Alexander George - Amherst College, Amherst, MA

Professor: Alexander George

Department: Philosophy

College: Amherst College, Amherst, MA

Rating # 1

Overview:

• Course: PHIL101
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

Very clear about instructions for assignments and for general expectations. Presents the material in a slow and methodical way such that it would be difficult to misunderstand it unless you missed the class.

Rating # 2

Overview:

• Course: PHIL360
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Amazing professor!!! Explains difficult material as clearly as possible. Helpful outside of class.

Rating # 3

Overview:

• Course: PHIL213
• Grade Received: B-
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Clearly a brilliant mind. Makes complicated material as clear as he can. Go to office hours.

Rating # 4

Overview:

• Course: PHL324
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 2.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

not very helpful. kind of annoying. into himself.

Rating # 5

Overview:

• Course: PHIL101
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 1.0

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

Comment:

LEGEND. LEGEND. LEGEND. BEST PROF. I HAVE EVER HAD!

Rating # 6

Overview:

• Course: PHL337
• 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:

Descriptions of George as "arrogant" are misleading and ultimately irrelevant. I know of no other professor so welcoming of and attentive to interruptions in class. George knows his stuff backwards and forwards, genuinely cares about teaching, andassigns fewer pages of reading/writing than most professors while requiring much more actual thinking.

Rating # 7

Overview:

• Course: LOGIC001
• 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:

Unthinkably arrogant, but very clear and extremely helpful. Does not suffer fools lightly.

Rating # 8

Overview:

• Course: PHIL11
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 3.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

He is an interesting lecturer, but the assignments are very frustrating. I felt like most arguments I made in papers were valid and logically consistent (I even had other philosophy professors tell me so), but since I did not agree with the professor, I almost consistently got Bs. Would not recommend if you care about expressing your own thoughts.

Rating # 9

Overview:

• Course: PHIL50
• 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:

Gives excellent feedback on essays and is always open to discuss written work or ideas. Has a real passion for philosophy, especially the work of Ludwig Wittgenstein. Cares about engaging the critical ideas (i.e. doesn't assign busy-work or massive amounts of reading). Fantastic professor.

Rating # 10

Overview:

• Course: LOGIC
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.5
• Course Difficulty: 1.0

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

Comment:

He's very clear and precise on this topic. Go and see him at office hours. Some questions on quizzes and exams can really take you by surprise. With logic, it seems that students are to some degree predisposed to understand the subject or to not. Thus, this couse could be extremely easy or extremely difficult.

Rating # 11

Overview:

• Course: PHILOFSCIENCE
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 3.5
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

nice guy but by the book. very intelligent but arrogant. witty but dry. do the hw and the reading or you might look foolish.

Rating # 12

Overview:

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

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

Comment:

great teacher, go see him if you don't get something

Rating # 13

Overview:

• Course: PHIL40
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 3.5
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

He's like a 92 Cabernet -- if you're new to philosophy, you might want to wait awhile so you can actually enjoy his classes.

Rating # 14

Overview:

• Course: PARADOXES
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.5
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

No Comments

Rating # 15

Overview:

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

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

Comment:

great professor, great class

Rating # 16

Overview:

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

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

Comment:

Smug, self centered. Watch out for the lie detector behind you.

Rating # 17

Overview:

• Course: LOGIC
• 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:

Great professor, a really cool guy, but a total hardass when it comes to grading

Rating # 18

Overview:

• Course: PHIL
• 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:

he's great. i recommend.

Rating # 19

Overview:

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

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

Comment:

In logic, weekly homework can only hurt your grade, so if you're a bad test-taker, you're screwed. Though he offers help frequently, he's smug and doesn't always offer the right kind of help (I figured something out for myself too late to save my grade).

Rating # 20

Overview:

• Course: PHIL13
• 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:

Excellent professor. His lectures are clear and witty, and he's intent on everyone learning the material.