Maria Merritt - College of William and Mary, Williamsburg, VA

Professor: Maria Merritt

Department: Philosophy

College: College of William and Mary, Williamsburg, VA

Rating # 1

Overview:

• Course: PHIL303
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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Comment:

By far my favorite professor ever. She's clear, organized, interesting, eloquent, accessable. She remains completely objective in class, and is respectful of all student contributions to discussion. Chooses great readings, and makes coursework manageable. She got me interested in Philosophy.

Rating # 2

Overview:

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

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Comment:

She is a good professor, and lets you think outside the box. Very enlightning class. But she's also a great human being in general, very helpful and kind. I really liked her!

Rating # 3

Overview:

• Course: PHIL303
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• Overall Rating: 2.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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Comment:

Fairly straightforward lectures and the readings are manageable, but altogether too conservative-leaning. Definitely not a relativist!! Skipped over stronger consequentialist, relativist and self-interest ethical arguments (assigned weaker ones) in favor of dogma, virtue or Kant. Avoided moral skepticism altogether.

Rating # 4

Overview:

• Course: PHIL215
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.5
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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Comment:

Professor Merritt is wonderful, an excellent teacher. I'm not too interested in philosophy but this class brought such depth to everything we discussed. really concise so the work load is no greater than it need be. too bad she's leaving W&M.

Rating # 5

Overview:

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

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Comment:

A great class. Its a lot of reading, but you really just need to skim them and then take really goods note during class. She is really bright and a great teacher. There's just a midterm and a final (optional paper), but she gives you the topics ahead of time - just prepare and you ll do well.

Rating # 6

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• Course: PHIL303
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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Comment:

Ethics is an already interesting topic, but Prof Merritt made it that much better. She picks out good readings and does a great job of keeping the discussion going and on track. Tough grader on exams, but nothing Tiefel-like. Definitely a class I recommend.

Rating # 7

Overview:

• Course: PHIL215
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.5
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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Comment:

I loved this class! It was really interesting every day, because of the material and because of her freaky mannerisms. She is way cool and talks like Debbie Downer in the SNL skit.

Rating # 8

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• Course: PHIL303
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• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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Comment:

first class i completely ENJOYED studying for hours for! the content is amazing, merritt's awesome as well, will work w/you outside of class- once again easy to get a b and really really hard to get an a but i'll say it's doable if you're really into it!

Rating # 9

Overview:

• Course: PHIL303
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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Comment:

Merritt is the best. She leads insightful class discussions and selects fascinating readings. She may not be the most entertaining professor in the philosophy department, but if you take her class you will learn a lot.

Rating # 10

Overview:

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

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Comment:

She's a relativist! Her classes were a little boring, but I could have forgiven her that if her grading style wasn't so terrible. Not a bad way to fulfill a GER, but beware the tests. Your answer may be "right" but not "as right" as

Rating # 11

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• Course: PHIL303
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• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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Comment:

Very useful course...she chooses a nice broad range of topics from both sides and is very knowledgeable on the subject

Rating # 12

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• Course: PHIL303
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• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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Comment:

Really enlightening class.

Rating # 13

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• Course: PHIL303
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• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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Comment:

She's a very enthusiastic and well knowledged professor. Picks great topics even for those who aren't into Philosophy. Easy to ge a B or B- in the class, very very hard to get an A.

Rating # 14

Overview:

• Course: PHIL432
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.5
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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Comment:

great class. the dicussion gets a little boring at times, but the subject she chooses are amazing.

Rating # 15

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• Course: PHIL303
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• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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Comment:

Very nice, clear, precise. Grades based upon the average work of the class.

Rating # 16

Overview:

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

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Comment:

My favorite professor. I couldn't leave a class without talking with her afterwards. Good readings, a very sensible grader. Her class gave me great insight on how one should live. If you only take one philosophy class, take hers!

Rating # 17

Overview:

• Course: PHIL215
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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Comment:

effective lecturer...or as clear as you can be while trying to guide students through philosophical writings. Some of the readings on medical ethics were excellent, so readings just put you to sleep. Very accessible and helpful outside of class.

Rating # 18

Overview:

• Course: PHIL215
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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Comment:

Good reading.Not like deep boring phil tht u cant understand. V helpful and ques given week b4 exam to prepare for. Fun class!