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SHANNON NOLEN

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Raw average: 5.00/5 from 2 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 101
Quality 5/5Difficulty 2/5
Shannon is a great professor. I had her freshmen year in an intro to philosophy class. The were a lot of reading, but you could get by in debate without doing them. They were more for if you wanted to understand the material at a deeper level, but you could get by without them.
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PHILOS 341
Quality 5/5Difficulty 2/5
Shannon genuinely cares about all her students. Easy to participate. The reading was pretty heavy but most times you could get away not reading and still being able to participate on debate during class.
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Classes with SHANNON NOLEN

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 2019

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James MessinaLarry Shapiro+4 more

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Fall 2014–Spring 2019

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Spring 2019PHILOS 101Introduction to Philosophy
Fall 2018PHILOS 341Contemporary Moral Issues

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