Alex Rosenberg - Duke University, Durham, NC

Professor: Alex Rosenberg

Department: Philosophy

College: Duke University, Durham, NC

Rating # 1

Overview:

• Course: PHIL101
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

• For Credit: Yes
• Textbook Used: No
• Would Take Again: Yes
• Attendance: Mandatory

Comment:

Amazing lecturer, has plenty of student interaction, teaches a vast amount of information for a 101 class. Highly recommend.

Rating # 2

Overview:

• Course: PHIL101
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

• For Credit: Yes
• Textbook Used: No
• Would Take Again: Yes
• Attendance: Not Mandatory

Comment:

You have to go to each and every class if you want to pass. Take notes no matter how off topic the discussion goes. Basically, if you listen to the phrases Rosenberg repeats during lecture and spit them on on the writing assignments you'll do well. Assignments are all short essays. Not a hard class, but very interesting.

Rating # 3

Overview:

• Course: PHIL101
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 1.0

• For Credit: Yes
• Textbook Used: No
• Would Take Again: Yes
• Attendance: Not Mandatory

Comment:

He's a cool guy. His lectures are disorganized and hard to take notes on. We had 4 assignments the whole semester that were 2 essays each but they weren't hard at all. Take notes on what you can. Grades the essays super easy. If you do bad, you rewrite.

Rating # 4

Overview:

• Course: ECON361
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 2.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

• For Credit: Yes
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: No
• Attendance: Not Mandatory

Comment:

He is a smart guy, but needs to understand that he doesn't know everything. Was lecturing on inaccurate information at times, and doubled down on his false claims when a student called him out for it. The class itself was pointless. I will never use any of the knowledge I learned in the PPE gateway class ever again.

Rating # 5

Overview:

• Course: PHIL237
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

• For Credit: Yes
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: Yes
• Attendance: Not Mandatory

Comment:

Good class experience. You can tell he knows a lot about what he is talking about. Lectures are very informative and done without any accompanying slides. You should take ur notes on a laptop with him (easier to keep up). Pay attention in class and at least do some of the reading and you will be fine. Papers are of good length with clear prompts.

Rating # 6

Overview:

• Course: PHIL237
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

• For Credit: Yes
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: No
• Attendance: Mandatory

Comment:

One of the worst professors I've ever had. Very biased, little interested in learning student names, hard to follow lectures because his handwriting is illegible. He wants very specific answers to his questions and takes points off arbitrarily. Avoid if possible.

Rating # 7

Overview:

• Course: PHIL101
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

• For Credit: Yes
• Textbook Used: No
• Would Take Again: Yes
• Attendance: Not Mandatory

Comment:

Great professor. Interesting and very intellectual person. Gives great lectures; you may forget to take notes because you are listening to him speak. He is a fast speaker, so get ready to write fast.

Rating # 8

Overview:

• Course: PHIL292
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 3.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

• For Credit: Yes
• Textbook Used: No
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: Not Mandatory

Comment:

Definitely a little too keen on showing off his wikipedia-esque knowledge on basically everything. Lectures are fantastic when he has a solid grasp on the material, but are quite painful when he doesn't. Also somewhat dogmatic (tries to deny it), but that comes with the profession I guess. A well designed course; not bad overall.

Rating # 9

Overview:

• Course: PHIL293
• Grade Received: A-
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

• For Credit: Yes
• Textbook Used: No
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: N/A

Comment:

Brilliant professor, I highly recommend everyone takes a class with him. The long readings (though he doesn't checks if anyone does it) will help you get the most out of lectures. He really requires students to be on their game if they ask questions/participate, and is amazing at getting debates and discussion going. One of the best lecturers here.

Rating # 10

Overview:

• Course: PHIL101
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

• For Credit: Yes
• Textbook Used: No
• Would Take Again: Yes
• Attendance: N/A

Comment:

He's a very knowledgeable and interesting guy, and the class is really interesting. Just four reasonably short essays throughout the whole semester, along with short readings before most classes.

Rating # 11

Overview:

• Course: PHIL447
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

• For Credit: Yes
• Textbook Used: No
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: N/A

Comment:

Professor Rosenberg is one of the brightest minds at Duke, and pushes his students to also be the brightest they can be. I am awestruck by his intellect. He sets high expectations and really challenges you; but you'll come out of the course gaining a skill for critical thinking you may never have had before. HIGHLY recommended.

Rating # 12

Overview:

• Course: PHIL101
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 3.5
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

• For Credit: N/A
• Textbook Used: No
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: Not Mandatory

Comment:

A wonderful guy with a huge knowledge base. He's pretty personable and makes an effort to get to know the students who speak up in class. He is EXTREMELY liberal and lets everyone know, which isn't really philosophically relevant and can actually be super annoying, but overall he's a pretty great guy.

Rating # 13

Overview:

• Course: PHIL145
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 2.5
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

• For Credit: N/A
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: N/A

Comment:

Even though the rater interest below is mixed, these students MUST really enjoy philosophy classes/talking about nothing. If you don't then you will probably find his class to be extremely annoying.

Rating # 14

Overview:

• Course: PHIL41
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

• For Credit: N/A
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: N/A

Comment:

I don't understand how someone can be so smart! Rosenberg is just so damn smart its unbelievable. He's interesting and fun. You WILL learn so much in his class. What he teaches is amazing. Take this class. Only problem is that his comments on paper can be illegible at times...ask TA for clarification!

Rating # 15

Overview:

• Course: PHIL41
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

• For Credit: N/A
• Textbook Used: No
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: N/A

Comment:

Prof's lecture was AWESOME. He was able to explain complicated philosophical terms in a simple, clear way. To my surprise, we didn't get much readings throughout the semester, an average of 5-10 pages per week. Also, Prof and TAs were accessible and really helpful after class. Strongly recommend this class.

Rating # 16

Overview:

• Course: PHIL108
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.5
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

• For Credit: N/A
• Textbook Used: No
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: N/A

Comment:

One of the best lecturing professors I've had at Duke so far. There's something to be said for a professor's sticking to the chalkboard in an era of endless powerpoint presentations. I also liked the wide variety of readings he collected for each segment of the course. Really didn't get to know him personally though. Highly recommended nonetheless.

Rating # 17

Overview:

• Course: PS108
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

• For Credit: N/A
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: N/A

Comment:

The class tries to cover too much ground, so Rosenberg moves fast and does not review. At least you don't get bored. And he is always willing to explain more before or after class.

Rating # 18

Overview:

• Course: PHIL137
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

• For Credit: N/A
• Textbook Used: No
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: N/A

Comment:

I have taken three of Rosenberg's classes. The one I liked best was his course in Geneva last sumnmer, in Public Policy. Even though it's a summer class and there was too much work, it covered econ, and poitical science which is what I needed. Studying econ globalization in Geneva makes it real.

Rating # 19

Overview:

• Course: ECON108
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

• For Credit: N/A
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: N/A

Comment:

Really interesting subjec, but difficult. You need econ 1 or you wont understand. Professor is a philo. uy but knows economics. A different slant on hard subjects. I dont agree with last eval. But I got a good grade on midterm.

Rating # 20

Overview:

• Course: ECON103
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 2.5
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

• For Credit: N/A
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: N/A

Comment:

He is arrogant and sometimes says incorrect facts. He does not stick to the syllabus and does not offer much help for exams. On the brighter side, the subject is interesting and he is fairly good at clarifying difficult topics. Overall, one of my least favorite classes so far.