Professor: Stephen Davis
Department: Philosophy
College: Claremont McKenna College, Claremont, CA
Rating # 1
Overview:
- Course: RLST143
- Grade Received: A-
- Overall Rating: 5.0
- Course Difficulty: 2.0
- For Credit: N/A
- Textbook Used: Yes
- Would Take Again: N/A
- Attendance: Mandatory
Comment:
Great professor. Pretty interesting and not very difficult. Don't need to do any of the reading.
Rating # 2
Overview:
- Course: PHIL040
- Grade Received: N/A
- Overall Rating: 4.5
- Course Difficulty: 3.0
- For Credit: N/A
- Textbook Used: Yes
- Would Take Again: N/A
- Attendance: Mandatory
Comment:
Really fascinating class and professor. He's super smart. Very much a lecture, but he does ask for your ideas and opinions and really likes it when you speak up. He's very thorough and works hard to present all sides without bias. The tests and essays are hard- I recommend talking to him in his office hours beforehand.
Rating # 3
Overview:
- Course: PHIL30
- Grade Received: N/A
- Overall Rating: 4.5
- Course Difficulty: 2.0
- For Credit: N/A
- Textbook Used: Yes
- Would Take Again: N/A
- Attendance: N/A
Comment:
Davis is an excellent lecturer and a knowledgeable scholar of Philosophy. He excels at presenting a relatively unbiased , even-handed look at various historical philosophers. The class is lecture based, but he does ask for student input. The course work is not particularly challenging, especially if you're interested in the subject matter.
Rating # 4
Overview:
- Course: PHIL200
- 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:
Stephen Davis is a dedicated scholar and caring teacher. He addresses his students with respect but demands their best thinking. The only bad thing I can say is that he is retiring soon. I wish I could learn more from him.
Rating # 5
Overview:
- Course: PHIL036
- 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:
Enjoyed his class. Learned a lot. However, I thought the way he graded the exams was quite unfair & unclear to students. Not a ton of work--2 5pg papers and 2 (tough) exams.
Rating # 6
Overview:
- Course: PHIL30
- 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:
lectures are so clear & comprehensive that you don't need to read; just GO TO CLASS & take good notes. not an easy grader. knows a TON. open to student opinions but not much discussion - more focus on history of phil than student discussion. good class.
Rating # 7
Overview:
- Course: RLST143
- 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:
Davis is a GREAT lecturer and is always open to comments/questions, which he answers with clarity and respect. You hardly have to do the reading, because he just explains everything so well in class. He likes people who participate in the (minimal) discussions. I'd recommend him to anyone who likes a strong lecture class in an interesting subject!
Rating # 8
Overview:
- Course: RLST43
- Grade Received: N/A
- Overall Rating: 4.5
- Course Difficulty: 2.0
- For Credit: N/A
- Textbook Used: Yes
- Would Take Again: N/A
- Attendance: N/A
Comment:
Great professor. Knows his stuff. He cleans up most of the reading in his lectures and makes it understandable. He keeps the class pretty basic and not extremely demanding, though there's a decent amount of reading. Good for a GE, and a great religion/philosophy professor.
Rating # 9
Overview:
- Course: PHIL170
- 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:
do NOT take this course to satisfy a GE or for an intro philosophy course. concepts are extremely hard to grasp and the reading is dense and circular. prof davis does a decent job explaining some of the material, but not all of it. he's a nice guy, though, and will help if you ask. if you're really into philosophy, this might be a class for you.
Rating # 10
Overview:
- Course: RLST093
- 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:
Davis is an amazing prof. He's entertaining, engaging, and really seems to care about the students. He's just generally a great guy
Rating # 11
Overview:
- Course: PHIL70
- Grade Received: N/A
- Overall Rating: 4.0
- Course Difficulty: 4.0
- For Credit: N/A
- Textbook Used: N/A
- Would Take Again: N/A
- Attendance: N/A
Comment:
I loved him. He is brilliant and known person in his feild. He talks kinda dry, but if you are interested in the subject, the classes are very interesting. He cares a lot about his students, and hears everyones different views. He is a hard grader, with only four assignments all worth 25% of your grade. If you want to learn, take his class.
Rating # 12
Overview:
- Course: ANCIENTPHIL
- 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:
One of the greatest philosophy/religion profs at the 5-C's - this is the man that got me interested in majoring in philosophy. Not that easy, but an EXCELLENT teacher.
Rating # 13
Overview:
- Course: PHILOSOPHY
- Grade Received: N/A
- Overall Rating: 1.5
- Course Difficulty: 5.0
- For Credit: N/A
- Textbook Used: N/A
- Would Take Again: N/A
- Attendance: N/A
Comment:
Uses subjective nature of material to assign arbitrary and nonsensical marks.
Rating # 14
Overview:
- Course: METAPHYSICS
- 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 prof but really only teaches one class. All of his classes are the same. If you love to argue though, this guy is quick and this is the teacher for you...
Rating # 15
Overview:
- Course: PHILOFREL
- Grade Received: N/A
- Overall Rating: 4.0
- Course Difficulty: 5.0
- For Credit: N/A
- Textbook Used: N/A
- Would Take Again: N/A
- Attendance: N/A
Comment:
Very difficult. Expects you to be up to his level of religious philosophy. Lectures are very interesting and the topic teaches you a lot, however. Would recommend taking for upperclassmen.
Rating # 16
Overview:
- Course: PHILOFRELIG
- Grade Received: N/A
- Overall Rating: 3.5
- Course Difficulty: 3.0
- For Credit: N/A
- Textbook Used: N/A
- Would Take Again: N/A
- Attendance: N/A
Comment:
I often felt as though he was trying to be openminded, but was just failing at it. It becomes clear eventually that he's a pretty conservative Christian and that just biases him too much. He is pretty nice, though.
Rating # 17
Overview:
- Course: PHI101
- Grade Received: N/A
- Overall Rating: 4.0
- Course Difficulty: 4.0
- For Credit: N/A
- Textbook Used: N/A
- Would Take Again: N/A
- Attendance: N/A
Comment:
He's very accessible, caring, and, at times, rather amusing.
Rating # 18
Overview:
- Course: INTROPHIL
- Grade Received: N/A
- Overall Rating: 2.0
- Course Difficulty: 4.0
- For Credit: N/A
- Textbook Used: N/A
- Would Take Again: N/A
- Attendance: N/A
Comment:
The guy's a decent teacher, but is kind of an ass.
Rating # 19
Overview:
- Course: PHIL112
- Grade Received: N/A
- Overall Rating: 4.5
- Course Difficulty: 2.0
- For Credit: N/A
- Textbook Used: N/A
- Would Take Again: N/A
- Attendance: N/A
Comment:
good lecture and discussions, clear, reasonable standards.
Rating # 20
Overview:
- Course: PHIL112
- Grade Received: N/A
- Overall Rating: 4.5
- Course Difficulty: 3.0
- For Credit: N/A
- Textbook Used: N/A
- Would Take Again: N/A
- Attendance: N/A
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