W. Stewart

PHIL125 · PHIL101 · PHIL106 · PHIL126 · PHILO100 · PHIL2 · PHILMANY · PHIL104 · PHIL130 · PHIL102B · PHIL100 · 84 lifetime ratings

AI rating: 71/100
RMP rating: 4.3/5
Take again: 40%
Difficulty: 3.0

The decision

if you like edgy humor and want a ; avoid if crude language makes you uncomfortable.

Best fit · Effort For RewardHilarious LecturesExtra Credit HeavyPolarizing HumorAttendance MattersStudent Advocate

Long-term students call Bill one of the , and .
A recent cluster of reviews strongly condemns frequent profanity and inappropriate jokes as unprofessional.
Workload is manageable if , and use ; online MindTap sections are more mixed.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

EasyA

78/100

, and unlimited online attempts make high grades realistic for students who show up and do the work.

Online unlimited MindTap tries make As easier; but not automatic.

Is the course easy?

Standard

52/100

Philosophy concepts and reading can challenge students, even though and humor make the ride smoother.

In-person students stress that philosophy is not easy; online is more busywork than conceptual hardness.

Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

24/100

Many reviews say attendance matters for grade and success, with .

; online attendance is usually not required.

Is this professor recommended?

Depends

48/100

Would-take-again sits near 40 percent because admirers love him while recent students reject the crude classroom culture.

; online recommendation is weaker and more about platform grind.

Course guide

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Grading

Lenient

76/100

, and comments that it is hard to fail if you engage.

Format shift

Online unlimited attempts boost grades; in-person and completion credit dominate.

Workload

Moderate

52/100

, but most tasks are completable rather than brutal.

Format shift

Online is time-consuming question volume; .

Teaching experience

Good

72/100

Historic praise for brilliant, hilarious teaching is real, but recent unprofessional-language complaints pull the blended score down.

Format shift

In-person teaching reputation is strongest and most divided; online teaching quality is weaker.

Assessment method

Balanced

58/100

Mix of homework, midterms, final, and with .

Format shift

Online ; in-person balances lectures, HW, and exams.

Luni fit check

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

46 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Hardcore Learner

and student support, but recent reviewers feel disturbed by constant cursing and sexual jokes.

Main concern

Heavy profanity and inappropriate .

What students said

“Amazing professor who cares deeply about his students. Lectures are interesting and hilarious.”
PHIL101

“ because because I felt so uncomfortable with so much profanity that he's always using.”
PHIL101

“ , but you get full credit as long as you complete it.”
PHIL100

Remote format

Online

4 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

Online sections center on MindTap or similar platforms with lots of attempts; some call it doable, others call it poorly built and time-consuming.

Main concern

Platform fees, heavy question volume, and .

What students said

“The entire class is dependent on an online platform called MindTap (Cengage). In order to have access to the platform, there is a 103~ dollar fee.”
PHIL100

“since there are unlimited tries it's an easy A. Overall, just pretty time consuming”
PHIL101

“ .”
PHIL100

Exam style

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

and lectures, sometimes open-note, with lots of recovery via .

Midterms and FinalHomework Linked TestsNotes Allowed SometimesExtra Credit

Assessment risk

Standard

62/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

and a final drawn from homework and notes, with some students allowed notes on tests.

2 Midterms 1 FinalHomework Based ExamsNotes Allowed SometimesExtra Credit

“He lets you use your notes on the test so AND READING NOTES.”
PHIL106

“If and make flash cards you will pass all the test and get an easy A.”
PHIL100

Online

Online assessment is mostly MindTap homework with unlimited tries plus a paper project in some terms; proctoring is not clearly described.

MindTap HomeworkUnlimited AttemptsPaper ProjectPlatform Fee

“The class was just using Mindtap to turn in assignments, however each section from the homework can range from 20-50 questions. But, since there are unlimited tries it's an easy A.”
PHIL101

“There is a .”
PHIL100

Student evidence

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Top student voice
“If you need to take any philosophy class, I would almost 100% recommend Bill (if possible)! He's very interactive and enjoyable to listen to; being in that class is so much fun and easiest to learn if it's by him.”
Voice snapshots generated from 50 reviews spanning 2010-2025, balancing long-run praise with recent professionalism complaints; credibility rating: High.

🎯 Teaching Energy

72/100

“best and funniest professor I've ever had. he makes you feel as if he's your friend, not your professor.”

⚠️ Professionalism Concerns

30/100

“It was very difficult for me to concentrate in his class as he is constantly always making inappropriate jokes and is always using derogatory language and curse words.”

🎁 Safety Net

78/100

“ and offers a lot of to make sure you pass.”

👍 Conditional Recommendation

48/100

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Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

Lectures are interesting and hilarious.
Hes genuinely funny and kind, if you don't like that get out of here.
He and will help you to think better.

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty and Grades

Work is very easy if you pay attention.
Not an easy A, but I imagine it would be difficult to fail this class.
Do the homework and you will pass! .

Theme 3

⚠️ About Classroom Culture

This guy CURSES way too much!! It's very disturbing!
All the sexual jokes and heavy amount of cursing is gonna get him fired one day.
He likes to curse a lot & make sexual jokes & he thinks it's funny.

Data context

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Analysis sample

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Lifetime ratings

88/100

Evidence confidence

Fifty reviews over many years with rich detail and polarization.

Inside 50 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 565

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3 out of 54

2 out of 51

1 out of 59

Course coverage

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Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

26 reported outcomes

A range

A+ 5 · A 10

B range

B+ 1 · B 6

C range

C 2

D range

No reported values

F

No reported values

No letter grade reported

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W. Stewart

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Four answers before you build your schedule.

EasyA

Standard

Mandatory

Depends

See how this professor fits your week.

Compare the in-person and online experience.

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

In person

Online

See what students actually said.

🎯 Teaching Energy

⚠️ Professionalism Concerns

🎁 x x Safety Net

👍 Conditional Recommendation

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

📈 About Difficulty and Grades

⚠️ About Classroom Culture

See exactly what the AI read.

Quality ratings

Course coverage

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A range

B range

C range

D range

F

No letter grade reported

if you like edgy humor and want a ; avoid if crude language makes you uncomfortable.

🎁 Safety Net