PHIL1088 · Philosophy
Morrissey College of Arts & Sciences
Enrollment limited to freshmen, sophomores, and juniors The course requirements include ten to twelve hours per week of community service. In light of classic philosophical and theological texts, students in this course address the relationship of self and society, the nature of community, the mystery of suffering and the practical difficulties of developing a just society. PULSE students are challenged to investigate the insights offered by their readings in relationship to their service work. Places in the course are very limited.
Course experience
Averages use the original five-point historical evaluation scale.
Organization
4.6 / 5
How well the course was organized
Challenge
4.6 / 5
How intellectually challenging students found it
Attendance
4.8 / 5
How necessary attendance was
Assignments
4.6 / 5
How helpful assignments were
Weekly effort
~5
hours per week
Estimated from the original workload response buckets. Individual sections may differ.
Instructor options
Ratings below reflect only recovered evaluations connected to this course.
Associate Professor of the Practice, Philosophy Department
4.9 / 5
4.7 / 5
Associate Professor of the Practice, Theology Department
4.8 / 5
4.6 / 5
Part Time Faculty, Theology Department
4.7 / 5
4.6 / 5
Part Time Faculty, Philosophy Department
3.7 / 5
3.7 / 5
Assistant Professor of the Practice, Philosophy Department
4.2 / 5
4.0 / 5
Associate Professor, Theology Department
4.3 / 5
4.3 / 5
Associate Professor of the Practice, Theology Department
4.9 / 5
4.8 / 5
Professor of the Practice, Theology Department
4.7 / 5
4.6 / 5
Professor, Philosophy Department
4.9 / 5
4.6 / 5
Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Study of Constitutional Democracy
4.7 / 5
4.3 / 5
Professor, Philosophy Department
3.6 / 5
3.6 / 5
Professor, Philosophy Department
4.4 / 5
4.3 / 5
Professor Emeritus, Theology Department
5.0 / 5
4.7 / 5
Professor Emeritus, Philosophy Department
4.7 / 5
4.1 / 5
Student perspective
Recovered and new anonymous comments are shown as written and may reflect different course formats.
Apr 14, 2026 · Historical comment
Genuinely the best PULSE prof you can take. He is a certified encyclopedia, and discussions are so interesting. On top of that, an A or A- is very achievable and is extremely clear on his grading guidelines. THE GOAT
Jul 21, 2025 · Historical comment
Had him for Philosophy of the Person. Easy grader. Go to office hours a few times and participate in class. He seems to like it when students compare course material to other philosophical works not covered in class.
Jan 16, 2025 · Historical comment
One day she brought mini tissue packs and cough drops to class because she thought we all seemed a bit sick. Genuinely the most caring professor I've ever had, and is as brilliant as she is entertaining. She's a fair grader and her office hours are incredibly helpful.
Apr 21, 2024 · Historical comment
Relatively harsh grader but such a sweet soul who genuinely cares for her students. Would recommend for pulse
Across time
Section-level results available in the recovered archive.
Fall 2022
48 sectionsFall 2021
14 sectionsFall 2020
9 sections