Tamar Rudavsky - The Ohio State University

Professor: Tamar Rudavsky

Department: TBD

College: The Ohio State University

Rating # 1

Overview:

• Course: PHILOS5460
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

I've had Prof Rudavsky for both Phil in Lit and Existentialism and would absolutely recommend both. She's incredibly nice and the stuff she teaches is unlike anything else you'll get in the philosophy department. Reading list for this class was a bit much, but it's the second time it's ever been offered so it's still a work in progress.

Rating # 2

Overview:

• Course: PHILOS3261
• Grade Received: A+
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Every class I've taken with Tamar has been amazing. Her board organizational skills really set the par for the rest of humanity. She can relate ideas to her students really well if they bother coming to class and paying attention.

Rating # 3

Overview:

• Course: PHIL3261
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

-very passionate about the subject matter. -board work can be erratic at times, but it makes sense -makes hard concepts easier to understand -is hot

Rating # 4

Overview:

• Course: PHIL3561
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Such a fun and interesting professor. I love her board work!

Rating # 5

Overview:

• Course: PHIL3261
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

She was very interesting and nice.

Rating # 6

Overview:

• Course: SEM113718
• Grade Received: A+
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Great class, good thoughts

Rating # 7

Overview:

• Course: PHILOS5261
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 3.5
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Tamar is one of my favorite professors at OSU; she's funny, passionate, and makes you work for it through reading and writing a ton. This is a good thing, for if this is your passion and major then it will be incredibly worth it. Being one of the only professors at OSU who teaches continental philosophy, she is a must take for any philosophy major.

Rating # 8

Overview:

• Course: 3261
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 3.5
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Rudavsky makes up for her somewhat lack of clarity and organization by her passion and interest in the material. Plus, she makes you read, think, and work for your grade, which is how you learn to think and read critically and for yourself. Pretty tough, and sometimes things don't always come together quickly, but well worth it in the end.

Rating # 9

Overview:

• Course: PHILOS3210
• Grade Received: B+
• Overall Rating: 4.5
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Awesome Professor. Genuinely cares about the education of her students, gives more than ample extra credit to boost your grade, and is so passionate about the material she is teaching. She is very knowledgeable. She can and will stop and explain things if they are not clear. In a very hard class to comprehend, she makes it easier to understand.

Rating # 10

Overview:

• Course: PHIL3230
• 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:

Professor Rudavsky is a great professor. She's unbelievably knowledgeable and seems to want her students to succeed. Her lectures can be confusing at times, so the course may take extra work in order to understand the material fully. Otherwise, she is a very interesting person and I recommend taking her courses.

Rating # 11

Overview:

• Course: PHIL306
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 3.5
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

Rudavsky does a great job showing how the material in the course can be applied to your everyday life. And relating the social allusions at the time of the writers to current social status quos. Her reading outlines are helpful but rather unorganized. Her blackboard notes are unorganized.

Rating # 12

Overview:

• Course: PHIL606
• 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: N/A

Comment:

I had her for advanced existentialism, and Tamar seems to be in her element teaching this subject. It was a great class, but it's only downfall was the daunting amount of material we tried to cover. You are a great prof though!

Rating # 13

Overview:

• Course: PHIL306
• 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:

Rudavsky rocks! the class is hard because the material is complex. She's very willing to help all of her students and makes time to meet outside of class. Do your readings and engage the class and it will be fun.

Rating # 14

Overview:

• Course: PHIL306
• 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: N/A

Comment:

I love, love, loved having her for this class! Brilliant and absolutely hilarious. yes...she tells a lot of personal narratives. I thought they were relevant, some did not. But either way, she's open to criticism. She's expressed she reads the comments on this website...HEY Dr. Rudavsky!!! Hope you're doing awesome!

Rating # 15

Overview:

• Course: PHIL170
• 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:

Awesome prof. Interesting material, very animated while teaching, tells great stories. keeps you on your toes without being too overwhelming. coming from a non-philosophy major, definitely take her if you can!

Rating # 16

Overview:

• Course: PHIL301
• 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 took her for 301 and then again for 306 because she was so great the first time. I learned a lot from her and loved it. Wonderful professor. She might be intimidating by jumping around, but if you do the readings you don't need to know extra stuff about philosophy to get an A.

Rating # 17

Overview:

• Course: PHIL301
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 3.5
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Mrs. Rudavsky is a bit off the cuff sometimes. However, I do find her notes (though disorganized) to be quite helpful. She posts a lot of the notes online. Its an absolute must to read them before class. The class consisted of 1 midterm, 1 Final, a 5-7 page paper and 2 quizzes. Very easy if you come to class and pay attention.

Rating # 18

Overview:

• Course: PHIL301
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 2.5
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

Too disorganized. I survived because I'm a philosophy major. Most people were lost when studying for midterms.

Rating # 19

Overview:

• Course: PHILO301
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 3.5
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

The class sometimes was brilliant. Other days, not so great. She's a wonderful prof...but like most GEC's the class is graded by a TA. Just hope you have a nice one.

Rating # 20

Overview:

• Course: PHIL306
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 3.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

Class was fairly interesting...mine was easy but the TA did all the grading and he was SUPER easy. She is really unorganized and changes what we were doing all the time, but she's fun to listen to.