# JASON LEARDI — Courses & Reviews | UW–Madison

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## Dataset

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### name

JASON LEARDI

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### last observed at

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#### quality

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#### difficulty

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## history

| term | course\_uid                      | course\_id | title                     |
| ---- | -------------------------------- | ---------- | ------------------------- |
| 1154 | course\_a1a2dbd6666b2eb51d01a6c2 | PHILOS 141 | THE MEANING OF LIFE       |
| 1152 | course\_eea85533574086c8566255b9 | PHILOS 341 | CONTEMPORARY MORAL ISSUES |
| 1142 | course\_eea85533574086c8566255b9 | PHILOS 341 | CONTEMPORARY MORAL ISSUES |

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