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Anders Kraal
Professor in the Philosophy department at University of British Columbia
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- PHIL385Oct 11th, 2024Quality5.0Difficulty4.0PHIL385Oct 11th, 2024For Credit: YesAttendance: Not MandatoryWould Take Again: YesGrade: A-Textbook: N/Aone of the few professors that makes you not want to miss a lectureAmazing lecturesHelpful
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0 - PHIL101Sep 12th, 2024Quality5.0Difficulty3.0PHIL101Sep 12th, 2024For Credit: YesAttendance: Not MandatoryWould Take Again: YesGrade: ATextbook: N/AOn the first day of class, Anders explained that "philosophy" comes from the Greek "philo-sophia" meaning love of wisdom. If that is the case then I "philo-anders".Amazing lectures InspirationalHelpful00
- PHIL347Jul 16th, 2024Quality5.0Difficulty3.0PHIL347Jul 16th, 2024For Credit: YesAttendance: Not MandatoryWould Take Again: YesGrade: A-Textbook: N/Ahonestly i had high expectations after seeing these reviews but i can confirm they are 100% accurate!!!! anders kraal is the best!! awesome lectures, he makes the material so interesting and understandable even if youre not a phil major. so glad i took this class with him and ill be taking more in the future!!!Amazing lectures HilariousOnline SavvyHelpful00
- PHIL415Jul 14th, 2024Quality5.0Difficulty1.0PHIL415Jul 14th, 2024For Credit: YesAttendance: Not MandatoryWould Take Again: YesGrade: ATextbook: N/ADr. Kraal is very kind caring professor. He was very accommodating for me when with my issue with my disability. I am register with CFA at UBC and he has been very understanding of my situation and help me many times. Being new to the country has also made school very difficult, but Dr. Kraal has been very helpful for me.Amazing lectures Gives good feedbackInspirationalHelpful00
- PHIL385Jul 14th, 2024Quality5.0Difficulty1.0PHIL385Jul 14th, 2024For Credit: YesAttendance: Not MandatoryWould Take Again: YesGrade: ATextbook: N/AMost dedicated, caring and hardworking professor I have ever met. Truly cares about his students and his teaching. Always willing to do office hours despite teaching many classes and lectures are very intriguing with many insightful perspectives. PHIL 385 was the best decision of my academic career, my morals are better and my acne cleared up.Amazing lectures InspirationalCaringHelpful00
- PHIL347Jul 7th, 2024Quality5.0Difficulty3.0PHIL347Jul 7th, 2024For Credit: YesAttendance: Not MandatoryWould Take Again: YesGrade: A-Textbook: N/AYou'll enjoy his classes if you're genuinely interested in philosophical discussions and topics, but if not, the class may not be as "entertaining" as you might expect from these ratings. Prof Kraal explains the material very concisely with details and never really gets off topic.Amazing lectures InspirationalLecture heavyHelpful00
- PHIL347Jul 6th, 2024Quality5.0Difficulty3.0PHIL347Jul 6th, 2024For Credit: YesAttendance: Not MandatoryWould Take Again: YesGrade: A+Textbook: N/AHis laid-back teaching allows for great conversations, discussions and arguments among the students and with himself, which helped me understand the material better. He also loves having long discussions after class. He made complex ideas and arguments simple and easy to understand and gave us sources for further research. No counters to Kraal!Amazing lectures Lecture heavyGraded by few thingsHelpful00
- PHIL101Jul 6th, 2024Quality5.0Difficulty3.0PHIL101Jul 6th, 2024For Credit: YesAttendance: Not MandatoryWould Take Again: YesGrade: ATextbook: N/AOk tbh I started out finding him kinda boring and maybe it's Stockholm syndrome but by the end of the semester I absolutely loved his lectures. I could listen to this man talk for hours he's so silly and fun. Exams weren't too easy but weren't very tricky either. Papa Anders is the GOAT !Amazing lectures Clear grading criteriaCaringHelpful00
- PHIL101Jun 12th, 2024Quality5.0Difficulty3.0PHIL101Jun 12th, 2024For Credit: YesAttendance: Not MandatoryWould Take Again: YesGrade: A-Textbook: N/Aanders is an absolute gem of a prof. delivery of the course and choice of lecture material is A1. took phil102 first sem and 101 second. made me fall in love with philosophy when i had no intentions of taking another phil course after 102. 3 midterms (unfortunately) and 1 final. under his trench coat he is surprisingly jacked af. and he has a cat.Amazing lectures InspirationalHilariousHelpful00
- PHIL385Jun 10th, 2024Quality5.0Difficulty3.0PHIL385Jun 10th, 2024For Credit: YesAttendance: Not MandatoryWould Take Again: YesGrade: A-Textbook: N/AHands Down, best professor at UBC. If you do anything during your time at UBC make sure to take a Philosophy course with himHelpful00
- PHIL313Jun 1st, 2024Quality5.0Difficulty3.0PHIL313Jun 1st, 2024For Credit: YesWould Take Again: YesGrade: AHe is the best. Reading and understanding Augustine is indispensable for a comprehensive grasp of Western philosophical thought!Amazing lectures InspirationalRespectedHelpful00
- PHIL101May 23rd, 2024Quality2.0Difficulty4.0PHIL101May 23rd, 2024For Credit: YesAttendance: Not MandatoryGrade: C+Textbook: N/Adr kraal is a boring lecturer who rambles on and on with no lecture slides. it is obvious he's passionate and knows the topic, but he is also overly particular about his course and grading. his course info and syllabus are not easily accessible. he's rarely responsive to emails but all of his classes are recorded and on zoom which is one plus.Lecture heavyTest heavyGraded by few thingsHelpful03
- PHIL313May 22nd, 2024Quality5.0Difficulty3.0PHIL313May 22nd, 2024For Credit: YesAttendance: Not MandatoryWould Take Again: YesGrade: ATextbook: YesBy far the best professor I ever had! Dr. Kraal's classes are my favourite and just the fact that he posts his lectures on youtube makes studying very easy.Amazing lectures CaringAccessible outside classHelpful10
- PHIL313May 22nd, 2024Quality5.0Difficulty4.0PHIL313May 22nd, 2024Attendance: Not MandatoryWould Take Again: YesGrade: Rather not sayTextbook: YesDr. anders is very nice, took 2 courses with him , lots of office hours, attend lectures because he doesnt have slides its what he says, final was unexpected as he repeated questions in a diff way nonetheless i enjoyed the course sm and i'm in love with augustines confessions. midterms are ok,like any course put in the effort and it'd be great.Test heavyHelpful00
- PHIL313May 22nd, 2024Quality5.0Difficulty3.0PHIL313May 22nd, 2024For Credit: YesAttendance: Not MandatoryWould Take Again: YesGrade: BTextbook: N/ABest lecturer/course I've had so far, he truly understands Augustine and his influence, and Medieval Philosophy. An eye-opening course that leads one to respect Augustine/the Medievals. Through Augustine, your beliefs about God, Ethics, Christianity, and Metaphysics will be challenged regardless of whether you are a theist or naturalist.Amazing lectures InspirationalAccessible outside classHelpful10
- RGST300May 5th, 2024Quality5.0Difficulty5.0RGST300May 5th, 2024For Credit: YesWould Take Again: YesExcellent course and instructor.InspirationalHelpful00
- PHIL102Apr 29th, 2024Quality5.0Difficulty5.0PHIL102Apr 29th, 2024For Credit: YesAttendance: Not MandatoryWould Take Again: YesGrade: Not sure yetTextbook: N/AEasily the best professor I have had so far, he offered great insight on a variety of issues both contemporary and historical. but four total written tests are brutal considering TAs were the only ones marking it, there was no other way to your learning except in those one-hour test sessions.Tough graderAmazing lectures Test heavyHelpful00
- PHIL347Apr 28th, 2024Quality5.0Difficulty3.0PHIL347Apr 28th, 2024Attendance: Not MandatoryWould Take Again: YesGrade: Not sure yetTextbook: N/ASimply awesome. So worth the hypeAmazing lectures Clear grading criteriaHelpful20
- PHIL102Apr 23rd, 2024Quality3.0Difficulty3.0PHIL102Apr 23rd, 2024For Credit: YesAttendance: Not MandatoryGrade: Not sure yetTextbook: N/ADr. Kraal is an amazing lecturer and I found his class enjoyable thanks to his approachable nature and humor! That being said, there are only three exams and a final which is worth 40% of the grade, and absolutely no practice tests/ exam outlines, which is surprising for such a heavy final. I wouldn't recommend as a GPA booster.Amazing lectures Gives good feedbackGraded by few thingsHelpful11
- PHIL101Apr 19th, 2024Quality5.0Difficulty2.0PHIL101Apr 19th, 2024For Credit: YesAttendance: Not MandatoryWould Take Again: YesGrade: Not sure yetTextbook: YesGoatAmazing lectures Clear grading criteriaGives good feedbackHelpful00
