AI Rate Professor

Philosophy

Chris Blakey

PHIL101 · PHILO105 · PHILOS225 · FYE100 · PHILOSOPHY101 · PHILOS101 · PHILOS240 · PHIL120 · 21 lifetime ratings

AI rating
67/100
RMP rating
4.0/5
Take again
72.73%
Difficulty
3.3

The decision

Take him if and can handle strict grading and .

Best fit · Hardcore LearnerClear lecturesTough graderReading heavyDiscussion focusedCritical thinking required
  • Students often praise his knowledge, lectures, and class discussions.
  • Grades depend , and critical thinking.
  • Reviews are positive overall, but and occasional perceived bias are recurring concerns.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

FairEffort

54/100

A grades are possible, but students , and very specific answers.

Online and , but online comments add more workload pressure.

Is the course easy?

Standard

55/100

The material is often understandable through lectures, but philosophy concepts and critical thinking make it more than a simple course.

and reading, while online students emphasize lecture volume and written work.

Is attendance flexible?

Recommended

35/100

as formally mandatory, but students say missing class makes the course much harder.

In-person evidence strongly supports attending class, while online evidence says lectures are necessary.

Is this professor recommended?

WorthIt

72/100

Most students recommend him for strong teaching and discussion, but .

In-person reviews are more consistently positive, while online reviews and workload.

Course guide

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Grading

Strict

28/100

Many students call him a tough or .

Format shift

tone coming from some online and older in-person reviews.

Workload

Heavy

35/100

Reading, essays, weekly assignments, and and sometimes heavy.

Format shift

Online reviews mention frequent assignments and papers, while and studying.

Teaching experience

Good

78/100

Students often describe him as knowledgeable, clear, and bias.

Format shift

, while online reviews still credit lecture clarity but show more frustration.

Assessment method

Balanced

58/100

Grades appear to combine , and participation.

Format shift

and essays often, while online reviews mention papers, assignments, and lectures.

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

18 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Hardcore Learner

In-person reviews show strong teaching and , and tough grading.

Main concern

Students must attend, read, and answer very specifically to do well.

What students said

“You can definitely get an A, but you have to read everyday and study a ton.”
PHIL101
“The .”
PHILOS101

Remote format

Online

4 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Effort For Reward

Online students describe interesting and helpful lectures, but and the workload can be dense.

Main concern

and frequent lecture or writing work are the main online concerns.

What students said

“He is a .”
PHIL120
“I had at least one assignment due every day, a , but it was a 5week course so that’s why”
PHIL101

Exam style

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Exams are important and can be hard, but reviews do not clearly prove special proctoring, open-book rules, or closed-book rules.

Multiple ExamsWritten AnswersEssaysStudy Guides Helpful

Assessment risk

Standard

46/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

, and study guides, but do not clearly prove closed-book rules or strict proctoring.

Multiple ExamsWritten AnswersStudy Guides Helpful
“ , but the study guide helps tremendously.”
PHIL101
“3 exams,but review all the ; you will be fine.”
PHIL120

Online

Online reviews do not clearly prove webcam, proctoring, Lockdown Browser, open-book, midterm, or .

Student evidence

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Top student voice

“ and cares for his students. But, he is a and expects students to do all the assigned reading before class and participate in class discussions.”

Voice snapshots generated from 22 reviews, highlighting key themes in , and format differences; credibility rating: High.

🎯 Teaching Quality

78/100

“The teacher is also very helpful and knowledgeable.”

⚖️

28/100

“He is a but material is fairly simply to understand.”

📚 Workload Reality

35/100

“You can definitely get an A, but you have to read everyday and study a ton.”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • He keeps the class involved and gets to the essential information for his tests.
  • He is a non biased and organized professor.
  • Blakey is the perfect example of a great Philosophy teacher.

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • He grades very harshly.
  • If study for .
  • You really have to think critically to succeed in this class.

Theme 3

💬 About Class Experience

  • Great class discussions and topics.
  • Lectures are 100% necessary or you won’t be able to complete the work.
  • If you love philosophy, you'll live Blakey.

Data context

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Analysis sample

22

Recent reviews read by the AI

21

Lifetime ratings

88/100

Evidence confidence

The judgment is based on 22 detailed reviews across recent and older terms with , and grading.

Inside 22 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 511
4 out of 55
3 out of 53
2 out of 52
1 out of 51

Course coverage

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PHILOS1013 reviews
FYE1002 reviews
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Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

21 reported outcomes

A range

13

A+ 2 · A 9 · A- 2

B range

6

B 6

C range

2

C+ 2

D range

0

No reported values

F

0

No reported values

No letter grade reported

0

No reported values