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Philosophy

Richard Kaplan

PHILO001 · PHI020 · PHIL20 · PHIL020 · PHILO1 · PHIL8134 · PHIL000 · PHIL001 · PHILOS020 · PHIL6 · PHILPHIL · PHIL0000 · PHILOSOPHY1 · PHILO6 · PHILO21 · PHIL06 · 27 lifetime ratings

AI rating
32/100
RMP rating
2.7/5
Take again
33.33%
Difficulty
2.9

The decision

Avoid unless and only need an easy-ish philosophy credit.

Best fit · Self Taught ProConfusing InstructionsNo FeedbackDisorganizedRude Online ToneEasy If Self-Driven
  • Many students call him confusing, rude, and .
  • Some still report an easy A if you can work alone through messy instructions.
  • Online experiences are especially negative on communication and .

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

EasyA

72/100

Several students say the class is an easy A despite weak teaching, especially with .

Online still has tough-grader notes; .

Is the course easy?

Beginner

62/100

Content is often intro-level, but material itself.

Online students stress confusing language; and .

Is attendance flexible?

Varies

55/100

while online notes say attendance was not required.

Online often optional; in-person sometimes mandatory.

Is this professor recommended?

Avoid

28/100

and most detailed comments warn about communication and organization.

Both formats lean negative; online reviews are especially harsh.

Course guide

See how this professor fits your week.

Grading

Lenient

62/100

Easy-A comments coexist with ; many say he barely grades work carefully.

Format shift

; .

Workload

Moderate

48/100

Reading, discussions, papers, and modules .

Format shift

Online and and discussion/paper work.

Teaching experience

Poor

28/100

Dominant themes are confusion, rudeness, and lack of .

Format shift

Online communication issues are sharp; in-person also cites chaos and boredom.

Assessment method

FocusOnAssignments

42/100

Discussions, papers, modules, and .

Format shift

Online emphasizes tests and discussions; .

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Course format

Compare the in-person and online experience.

Classroom format

In person

23 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Easy A Hunter

In-person comments split between easy-but-boring and .

Main concern

Disorganization, late grades, and .

What students said

“Very boring to sit through, but very easy.”
PHIL001
“ expected of us.”
PHILO21
“Horrible teacher, but it's an easy A.”
PHIL06

Remote format

Online

4 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

Online students describe rude , and almost no useful feedback.

Main concern

and harsh or .

What students said

“Completely inconsiderate, And .”
PHILOS020
“Whenever you ask him a question, instead of making things clearer, he makes things sound more complicated than they actually are!”
PHIL001
“He does not grade your work or so there's no way to tell if we're doing good, average, or bad in the class.”
PHIL06

Exam style

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

Assessments mix online tests and papers; reviews do .

Online testsMidterm paperFinal paperDiscussion posts

Assessment risk

Standard

58/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

and messy assignment systems more than closed-book proctoring.

Midterm paperFinal paperUnclear due posts
“ BUT WE DID HAVE A AND A FINAL PAPER OF A MIN OF 3-4 PAGES.”
PHIL6
“I still only have grades up to week 5 of a 16 week course & finals were over last week!”
PHILO21

Online

Online reviews mention confusing instructions and .

Online testsSparse discussion grading
“He makes all the tests and the so that the students won't fail.”
PHIL001
“The only grades we received during the .”
PHIL06

Student evidence

See what students actually said.

Top student voice

“Horrible teacher, but it's an easy A. I don't think he even bothers to read the assignments.”

Voice snapshots generated from 27 reviews, highlighting confusion, feedback gaps, and easy-A tradeoffs. Credibility rating: Medium.

🎯 Teaching Quality

28/100

“He needs to learn how to communicate. This class gave me a migraine.”

👎 Recommendation

28/100

“ . Assignments, reading, modules, discussions are completely all over the place.”

📗 Easy Grade Path

72/100

“Low stress and easy A! and easy to follow his requirements.”

📭

25/100

“Class is over and I still have no idea what grades .”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • Completely inconsiderate, And .
  • he comes across as extremely rude
  • Very boring to sit through, but very easy.

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • Horrible teacher, but it's an easy A.
  • the class is not that difficult... but this teacher uses the
  • If you will study hard you will get a good grade for sure :)

Theme 3

⚠️ About Organization

  • Complete chaos and disorganization.
  • Chaos, chaos, chaos. This guy is a JOKE.
  • his syllabus was never finished and was completely different then his postings!

Data context

See exactly what the AI read.

Analysis sample

27

Recent reviews read by the AI

27

Lifetime ratings

68/100

Evidence confidence

27 reviews over many years with consistent negative themes on organization and feedback, though older posts dominate.

Inside 27 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 55
4 out of 52
3 out of 56
2 out of 58
1 out of 56

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Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

7 reported outcomes

A range

3

A 3

B range

0

No reported values

C range

2

C 2

D range

0

No reported values

F

0

No reported values

No letter grade reported

2

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