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Philosophy

Neal Vives

PHILOSOPHY · PHIL101 · PHIL100 · PHILOSOPHY101 · 47 lifetime ratings

AI rating
66/100
RMP rating
3.8/5
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Difficulty
3.3

The decision

if you want a deep, lecture-heavy philosophy class and can handle strong opinions and real workload; skip if you need a light or neutral GE.

Best fit · Hardcore LearnerPassionate LecturerPolarizing Bias DebateHeavy Reading LoadOpen Notebook FinalLife Lessons Focus
  • Many students call him brilliant, passionate, and unforgettable for philosophy and life lessons.
  • A sizable minority find him biased, condescending, preachy, and hard to sit through.
  • Expect , and fair but demanding grading with some open-notebook help.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

HardWork

42/100

An A , and serious papers or projects, though grading is often described as fair.

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Is the course easy?

Challenging

36/100

Philosophy readings, dense lectures, oral presentations, and GE.

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Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

38/100

and comments that you must show up and do the .

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Is this professor recommended?

WorthIt

68/100

More students call him inspiring and , but the split is real.

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Course guide

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Grading

Fair

58/100

Syllabus and and fair, with attendance and , yet some say good work is undervalued.

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Workload

Heavy

34/100

Substantial reading, journals, presentations, and .

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Teaching experience

Good

74/100

Many praise fascinating lectures and deep learning; critics say he rambles, preaches, or shuts down disagreement.

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Assessment method

Balanced

55/100

Mix of midterm and , and occasional oral presentations.

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Luni fit check

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

47 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Hardcore Learner

In-person PHIL 101 is lecture-driven, reading-heavy, and highly polarizing: fans praise brilliance and fairness, critics cite bias and heavy work.

Main concern

Perceived personal agendas, condescension, and heavy end-of-term papers or presentations can overwhelm lighter-load students.

What students said

“I learned more in this one class than all my other classes combined.”
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“ .Fascinating lectures”
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“There is a lot of work for a 3 unit class, more than my other classes combined.”
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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 are generally fair with no trick questions; the final is often open notebook, though .

Open Notebook FinalFair MidtermNo Trick QuestionsLecture Detail Tests

Assessment risk

Standard

64/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

and finals are described as fair; open-notebook finals are a recurring student-friendly feature.

Open Notebook FinalFair MidtermNo Trick Questions
“Midterm and . No trick questions or suprises... .”
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Online

Student evidence

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Top student voice

“I learned more in this one class than all my other classes combined. He is an excellent instructor with much academic and world wisdom”

Voice snapshots generated from 47 in-person reviews, balancing praise for depth against bias and workload critiques. Credibility rating: High.

🎯 Teaching Depth

74/100

“I learned more in this one class than all my other classes combined. He is an excellent instructor with much academic and world wisdom”

👍

68/100

“WOW.THIS .THIS INSTRUCTOR IS A BRILLIANT SPEAKER WHO REALLY HOLDS YOUR ATTENTION AND INSPIRES YOU TO LEARN.”

📚 Heavy Workload

34/100

“There is a lot of work for a 3 unit class, more than my other classes combined.”

⚖️ Bias Complaints

40/100

“hated the teacher! very condescending and biased.”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • Great lectures and lively class discussions.
  • This man is a TOTAL original and real intelligent.
  • Fascinating lectures

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • you have to do all the readings and attend class to get a good grade.
  • I really worked hard for my grade

Theme 3

⚠️ About Bias & Tone

  • he tends to be bias on many subjects
  • I felt preached at through every lecture.
  • Very biased for someone teaching philosophy.

Data context

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Analysis sample

47

Recent reviews read by the AI

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Lifetime ratings

86/100

Evidence confidence

47 reviews over multiple years show rich detail and a stable love-hate pattern, supporting high confidence in the overall profile.

Inside 47 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 528
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Course coverage

PHIL10140 reviews
PHILOSOPHY5 reviews
PHIL1001 review
PHILOSOPHY1011 review

Reported outcomes

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