James Crowley

PHIL01 · PHILLOGI · PHILVO1 · INTROLOGIC · INTROPHIL · INTROTOPHIL · PHIL1 · PHILO · PHILV05 · PHIL1A · PHIL3435 · PHILVO5 · PHILV01 · PHIL5 · PHILOSOPHY · INTROTOPHILOS · PHIL05 · PHILV07 · PHILV04 · LOGICPHIL · PHILV01V04 · 45 lifetime ratings

AI rating: 68/100
RMP rating: 3.3/5
Take again: 66.67%
Difficulty: 2.7

The decision

if you will read his book and stay on top of discussions; skip if you want an effortless A or .

Best fit · Effort For RewardOwn textbookGet ready to readClear grading criteriaFunny and passionateProctored online tests

Many students pass with A/ , and study guides.
and messy; intro philosophy is more straightforward.
funny and inspirational to some, rant-heavy or biased to others.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

FairEffort

72/100

Many report easy As if and study questions, but some say you still work for the grade.

Online intro often feels easier; logic and .

Is the course easy?

Beginner

65/100

Intro philosophy is usually approachable; symbolic logic and .

Online PHIL01/V01 is often easier; V04/V05 and logic skew harder.

Is attendance flexible?

Varies

45/100

Some sections mark attendance mandatory or weekly discussions required; others are flexible online.

Online discussions often count as participation; .

Is this professor recommended?

WorthIt

67/100

About two-thirds would take again; praise for passion and .

Stronger love/hate split in older in-person reviews; online is mixed but .

Course guide

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Grading

Lenient

70/100

Generous scale and dropped low scores appear often; still not free for .

Format shift

; some in-person tests felt hard.

Workload

Moderate

52/100

Weekly discussions and reading are steady; some call it lots of homework and .

Format shift

Online workload surprises unprepared students; in person varies by course.

Teaching experience

Good

66/100

Many praise passion, humor, and clarity; others cite rants, bias, or little teaching online.

Format shift

In person teaching personality is stronger; .

Assessment method

Balanced

58/100

Discussions, chapter questions, and multi-choice or timed exams all matter.

Format shift

; in person adds lectures and occasional essays.

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

33 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Hardcore Learner

In person he is often funny, passionate, and lecture-heavy; grades can be fair if you do the book questions, though .

Main concern

Political tangents and uneven lecture focus for some students.

What students said

“Mr. Crowley was the most woke and honest teacher I've had.”
PHILV01

“ .”
PHILVO5

“NOT AN EASY A if thats what youre looking for, but it is an interesting class”
PHILV07

Remote format

Online

12 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

; many call it easy if you study questions, but organization and self-teaching complaints appear especially in logic.

Main concern

and occasional chaotic course setup.

What students said

“ . Easy with minimal work. I got an A and totally bombed most tests, 5 in all, lowest score dropped.”
PHILV01

“ and make flashcards for the exams from the study questions and you're fine!”
PHIL01

“There is no teaching from the professor. ”
PHILV04

Exam style

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Exams range from study-guide driven and .

Assessment risk

Standard

58/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

; some are open note and study-guide based, others described as hard.

Open note testsStudy guide questions on testsMulti-choice tests

“ .”
PHILVO5

“All the questions that you are answering are going to be on the test”
PHILV01

“ . STUDY!!!!”
INTROTOPHIL

Online

Online exams are often timed and proctored, drawn from chapter study questions, with lowest score sometimes dropped.

Proctored testsTimed examsStudy questions map to testsLowest score dropped

“ . Easy with minimal work.”
PHILV01

“Average of 33 questions; 30 minutes per test. 1 try.”
PHILV01

“Highlight the answers to all the questions and you have the answers to the tests”
PHILV01

Student evidence

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Top student voice
“Just do the discussions and take the exams... , just discussions boards and exams!”
Voice snapshots generated from 45 reviews across online and in-person philosophy sections. Credibility rating: High.

📖 Read His Book, You're Fine

75/100

“participate in and you will have no problem earning "A"”

🎯 Teaching Passion

70/100

“GREAT teacher! Very interesting and passionate.”

🧭

72/100

“This class was very straight forward, read the chapters, answer the questions in the chapter review and review them for the exams.”

⚠️ Polarizing Personality

40/100

“ . Take philosphy with the other teachers. You have been warned.”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

One of the funniest teachers i've ever had.
He's out there!
Mr. Crowley was the most woke and honest teacher I've had.
occasionally goes off topic

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

NOT AN EASY A if thats what youre looking for
Very easy class.
I got a B but i worked hard for it

Theme 3

💻

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make flashcards for the
Average of 33 questions; 30 minutes per test. 1 try.

Theme 4

📚 About His Textbook

You do have to buy his book for the class
he wrote the text and it is easy to read
Purchase on campus, inexpensive, but a great read!

Data context

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Lifetime ratings

88/100

Evidence confidence

45 reviews spanning many years with both formats, grade reports, and consistent themes support high credibility.

Inside 45 stored ratings

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Reported outcomes

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14 reported outcomes

A range

A+ 2 · A 8

B range

B+ 1

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F 1

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Not sure yet 2

James Crowley

x x if you will read his book and stay on top of discussions; skip if you want an effortless A or x x x.

Four answers before you build your schedule.

FairEffort

Beginner

Varies

WorthIt

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Compare the in-person and online experience.

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

In person

Online

See what students actually said.

📖 Read His Book, You're Fine

🎯 Teaching Passion

🧭 x x x

⚠️ Polarizing Personality

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

💻 x x x

📚 About His Textbook

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Quality ratings

Course coverage

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

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F

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if you will read his book and stay on top of discussions; skip if you want an effortless A or .

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