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I took this course with prof zainab during summer 2021. We have weekly readings, the readings are difficult to understand alone, but they are explained very well during class. You just have to take notes. We had a paper and a final exam. the paper is about giving objections about an ethical theory we took in class, and writing about a new theory that we see is the best. the final consists of question about the lectures. The prof is very good and the class is interesting, we always have discussion ( 20% of the grade was for attendance and participation)
Among DCSN 200, PHIL 210, PHIL 201 and CHIN 201, students point to PHIL 210 as the easiest choice for the humanities requirement.
PHIL 210 is assignment-based—involving a presentation, final, and paper—without a heavy workload.
PHIL 210 is super interesting and enjoyable even with a different professor than the one discussed in the thread; one student calls it one of their favorite courses.
PHIL 210 is usually assessed through papers only with no exams, although this varies by professor.
PHIL 210 is easy like PHIL 201 but students find it the more enjoyable of the two, with the professor making the difference.
PHIL 210 is an interesting course in which students watch movies and short clips and then debate and discuss them in class.
Zainab Sabra is highly recommended for PHIL 210, and high grades are attainable in her section.
Asked to choose between Jana Kassab and Raid Samaha for PHIL 210, a student picked Raid Samaha without reservation.
Muhannad Hariri's PHIL 210 was great; paying attention in class leads to high grades, and he is a generous grader.
Another student calls Muhannad Hariri absolutely amazing and tells others to go for PHIL 210 with him without hesitation.
PHIL 210 with Muhannad Hariri is highly recommended and an easy A: the professor is amazing, the course is very interesting, classes involve watching and discussing movies, and the assessments are papers rather than exams.
Mahmoud El Hassanieh is a very understanding and chill professor for PHIL 210; his exams are usually short and easy, though there are typically reports in addition to the (usually three, in summer) exams. Highly recommended.
Students respond discouragingly about PHIL 210 with Mahmoud Hassanieh, warning that the experience only gets worse as the semester goes on.
Mahmoud Baasiri gives good grades for PHIL 210, is very easy-going, and makes class enjoyable to attend.
Mahmoud Baasiri is recommended for PHIL 210; when taken online the course reportedly consisted only of assignments, based on friends' experience, though the in-person format may differ.
PHIL 210 with Mahmoud Baassiri is recommended: there is a midterm and a final exam plus a presentation and around four assignments, but nothing to study through the semester.
PHIL 210 is generally easy; taken with Mahmoud Baasiri specifically it's recommended, though the reviewer can't speak to other instructors.
Mahmoud Baassiri is a good person, but his PHIL 210 classes are sleep-inducing, you constantly have to take notes, and high grades are not attainable with him (around 85 is the ceiling).
Jana Kasab is amazing for PHIL 210 — a fair grader with a low workload, making the course easy overall.
Jana Kasab's PHIL 210 is very interesting; the course involves about three papers over the semester, and participating in class leads to high grades.
Fares Chalabi is not a fair grader in PHIL 210; his instructions are confusing and he doesn't explain material well.
I took this course with Muhannad online during the summer semester. The course talks about different ethical theories across several periods. He explains the concepts really well, and there are two exams. It is a good course to take as a first course in philosophy.
Mahmoud Rasmi gives a low workload and good grades, and the class is to live for, never missed any
Very fun lectures and very nice teacher. i love the classes and discussions, one of the best philosophy teachers
He's really cool, you'll enjoy his class and the class discussions, not very generous with grades but he's fair.
Hassanieh is okay, low workload but kind of strict with attendance and participation.
His classes are very interactive and gradewise I think he's acceptable
Difficult to get high grades. You have to memorize what he talks about in class write down notes from the powerpoint presentation ( he doesn't post them on moodle), write it in a smart way in exams. You can get 80s if you have a general understanding of the topic and have some opinion write it along with some memorized concepts of course
He did not give anyone 90s and he is being very strict in grades and attendance. And very high workload 3 quizzes 3 tests and an optional essay.
1- In James' course you learn more stuff, he covers a lot of philosophers a lot of topics
In Bashar's class you reflect on your own ideas
2- With James, higher workload
3- With James, what you need to study is veryyyy clear and his slides are extremly clear whereas in Bashshar's class his interesting discussion might get a bit confusing at some point, because he's not following a strict plan, it's really a discussion
4- if you work hard, James puts higher grades
I took it with him in spring. He did not give anyone 90s and he is recently being very strict in grades and attendance. And toooo much workload 3 quizzes 3 tests and an optional essay.
Phil 210 is very easy and quite interesting. Karam wahab is a good teacher, as ive been told. I took it with paul spohr, he is a great teacher, explains really well. The readings are not that hard so if you don't mind reading articles, go for it. I dnt knw about phil 209 but i knw that bana bashour is very nice. Good luck!
I took philo 209 with rabih and philo 210 with james both are excellent in terms of explanation, james is very systematic with fair grades and the proportion of quizzes percentages is well studied, rabih is very interesting, he delivers his message in a funny understandable way( much less workload)