Eric Lape

PHILO1 · PHIL4107 · PHIL15 · PHIL5 · PHIL3 · 26 lifetime ratings

AI rating: 72/100
RMP rating: 3.7/5
Take again: 70%
Difficulty: 3.1

The decision

if , and use easy packets to buffer tests—you can still land a strong grade with steady effort.

Best fit · Effort For RewardLecture heavyHilariousTest-based gradesEasy homework packetsNote-taking essential

Lectures are entertaining and detailed but long; .
Homework packets and test scores.
Attendance is often not strictly enforced, but missing lectures hurts because .

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

FairEffort

68/100

Many call it an easy A if and do packets, but and a few students still struggle for high marks.

Online student earned an A yet found exams make-or-break; effort.

Is the course easy?

Standard

55/100

Content is intro-level philosophy with clear lectures, but , and .

Single online review rates difficulty high with ; most in-person PHIL5 reviews rate difficulty moderate.

Is attendance flexible?

WorthIt

70/100

and passable grades if they study, with a vocal minority who found tests and style frustrating.

Nearly all recommendation evidence is in-person; the lone .

Course guide

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Grading

Lenient

72/100

Homework and ; several students passed with A despite weak tests, though a few call him a .

Format shift

Online review tagged Tough grader; .

Workload

Moderate

58/100

Fill-in packets and short essays are light, but , and study for .

Format shift

Online summer PHIL15 described heavy homework; in-person PHIL5 packets are mostly easy .

Teaching experience

Good

74/100

and examples; a minority call lectures dry, long, or low-interaction.

Format shift

Stronger praise in person; single online review was negative on load and exams.

Assessment method

FocusOnExams

72/100

Tests based purely on lectures largely determine the grade, while packets and .

Format shift

Both formats stress make-or-break exams; .

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

24 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Effort For Reward

and easy homework packets while stressing that tests are lecture-memorization and make or break the grade.

Main concern

if ; a minority find lectures boring or disconnected from packets.

What students said

“Easy A if you just TRY. He's so kind!”
PHIL5

“ , but it's just memorization.”
PHIL5

“I but still passed with an A.”
PHIL5

Remote format

Online

1 reviews

Low confidence · Best fit for Hardcore Learner

One online PHIL15 review calls the class lecture-heavy with , and exams that make or break the grade.

Main concern

and ; student would not take again.

What students said

“Lecture heavy, heavy on note taking, exams make you or break you. . Lots of reading from the textbook. .”
PHIL15

Exam style

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Exams are lecture-and-notes memorization that students call straightforward if you study but hard if you do not.

Lecture-based testsMemorizationPowerPoint notesMake-or-break exams

Assessment risk

Standard

48/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

and slides; study notes carefully for fair but demanding memorization exams.

Lecture-only testsMemorizationPowerPoint-based

“ , but it's just memorization.”
PHIL5

“The ”
PHIL5

Online

Online review says exams make or break you with heavy note-taking and reading.

Make-or-break examsHeavy note-taking

“ ”
PHIL15

Student evidence

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Top student voice
“Easy A if you just TRY. He's so kind!”
Voice snapshots generated from 25 , and packet workload. Credibility rating: High.

🎤 Lecture Style

74/100

“His lectures were very enjoyable. but easy”

📝

48/100

“The ”

📦

72/100

“HW Packets are just fill in from the book, and ”

👍

70/100

“ .”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

His lectures were hilarious
Cool dude and neat subject

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty and Grades

Easy A if you just TRY
and get an easy A
but

Theme 3

📚 About Workload

packets of homework with two-three 1 page essays
the textbook

Data context

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Analysis sample

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Lifetime ratings

82/100

Evidence confidence

25 reviews spanning 2008-2025 with consistent themes on lecture-heavy teaching, easy packets, and .

Inside 25 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 58

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1 out of 51

Course coverage

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Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

10 reported outcomes

A range

A+ 1 · A 5

B range

B+ 1 · B 1

C range

C+ 1 · C 1

D range

No reported values

F

No reported values

No letter grade reported

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Eric Lape

x x if x x x x x x, and use easy packets to buffer tests—you can still land a strong grade with steady effort.

Four answers before you build your schedule.

FairEffort

Standard

Recommended

WorthIt

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.

🎤 Lecture Style

📝 x x

📦 x x x

👍 x x

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

📈 About Difficulty and Grades

📚 About Workload

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Quality ratings

Course coverage

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

A range

B range

C range

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F

No letter grade reported

if , and use easy packets to buffer tests—you can still land a strong grade with steady effort.

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