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HADLEY COONEY

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Raw average: 5.00/5 from 1 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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PHILOS 3042017-10-12

Quality 5/5Difficulty 4/5

Hadley is one of the smartest professors at UW.

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Classes with HADLEY COONEY

PHILOS 104

Special Topics in Philosophy for Freshmen

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An introductory course for freshmen exploring selected philosophical questions and the strategies used to address them.

No offering record · Spring 2019

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Alan Sidelle Hadley Cooney

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Fall 2014–Spring 2019

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Term	Course	Title
Spring 2019	PHILOS 104	Special Topics in Philosophy for Freshmen
Fall 2017	PHILOS 304	Topics in Philosophy: Humanities
Spring 2017	PHILOS 101	Introduction to Philosophy
Fall 2016	PHILOS 341	Contemporary Moral Issues

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