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Philosophy

Sharon Crasnow

PHIPHI · ONLIN10 · PHI10 · PHI11 · PHILOSOPHY10 · PHIL10 · PHI10H · PHILOSOPHY · 16 lifetime ratings

AI rating
42/100
RMP rating
3.2/5
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Difficulty
3.6

The decision

if you want a rigorous philosophy course and ; avoid if you need an easy A or entertaining lectures.

Best fit · Hardcore LearnerHard graderEssay-heavy philosophyPolarizing lecturesCollege-level expectationsHelpful when asked
  • Many students call her a , and finals.
  • and helpful, others boring or impossible to follow.
  • Online and and writing at a true college level.

Key questions

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Is this an easy A?

HardWork

28/100

Students say As , and even strong students settle for B or C.

Online evidence is limited to one positive but still demanding review; .

Is the course easy?

Challenging

32/100

Philosophy reading, essays, and accelerated pacing make the material intellectually demanding.

Both online and in-person reviews describe challenge; in-person comments are more polarized.

Is attendance flexible?

Recommended

48/100

; some say show up, others say lectures add little versus the book.

; in-person views conflict on lecture usefulness.

Is this professor recommended?

Depends

48/100

Recommend only for motivated philosophy learners; and style.

Online review is more positive; in-person reviews range from A+ .

Course guide

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Grading

Strict

28/100

Multiple students call her a careful work.

Format shift

; in-person comments are more frequent and intense.

Workload

Heavy

35/100

Weekly reading, essays, and short-term or .

Format shift

Hybrid and online comments emphasize weekly work; .

Teaching experience

Average

52/100

Helpful and knowledgeable for some, intimidating or boring with .

Format shift

The single online review is positive; and unhelpful.

Assessment method

FocusOnExams

62/100

Essays, midterm, and feeding into them.

Format shift

Exam and and older online-style comments.

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

15 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Hardcore Learner

some praise help and deep thinking, others call lectures pointless and .

Main concern

and uneven lecture clarity frustrate students chasing high grades.

What students said

“ . Going to class is pointless, you learn more from reading the book than what you do from her "lectures".”
PHI11
“Her class is tough, and she is a . Not once did I get 100% on an assignment.”
PHI10
“If you dont want to have a useful knowledge of philosophy then dont take her because if you ask her to explain a ”
PHI10

Remote format

Online

1 reviews

Low confidence · Best fit for Hardcore Learner

The single online review found her a great professor who expects college-level reading and .

Main concern

and .

What students said

“Great and be expected to read. She expects you to perform at college level”
PHI10

Exam style

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Assessment centers on strict essay and .

Essay-heavy gradingMidterm and final weightCollege-level writing

Assessment risk

Strict

35/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

, and finals with little chance of easy full marks.

Hard essay gradingMidterm and finalStrict standards
“She is very hard!! No matter how hard you try you will not get an A! She is a .”
PHI10
“Grades hard on what matters the .”
PHI10

Online

The sole online review emphasizes essays and .

EssaysHeavy reading
“Great and be expected to read. She expects you to perform at college level”
PHI10

Student evidence

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Top student voice

“She is very hard!! No matter how hard you try you will not get an A!”

Voice snapshots generated from 16 reviews (1 online, 15 in-person), highlighting strict grading and split lecture opinions. Credibility rating: Medium.

🎯 Teaching Quality

52/100

“Crasnow's assignments are challenging in that they make you think, but they never resemble busy work. and clear.”

⚖️

28/100

“She is a . Not once did I get 100% on an assignment.”

👎 Lecture Friction

35/100

“Going to class is pointless, you learn more from reading the book than what you do from her "lectures".”

📚 Real Philosophy Depth

70/100

“I didn't care anything for philosophy until I took this class - now I love it.”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • her lectures are impossible to follow
  • and clear.
  • SO boring! Ummmm....Ummmm lots of of ummmm pauses

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • No matter how hard you try you will not get an A!
  • I was happy to escape with a B. BEWARE.
  • If your looking for easy grade, not the .

Theme 3

📝 About Workload

  • and be expected to read
  • there is a lot of homework as well as
  • they never resemble busy work

Data context

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Analysis sample

16

Recent reviews read by the AI

16

Lifetime ratings

72/100

Evidence confidence

Sixteen reviews over many years show consistent hardness on grades but mixed teaching style, with only one true online review.

Inside 16 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 54
4 out of 54
3 out of 54
2 out of 51
1 out of 53

Course coverage

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PHI112 reviews
PHIL102 reviews
ONLIN101 review
PHI10H1 review
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PHILOSOPHY1 review
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PHIPHI1 review

Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

3 reported outcomes

A range

2

A+ 1 · A 1

B range

0

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C range

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D range

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F

0

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No letter grade reported

1

Drop/Withdrawal 1