Explore courses Spring 2027 Easiest courses↗ Hardest courses↗ All departments Spring 2027 Recorded offerings Tags Course details Schedule Grades Instructor 1active filters Instructor: Alexander Roberts Clear filters Introduction to Philosophy covers various philosophical questions and the strategies philosophers use to address them.
Offering recorded · Spring 2027 · Sources
Past student reviews · Alexander Roberts
Alexander Roberts graded students heavily on three writing assignments and a final exam, though he adjusted grades upward for participation. Students described lectures as occasionally dry or unengaging, but noted he was accessible for questions and eager to discuss philosophy. He prohibited phones in class, while one student reported he required a location-tracking app for login.[1, 2, +4] Sources
3 . 6 3 3.63 historical GPA · 3 , 2 0 9 3,209 grades
Fall 2022–Spring 2026 Highly rated instructor
Senior Honors Thesis is an individual mentored study for seniors completing theses for honors in the major, as arranged with a faculty member.
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No recorded grade history
Highly rated instructor
Individual mentored study for seniors completing theses for honors in the major, as arranged with a faculty member.
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No recorded grade history
Highly rated instructor
A reading seminar examining select topics in philosophy.
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4 . 0 0 4.00 historical GPA · 8 8 grades
Fall 2022–Fall 2022 · limited sample Metaphysics Seminar is a graduate-level course described as a seminar on metaphysics.
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Recent recorded grades — Fall 2023: 3.83 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=6 letter grades).[1] Sources
3 . 9 0 3.90 historical GPA · 1 5 15 grades
Spring 2023–Fall 2023 · limited sample Highly rated instructor
Research and Thesis provides individual mentored study for graduate students completing theses, arranged with a faculty member.
Offering recorded · Spring 2027 · Sources
No recorded grade history
Highly rated instructor
Individual mentored study for graduate students, as arranged with a faculty member.
Offering recorded · Spring 2027 · Sources
No recorded grade history
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