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GREGORY NIRSHBERG

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Raw average: 3.83/5 from 12 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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PHILO101 · course not matched
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.
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PHILO101 · course not matched
Quality 5/5Difficulty 2/5
Great professor who cares about student learning and always willing to help.
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PHILOS 341
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.
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PHILOS 341
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!
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PHILOS 341
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.
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PHILO341 · course not matched
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.
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Classes with GREGORY NIRSHBERG

PHILOS 101

Introduction to Philosophy

3–4 credits

PHILOS 101 introduces students to various philosophical questions and the strategies philosophers use to address them.

No offering record · Spring 2023

with this instructor · course overall, matching historical terms

Jesse SteinbergLukas Myers+4 more

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Fall 2018–Spring 2023

Recorded teaching history

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TermCourseTitle
Spring 2023PHILOS 101Introduction to Philosophy
Fall 2021PHILOS 341Contemporary Moral Issues
Fall 2020PHILOS 101Introduction to Philosophy
Spring 2020PHILOS 101Introduction to Philosophy
Fall 2019PHILOS 304Topics in Philosophy: Humanities
Fall 2018PHILOS 101Introduction to Philosophy
Fall 2017PHILOS 210Reason in Communication
Spring 2017PHILOS 341Contemporary Moral Issues
Fall 2016PHILOS 341Contemporary Moral Issues

Teaching history may be incomplete. Course pages contain course-specific feedback and citations.

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