload

Light

78/100

Workload is described as minimal, usually , and tests.

Format shift

Only in-person reviews describe workload.

Teaching experience

Excellent

87/100

Students repeatedly describe him as passionate, brilliant, engaging, funny, helpful, and memorable, with a few concerns about disorganization.

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Teaching .

Assessment method

Balanced

50/100

Reviews mention essays, short papers, reading responses, readings, and and exams.

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

15 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Hardcore Learner

In-person reviews are strongly positive, emphasizing passionate lectures, humor, helpfulness, and manageable assignments.

Main concern

Some students found the class abstract, loose, or disorganized.

What students said

“I still think about his lectures.”
PHILO8948
“ , and the tests are not hard.”
PHILO8
“Lectures are interesting, but .”
PHILO14

Remote format

Online

0 reviews

Low confidence

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Main concern

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Exam style

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and paired with papers, but they do not clearly prove open-book, proctoring, midterm, or .

Tests Not HardPapers And TestsNo Clear Proctoring Policy

Assessment risk

Standard

60/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

and papers but do not clearly prove exam format, proctoring, open-book rules, midterms, or finals.

Tests Not HardPapers And Tests
“the .”
PHILO8
“as long as you write the essays and .”
PHILO14
“you don't need .”
PHILO14

Online

Student evidence

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Top student voice

“One of the ! 3 hours at night and he held everyone's attention.”

Voice snapshots generated from 15 reviews, highlighting key themes in teaching, workload, structure, and recommendation strength; credibility rating: Medium.

🎯 Teaching Quality

87/100

“Thor is energetic and hilarious. I was dreading a 3 hour philosophy lecture, but he makes it interesting, thought-provoking and fun.”

👍 Recommendation Strength

88/100

“If you are debating taking ANY class with him debate no longer.”

📈 Workload And Grades

78/100

“ , and the tests are not hard.”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • Vibrant, deep, genuinely engaging, and extremely handsome.
  • He demonstrates a true passion for philosophy that I wish was contagious.
  • Great energy and knows his stuff to be sure.

Theme 2

📚 About Difficulty And Workload

  • You have to think in his classes and consider different perspectives but that's just another great thing about them.
  • Just be prepared to do the work and to think hard.
  • too much open ended ....whats your opinion questions.

Theme 3

⚠️ About Structure

  • Lectures are interesting, but .
  • Schedule is liable to change! Do all of the reading responses!
  • no powerpoints/notes, just lecture

Data context

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Analysis sample

15

Recent reviews read by the AI

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Lifetime ratings

72/100

Evidence confidence

The 15 reviews are consistent and detailed, but they are old and lack grade data.

Inside 15 stored ratings

Quality ratings

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Course coverage

PHILO148 reviews
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PHILO11 review
PHILO81 review
PHILO89481 review

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