Quality 4/5Difficulty 3/5
Really interesting class, lectures were pretty engaging. One paper as the final that you get a lot of feedback on before you submit it.Rate My Professors ↗
Historical instructor
GREGORY NIRSHBERG
What students say
Original student reviews · all captured dates
Quality 5/5Difficulty 2/5
Great professor who cares about student learning and always willing to help.Rate My Professors ↗
Quality 1/5Difficulty 4/5
The way this class is formatted is really bad. The grading is completely arbitrary and he makes it seem like he is better than everyone. He can never admit that he was wrong.Rate My Professors ↗
Quality 5/5Difficulty 3/5
Professor Nirshberg was passionate about the material. There was a decent amount of reading, but it was always interesting and the lectures engaging. Overall, a great course!Rate My Professors ↗
Quality 5/5Difficulty 3/5
Professor Nirshberg is a very understanding professor who shows a real passion for philosophy. His entire teaching style revolves around class discussion and participation which I really enjoyed. Nirshberg does a great job at finding the value in all student's comments and questions. He is great at promoting interesting conversations.Rate My Professors ↗
Quality 1/5Difficulty 4/5
Straight up do not take this class. Greg actually makes lecture decent to go to, but his grading is TERRIBLE. The TA has NO idea how to grade and the discussions are run SO poorly, yet Greg has no motivation to make a change. The papers are graded both harshly and unfairly, even if you put in the effort and got the right answer.Rate My Professors ↗
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Classes with GREGORY NIRSHBERG
No teaching recorded in Fall 2026.
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Recorded teaching history
Distinct courses recorded per term
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| Term | Course | Title |
|---|---|---|
| Spring 2023 | PHILOS 101 | Introduction to Philosophy |
| Fall 2021 | PHILOS 341 | Contemporary Moral Issues |
| Fall 2020 | PHILOS 101 | Introduction to Philosophy |
| Spring 2020 | PHILOS 101 | Introduction to Philosophy |
| Fall 2019 | PHILOS 304 | Topics in Philosophy: Humanities |
| Fall 2018 | PHILOS 101 | Introduction to Philosophy |
| Fall 2017 | PHILOS 210 | Reason in Communication |
| Spring 2017 | PHILOS 341 | Contemporary Moral Issues |
| Fall 2016 | PHILOS 341 | Contemporary Moral Issues |
Teaching history may be incomplete. Course pages contain course-specific feedback and citations.
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