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ARUN BAXTER

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Raw average: 4.86/5 from 7 quality ratings. The adjusted rating blends this with the UW review average (3.66/5), weighted as 20 additional ratings. Smaller samples stay closer to that average. Each captured review is counted once in the prior; this does not correct who chooses to leave a review.

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What students say

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PHILOS 243
Quality 5/5Difficulty 1/5
He's a great professor and engages a lot with the class. There are 3 exams throughout the semester, which are open notes of 2 pages. Lecture and discussion are mandatory. There are two readings per week, which are pretty hard to comprehend, but he goes through each reading during class. He cares a lot about his students and is very understanding.
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PHILOS 101
Quality 5/5Difficulty 2/5
He's very nice, has good humour, class sometimes drag but he tries very hard to make it engaging, and tests aren't that hard, class should be pretty easy to get an A in, class uses perusall right now for homework but it's decently doable twice a week
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PHILOS 101
Quality 5/5Difficulty 1/5
I really enjoyed taking this class. Participation matters but the lectures are very interesting to attend. Created an environment that was very encouraging to students who were just being introduced to philosophy. Although if you are looking for an introductory class that teaches the basics of writing philosophy papers, this may not be the class.
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PHILOS 101
Quality 4/5Difficulty 1/5
Super cool, easygoing, british guy. It is hard not to love him. Easy class. Attendance is heavily mandatory and lectures were sometimes boring, but so hard to not get an A. Def take for credit.
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PHILOS 101
Quality 5/5Difficulty 1/5
He was a super kind guy and I found his lectures super interesting! I would 100% recommend him to anyone looking to take a philo class.
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