Joel Richeimer - Kenyon College, Gambier, OH

Professor: Joel Richeimer

Department: Philosophy

College: Kenyon College, Gambier, OH

Rating # 1

Overview:

• Course: PHIL405
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

• For Credit: Yes
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: Yes
• Attendance: Mandatory

Comment:

Joel Richiemer was the best professor that I have ever had. He introduced me to a new way of thinking about the world. He is a true teacher, the ultimate intellectual, and such a wise person. With all his knowledge and wisdom, it's unbelievable how down-to-earth, nice & available he is. I will always treasure the time I spent learning from him.

Rating # 2

Overview:

• Course: PHIL210
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

If I could be anyone, it would be Joel.

Rating # 3

Overview:

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

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

Comment:

One of the most brilliant professors at Kenyon. I randomly decided to take his Ancient Philosophy class and years later I still think this course was the best one I took in college. He is so animated, he makes everything exciting- which is amazing for a topic that is thousands of years old. He will make you think!!

Rating # 4

Overview:

• Course: PHIL0
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Joel is the smartest person that I probably have ever come in contact with. He presents such difficult concepts so clearly, and literally knows everything. He could easily be in multiple departments at Kenyon. Every day I leave class, I feel like my world has been shattered. TAKE HIS CLASSES

Rating # 5

Overview:

• Course: PHILMANY
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Had Richeimer for several courses. Smart, funny, immensely helpful, strangely dressed. Fairly demanding, though soft around the edges. His paper comments are especially thorough--I just wish he assigned more papers! Symbolic Logic was a lot of fun, as was Epistemology. Go to office hours and talk about robots/Quine/Sellars/Japan.

Rating # 6

Overview:

• Course: PHILLOTS
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 3.5
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

Joel is perfect. My favorite professor at Kenyon. Well, he lets students blather on about philosophy about which they know nothing. But other than that, one of the most interesting and engaging people I've ever known. TAKE HIS COURSES. Grading might be tough, but you just have to review your notes.

Rating # 7

Overview:

• Course: PHIL120
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 2.5
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Not an easy professor; loves to give pop quizzes and tests. Lectures can be interesting or awful, depending on the day. Likes to ramble on. Plays favorites, especially with Phil majors. Class required a great deal of work, but 80% of the total points came in the last two weeks. Hard grader, gives lots of negative points for wrong answers.

Rating # 8

Overview:

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

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

Comment:

Best philosophy professor at Kenyon. Very engaging, smart and teaching is his life. What else could you ask for?

Rating # 9

Overview:

• Course: PHILLOTS
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.5
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

I want to be Joel Richeimer when I grow up.

Rating # 10

Overview:

• Course: PHIL120
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 3.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

symbolic logic required a lot of work, however i always looked forward to his class. he kept me awake for early morning classes with his humor, he's random but a very funny man. the hardest part were pop midterms and quizzes. just make sure you go over your notes and work.

Rating # 11

Overview:

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

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

Comment:

brilliant and hilarious. he can be hard, but he is passionate, and i always looked forward to his class. one of the best professor's at kenyon!!

Rating # 12

Overview:

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

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

Comment:

Animated, funny, consistantly rude (in a good way) -- Joel's one of the best professors at Kenyon. He keeps you on the edge of your seat. Check out his fan club on Facebook!

Rating # 13

Overview:

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

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

Comment:

The man is brilliant, and crazy. His lectures were intense and discussions with him were always candid and lively. One of Kenyon's most animated and interactive professors.

Rating # 14

Overview:

• Course: PHIL105
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Are you serious? The only reason you wouldn't understand symbolic is if you're absolutely retarded. The man is not only amazingly kind and one of the most brilliant teachers on campus, he is also ridiculously patient. That might be the only problem with him: he is too patient with people Take him!

Rating # 15

Overview:

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

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

Comment:

Amazing teacher. Extremely interesting. Always funny. One of my best decisions at Kenyon was to take this class.

Rating # 16

Overview:

• Course: PHIL405
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.5
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Listening to Joel lecture is liking getting hit with a fire hose (in a good way). Excellent if you can keep up. He's my favorite professor here.

Rating # 17

Overview:

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

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

Comment:

joel is amazing. really amazing. he makes extremely dense material seem lucid. and he's funny as anything. quizzes are hard. will talk to you if you talk to him.

Rating # 18

Overview:

• Course: PHIL400
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Remarkable

Rating # 19

Overview:

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

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

Comment:

Wonderful, wonderful man. Passionate about the material, friendly, loves to chat outside of class. Classes are fun, mind-blowing, and full of curses.

Rating # 20

Overview:

• Course: PHIL
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

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