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What I would do to take Prof Titelbaum's class again!! He's such an amazing lecturer so I'm writing this review 1 semester later because my philosophy teacher now doesn't even come close. Titelbaum really knows what he's talking about and is so knowledgeable on all aspects of life.Rate My Professors ↗
His lectures are great if you are interested in philosophy. The TA you have can depend on your grade. My TA was harsh with feedback and harsh on grading attendance which lowered my grade. He will not curve your grade at the end. No extra credit. Pop quizzes based on readings weekly but he dropped the lowest two. Don't take if you aren't interested.Rate My Professors ↗
Loved him, made me love philosophy, 100 percent recommend taking Phil 101 with him he is just too good!Rate My Professors ↗
An amazing professor. This course has many interesting extra credit questions that allow your final grade to exceed 101%. He is mostly careful with gender-nonspecific language until he gets engrossed in lecturing or explaining complex topics. Nevertheless, his lectures are pretty clear—he well knows what he is teaching.Rate My Professors ↗
Professor Titelbaum does his best to make difficult material accessible to everyone. He is excellent at explaining logic, and he often adds fun parts into lectures. I got a lot out of this class, but don't expect to be an expert debater after taking intro to logic. That is not what it's about. Highly recommend.Rate My Professors ↗
An amazing professor. He made an otherwise difficult and, in my opinion, boring subject as interesting and engaging as possible. His office hours were incredibly helpful and you could tell he really wanted to see his students succeed. He is the reason I declared a philosophy major!Rate My Professors ↗
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PHILOS 101 introduces students to various philosophical questions and the strategies philosophers use to address them.
Offering recorded · Fall 2026
Recent recorded grades — Fall 2025: 3.74 GPA, 88.1% A/AB (n=67 letter grades).
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Spring 2022–Spring 2026PHILOS 599 is a directed study course allowing students to pursue independent research or study topics arranged with a faculty member.
Offering recorded · Fall 2026
historical GPA · grades
Spring 2022–Spring 2026 · limited samplePHILOS 681 is a mentored study course for senior Philosophy majors to complete honors theses.
Offering recorded · Fall 2026
No recorded grade history
PHILOS 682 is a mentored study course for seniors completing honors theses in the Philosophy major.
Offering recorded · Fall 2026
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Spring 2022–Spring 2022 · limited samplePHILOS 699 is a directed study course allowing independent research arranged with a faculty member.
Offering recorded · Fall 2026
No recorded grade history
PHILOS 701 is a reading seminar that examines select topics in philosophy.
Offering recorded · Fall 2026
historical GPA · grades
Spring 2022–Fall 2022 · limited samplePHILOS 799 is a directed study course allowing students to conduct independent research or study arranged with a faculty member.
Offering recorded · Fall 2026
No recorded grade history
A graduate seminar focused on the philosophical study of epistemology.
Offering recorded · Fall 2026
Recent recorded grades — Spring 2013: 3.96 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=12 letter grades); Spring 2019: 3.70 GPA, 80.0% A/AB (n=5 letter grades); Spring 2024: 4.00 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=3 letter grades).
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Spring 2024–Spring 2024 · limited samplePHILOS 990 is a graduate research and thesis course involving individual mentored study arranged with a faculty member.
Offering recorded · Fall 2026
No recorded grade history
PHILOS 999 is an individual mentored study course for graduate students arranged with a faculty member.
Offering recorded · Fall 2026
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Spring 2022–Spring 2022 · limited sample| Term | Course | Title |
|---|---|---|
| Fall 2026 | PHILOS 101 | Introduction to Philosophy |
| Fall 2026 | PHILOS 599 | Directed Study |
| Fall 2026 | PHILOS 681 | Senior Honors Thesis |
| Fall 2026 | PHILOS 682 | Senior Honors Thesis |
| Fall 2026 | PHILOS 699 | Directed Study |
| Fall 2026 | PHILOS 701 | Reading Seminar |
| Fall 2026 | PHILOS 799 | Directed Study |
| Fall 2026 | PHILOS 903 | Seminar: Epistemology |
| Fall 2026 | PHILOS 990 | Research and Thesis |
| Fall 2026 | PHILOS 999 | Independent Work |
Teaching history may be incomplete. Course pages contain course-specific feedback and citations.
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