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PHIL 1071

Philosophy of the Person II · 71 instructors on record · 247 sections

What the course score is made of

84BC evaluations247 records · weight ×1.0 · Fall 2021 – Spring 2026

—Student reviewsno reviews — does not contribute

—RateMyProfessorsno ratings — does not contribute

That is the class itself, averaged across everyone who taught it. Who taught it, and how each of them scored, is the board below — that is what a student picking a section is actually choosing between.

What the challenge rank is made of

31stMore challenging than 31% of BC classesranked against every one we hold

87BC — “Intellectually Challenging”247 records · raw score out of 100

Boston College's own “intellectually challenging” question for this class only — students answer it positively about courses that stretched them, so it measures intellectual challenge and NOT grading, workload or quality. Almost every BC class scores high on it, which is why it is shown as a rank rather than a score.

What the workload rank is made of

27thMore work than 27% of BC classesranked against every one we hold

44BC — “Workload”247 records · raw score out of 100

Boston College reports workload for this class only as one of five bands, not as a number of hours, and it does not publish what the bands mean — so this site will not translate it into hours. Higher means more work, which is not the same as worse.

See description under PHIL1070

The board

71 instructors · ranked on this class onlyCompare the top 3

Find an instructor among the 71Filters the rows below. Positions are always against the whole class, so a rank does not change when the list is narrowed.

Scores are real averages. The order also accounts for how many records back each one — the count is under every score — so one perfect review does not outrank a semester of them. 22 of the 71 rows carry a mark saying so.

Rank	Instructor	Overall	Workload	Challenge	RMP overall
1	Matthew DillPhilosophy	9510 records	25th	43rd	1005 ratings · all classes
2	Cherie McgillAssociate Professor of the Practice · Philosophy	959 records	33rd	23rd	9610 ratings · all classes
3	Taylor ThomasPart-Time Faculty · Philosophy	958 records	25th	36th	10011 ratings · all classes
4	Timothy MuldoonAssociate Professor of the Practice · Philosophy fewer records	993 records	25th	43rd	9814 ratings · all classes
5	Stephen MendelsohnAssistant Professor of the Practice · Business Law and Society	956 records	25th	44th	804 ratings · all classes
6	Andrew SongPhilosophy fewer records	963 records	25th	39th	—no page
7	William WoodyPhilosophy	963 records	25th	44th	1004 ratings · all classes
8	Clayton SnellPhilosophy Provisional fewer records	982 records	25th	34th	—no page
9	Austin WilliamsInternational Studies Provisional	982 records	25th	52nd	964 ratings · all classes
10	Jesse LopesPart-Time Faculty · Philosophy	938 records	25th	37th	1007 ratings · all classes
11	Sean HaefnerPhilosophy fewer records	953 records	30th	61st	—no page
12	Anna BoessenkoolPhilosophy Provisional fewer records	982 records	25th	9th	1005 ratings · all classes
13	Daniel HowardPhilosophy	944 records	30th	49th	—no page
14	Maria Gallego OrtizPhilosophy Provisional fewer records	972 records	25th	26th	—no page
15	Jared HighlenPhilosophy	925 records	25th	56th	908 ratings · all classes
16	Violetta LatoPhilosophy	925 records	25th	53rd	—no page
17	Brian BramanPart-Time Faculty · Philosophy Provisional fewer records	1001 record	—	—	8416 ratings · all classes
18	Madeline BrenchleyPhilosophy Provisional	1001 record	25th	29th	—no page
19	Magnus FergusonPhilosophy Provisional	1001 record	78th	69th	—no page
20	David AbergelPhilosophy Provisional	991 record	25th	84th	1002 ratings · all classes
21	Jack HarrisPhilosophy	933 records	25th	44th	964 ratings · all classes
22	Iziah TopeteAssistant Professor · Philosophy Provisional fewer records	991 record	25th	41st	1002 ratings · all classes
23	Robert McqueenPhilosophy Provisional	991 record	25th	69th	—no page
24	Stephen ArtnerPhilosophy	933 records	30th	53rd	804 ratings · all classes
25	Magnus ImberPhilosophy Provisional fewer records	981 record	25th	41st	—no page
26	John BrittinghamPhilosophy	924 records	25th	12th	1005 ratings · all classes
27	Bartomeu Estelrich BarceloPhilosophy	915 records	25th	40th	—no page
28	Stephen GauntPhilosophy Provisional fewer records	971 record	25th	9th	—no page
29	Jeronimo Ayesta LopezPhilosophy	914 records	25th	51st	966 ratings · all classes
30	Christopher NoblePhilosophy Provisional fewer records	932 records	25th	43rd	—no page
31	James KinkaidPhilosophy Provisional	932 records	25th	57th	—no page
32	Laura SanterPhilosophy Provisional fewer records	961 record	25th	30th	—no page
33	Richard AtkinsPhilosophy Provisional	961 record	25th	79th	927 ratings · all classes
34	Tone SveteljPhilosophy	9010 records	33rd	55th	828 ratings · all classes
35	William HendelPhilosophy Provisional fewer records	922 records	39th	63rd	589 ratings · all classes
36	John BagbyPhilosophy Provisional	922 records	25th	24th	401 rating · all classes
37	Wenshu ZhengPhilosophy Provisional	922 records	25th	42nd	—no page
38	Casey GrippoPart-Time Faculty · Philosophy	903 records	30th	43rd	1001 rating · all classes
39	Ka Ho LiPhilosophy Provisional	902 records	25th	27th	—no page
40	Anne DavenportPhilosophy Provisional	902 records	25th	9th	1001 rating · all classes
41	Ka Yu HuiPhilosophy Provisional	902 records	—	9th	—no page
42	Vicente Munoz Reja AlonsoPhilosophy Provisional	902 records	25th	27th	—no page
43	Maxwell WadePhilosophy Provisional fewer records	921 record	25th	27th	—no page
44	Francesco GallottaPart-Time Faculty · Philosophy	898 records	3rd	21st	965 ratings · all classes
45	Robert Van AlstynePhilosophy Provisional fewer records	901 record	25th	53rd	—no page
46	Daniel MaryanovichPhilosophy Provisional	892 records	25th	56th	902 ratings · all classes
47	Vanessa RumblePhilosophy Provisional	881 record	25th	53rd	869 ratings · all classes
48	Martin Maira SotomayorPhilosophy	888 records	33rd	21st	1004 ratings · all classes
49	David McculloughPhilosophy Provisional fewer records	851 record	78th	33rd	—no page
50	Peter HanlyPhilosophy	864 records	25th	29th	—no page
51	Andrew BarretteAssociate Professor of the Practice · Philosophy Provisional	852 records	78th	49th	9819 ratings · all classes
52	Stephania KrokidaPhilosophy Provisional fewer records	821 record	25th	25th	—no page
53	James OldfieldPart-Time Faculty · Philosophy	8710 records	25th	29th	906 ratings · all classes
54	Jun Hee HanPhilosophy Provisional	822 records	25th	24th	—no page
55	Stephen HudsonPhilosophy Provisional fewer records	822 records	25th	10th	9816 ratings · all classes
56	Emma JerndalPhilosophy	844 records	25th	15th	805 ratings · all classes
57	Abbey MurphyPhilosophy	845 records	39th	14th	—no page
58	Lucas CarrollPhilosophy	833 records	81st	75th	—no page
59	Elisa MagriAssociate Professor · Philosophy Provisional	812 records	39th	29th	—no page
60	Elliott RischPhilosophy Provisional fewer records	751 record	—	21st	—no page
61	Michaila PetersPhilosophy fewer records	823 records	30th	39th	502 ratings · all classes
62	Alan WatersPhilosophy	8510 records	25th	15th	—no page
63	Juan Rivera CastroPhilosophy	848 records	26th	21st	867 ratings · all classes
64	Christopher ConstasPhilosophy	824 records	39th	40th	806 ratings · all classes
65	Giovanni Pietro BasilePhilosophy Provisional fewer records	691 record	—	—	1001 rating · all classes
66	Julia LegasPart-Time Faculty · Philosophy fewer records	793 records	43rd	52nd	727 ratings · all classes
67	Stanley AnoziePhilosophy	804 records	39th	7th	—no page
68	Martin CohenPhilosophy	794 records	25th	4th	1004 ratings · all classes
69	Christopher BergerPhilosophy	795 records	78th	74th	5020 ratings · all classes
70	Paul Van RooyPhilosophy Provisional	682 records	25th	15th	845 ratings · all classes
71	Margarita FennPart-Time Faculty · Philosophy	5810 records	33rd	7th	4428 ratings · all classes

All 71 instructors listed.

How this board is orderedPositions account for how many records stand behind each number, so one perfect review does not outrank a semester of them. Every score shown is the real average — only the ordering is adjusted. The comparison here is the class itself: a thin record is read against how this class was rated overall, not against the university.

Every instructor with an evaluation record for this class is on this board — it is not a top ten, and nothing is hidden behind a “show more”. Overall is the instructor's blended score for THIS class only, and its one contributing source is Boston College's evaluations for the sections in the row's record count — nothing on this board is an average across the other things they teach. Workload and Challenge are RANKS against every class we hold, not scores: BC's questions all sit near the top of the 1-5 scale, so a raw number would put almost every row in the high eighties and tell you nothing. Challenge is BC's “intellectually challenging” item, which students answer positively about courses that stretched them — it is not a measure of difficulty or grading. Neither column is ever marked better or worse. 36 of 71 rows are marked provisional: fewer than 3 records stand behind the number. That is thin evidence, not a bad instructor — the record count is in every row. The RateMyProfessors column is an instructor's overall figure across everything they teach; that site has no course dimension, so it is shown for information and kept out of the ranking.

The line

All 13 items · means across 247 records

The Professor4 items

Clearly Explains MaterialThe instructor was effective at creating an understanding of difficult subject matter.

9242nd pctl

Available Outside of ClassThe instructor was available for help outside of class.

9237th pctl

Brings Out Your Best WorkThe instructor motivated me to do my best work.

9138th pctl

Sparked My InterestThe course stimulated my interest in the subject matter.

9337th pctl

The Course3 items

Well-Organized CourseThe course was well organized.

9039th pctl

Clear Learning GoalsThe learning objectives for the course were clear.

9037th pctl

Useful Beyond the CourseWhat I learned is applicable beyond this course.

9030th pctl

Assignments & Feedback3 items

Assignments Help You LearnAssignments and exams contributed to my learning.

8834th pctl

Gives Feedback PromptlyI received feedback on my work in a timely manner.

8626th pctl

Meaningful FeedbackThe feedback I received on my work was meaningful.

8831st pctl

Workload, difficulty & attendanceNot ratings

WorkloadHow much work the course took outside class, on Boston College's five-band scale — the band boundaries are not published, so this is not a number of hours.

4427th pctl

Intellectually ChallengingThe course was intellectually challenging.

8731st pctl

Attendance MattersAttending class was necessary to do well in this course.

9147th pctl

Bar length is the rank against every comparable record we hold, not the raw score: BC's questions all have a median around 4.5, so a raw-scale bar would be nearly full on every row and would tell you nothing. Every bar is one ink colour — nothing here is graded green or red. The hatched bars are not ratings at all: a higher number on either describes a different course, not a better one.

Game log

247 sections · newest first

Instructor	Term	Sec	Instr	Course	Work
Christopher Berger	Spring 2026	01	72	68	60
Julia Legas	Spring 2026	02	69	74	40
Margarita Fenn	Spring 2026	03	66	70	60
Wenshu Zheng	Spring 2026	04	91	87	40
Violetta Lato	Spring 2026	06	91	83	20
Ka Ho Li	Spring 2026	07	93	84	40
Margarita Fenn	Spring 2026	08	55	58	60
Tone Svetelj	Spring 2026	09	91	87	—
John Brittingham	Spring 2026	10	95	90	40
Martin Cohen	Spring 2026	11	74	64	40
Taylor Thomas	Spring 2026	12	93	85	40
Stephen Gaunt	Spring 2026	13	97	90	40
Richard Atkins	Spring 2026	14	96	90	40
Madeline Brenchley	Spring 2026	15	100	95	40
Iziah Topete	Spring 2026	16	99	95	40
Taylor Thomas	Spring 2026	17	96	95	40
Alan Waters	Spring 2026	18	82	78	40
Francesco Gallotta	Spring 2026	19	90	82	40
Jesse Lopes	Spring 2026	20	92	85	40
Julia Legas	Spring 2026	21	88	84	60
Francesco Gallotta	Spring 2026	22	80	79	40
Christopher Berger	Spring 2026	23	72	68	60
Martin Cohen	Spring 2026	24	89	83	40
Jesse Lopes	Spring 2026	25	96	89	40
Juan Rivera Castro	Spring 2026	26	85	79	40

Showing the first 25.

How to read this boardInstructors are ranked on their record in this class only, never on their average across everything they teach. Scores are out of 100 — Boston College's 1–5 agreement scale, ×20, the way these numbers were printed for years. Workload is BC's own five-band figure, not a number of hours, and is shown as a rank. A dash means the question was not reported, and is never a zero.