AI Rate Professor

Philosophy

Michael Lopez

PHIL101 · PHI101 · BASICPHIL · PHIL102A · PHILOSOPHY · PHIL120 · 17 lifetime ratings

AI rating
58/100
RMP rating
3.7/5
Take again
0%
Difficulty
2.9

The decision

if you love philosophy and can self-structure through messy organization; skip if .

Best fit · Hardcore LearnerInteresting lecturesDisorganizedJournal heavyInspiring for majorsMixed clarity
  • Many older students found him engaging and even life-changing for philosophy majors.
  • , and unclear structure.
  • , and tests with vocab; effort usually earns a fair grade.

Key questions

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Is this an easy A?

FairEffort

62/100

Students say doing readings and journals and looking engaged can yield solid grades, but journals and .

Only one grade (A) appears online; , and vocab on tests.

Is the course easy?

Standard

48/100

Content is interesting but abstract and reading-heavy, so it is not light fluff for most students.

Online difficulty rated moderate; yet rewarding.

Is attendance flexible?

Varies

55/100

not mandatory, and older reviews rarely specify.

Online evidence says attendance not mandatory; .

Is this professor recommended?

Depends

52/100

Older , while recent students warn about disorganization and uneven teaching.

Online review is strongly negative on structure; .

Course guide

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Grading

Fair

58/100

Some call him a and final grades can surprise upward.

Format shift

Limited grade data overall; online student still reported an A despite poor instructor rating.

Workload

Heavy

38/100

Repeated mentions of lots of reading, many journals, and papers make the load significant.

Format shift

Online tags so many papers; in-person repeatedly stresses journals and .

Teaching experience

Average

58/100

Lectures can inspire and clarify hard philosophy, but organization and clarity complaints pull the experience down.

Format shift

Recent online and in-person comments hit disorganization hardest; older in-person reviews are warmer.

Assessment method

FocusOnAssignments

35/100

Journals, readings, and on vocabulary and notes.

Format shift

Both formats emphasize papers/journals; exams are mentioned mainly as .

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

16 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Hardcore Learner

Mostly older in-person reviews praise engaging philosophy teaching and and journals.

Main concern

Abstract content and lots of reading/journals can overwhelm students who do not stay on top of work.

What students said

“he has made me want to major in philosophy because of the way he presents the material.”
PHIL102A
“Very interesting lectures but and will just assume you know what he wants done.”
PHIL101

Remote format

Online

1 reviews

Low confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

One recent online review found lectures interesting but organization and structure very poor.

Main concern

Scattered structure can make learning and .

What students said

“Interesting lectures but overall very bad as an instructor. Especially, if you like organization to actual learning structure.”
PHIL102A

Exam style

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Assessment is standard college philosophy work: journals, readings, and tests where notes and vocab matter.

Journal assignmentsVocabulary on testsHeavy readingLecture-based tests

Assessment risk

Standard

52/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

, and tests with important vocabulary components.

JournalsReading assignmentsVocab on testsLecture notes help
“ cause this is a big part of your grade.”
PHIL101
“Do the journals and reading assignments.”
PHIL101

Online

Single online review focuses on disorganization and .

Many papersDisorganized structure
“This guy is literally all over the place and you suffer as a student.”
PHIL102A

Student evidence

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Top student voice

“Awesome Professor I have taken him for Phil 10l Phi 102A and Phil 102B he has made me want to major in philosophy because of the way he presents the material.”

Voice snapshots generated from 17 reviews, weighting recent structure complaints against older inspiration themes. Credibility rating: Medium.

🎯 Teaching Spark

58/100

“he knows his stuff. he can be a , but if you just ask him for help then you should be ok.”

📂 Organization Issues

30/100

“Interesting lectures but overall very bad as an instructor. Especially, if you like organization to actual learning structure.”

📚 Workload Reality

38/100

“A lot of reading!”

⚖️ Fair Effort Grades

62/100

“If you make an effort or look like you are he will see this.”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • he is very insightful and really invites people to participate in a hard subject.
  • The class is tough, but he is good at explaining the very convoluted logic
  • his teaching wasn't the greatest.

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • Class is super objective and pretty easy.
  • Do the journals and readings and .

Theme 3

⚠️ About Organization

  • you will just assume you know what he wants done
  • This guy is literally all over the place

Data context

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Analysis sample

17

Recent reviews read by the AI

17

Lifetime ratings

55/100

Evidence confidence

Seventeen reviews exist, but most are very old (2005-2010) with few modern comments, so current teaching quality is less certain.

Inside 17 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 57
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3 out of 51
2 out of 51
1 out of 52

Course coverage

PHIL10111 reviews
PHIL102A2 reviews
BASICPHIL1 review
PHI1011 review
PHIL1201 review
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PHILOSOPHY1 review

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