George Digiovanni - McGill University

Professor: George Digiovanni
Department: Philosophy
College: McGill University
Rating # 1
Overview:
  • Course: PHIL460
  • Grade Received: N/A
  • Overall Rating: 5.0
  • Course Difficulty: 3.0
  • For Credit: Yes
  • Textbook Used: Yes
  • Would Take Again: Yes
  • Attendance: Not Mandatory
Comment:
Professor di Giovanni is a real gem at McGill, and I learned a lot in his classes. Lectures are fascinating and engaging, and a wealth of historical background is brought to bear on the material. He is also hilarious and a very respected scholar in his field. Anyone interested in the history of philosophy should take his classes.
Rating # 2
Overview:
  • Course: 366
  • Grade Received: N/A
  • Overall Rating: 5.0
  • Course Difficulty: 1.0
  • For Credit: Yes
  • Textbook Used: Yes
  • Would Take Again: Yes
  • Attendance: Mandatory
Comment:
Brilliant man. If you do the work, you are in good hands. Very knowledgeable, very kind. My favourite professor.
Rating # 3
Overview:
  • Course: PHIL336
  • Grade Received: A
  • Overall Rating: 4.5
  • Course Difficulty: 1.0
  • For Credit: N/A
  • Textbook Used: Yes
  • Would Take Again: N/A
  • Attendance: Mandatory
Comment:
He is the best prof. I have ever taken classes with! However, you have to put in the hard work.
Rating # 4
Overview:
  • Course: PHIL332
  • Grade Received: N/A
  • Overall Rating: 1.0
  • Course Difficulty: 4.0
  • For Credit: N/A
  • Textbook Used: No
  • Would Take Again: N/A
  • Attendance: N/A
Comment:
IMPOSSIBLE to understand. His accent is really strong, his notes and thoughts are disorganized, if you haven't done the readings/don't hang onto every word he says, you're not going to get anything out of the lectures or out of him.
Rating # 5
Overview:
  • Course: PHIL332
  • 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:
You really got to listen to him in class, if you want to know what to write in your paper. Once you do, you're in business, though, and he posts notes to help you read almost every text. His class requires autonomy and a bit of willigness to work on your own. Allows people to debate and ask questions. Great sense of humour too.
Rating # 6
Overview:
  • Course: PHILO415
  • Grade Received: N/A
  • Overall Rating: 4.0
  • Course Difficulty: 2.0
  • For Credit: N/A
  • Textbook Used: Yes
  • Would Take Again: N/A
  • Attendance: N/A
Comment:
Took both the Kant and Hegel classes. Really great lecturer, not always clear but very few other profs have so much depth as well as breadth of knowledge. Though the material is extremely difficult, he grades pretty easily as long as you make an effort. If you want to hear a good rant/have a laugh, ask about Nietzsche
Rating # 7
Overview:
  • Course: PHIL361
  • 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:
No Comments
Rating # 8
Overview:
  • Course: 1819GERM
  • Grade Received: N/A
  • Overall Rating: 4.5
  • Course Difficulty: 4.0
  • For Credit: N/A
  • Textbook Used: N/A
  • Would Take Again: N/A
  • Attendance: N/A
Comment:
Great prof; difficult, but worth it
Rating # 9
Overview:
  • Course: 366
  • Grade Received: N/A
  • Overall Rating: 4.0
  • Course Difficulty: 2.0
  • For Credit: N/A
  • Textbook Used: N/A
  • Would Take Again: N/A
  • Attendance: N/A
Comment:
Unforgettable professor with a cool accent, great stories, and a sense of the big picture. Sometimes he is completely impenetrable (and somewhat intimidating), but you can't blame him given the material-I don't believe in Kant, Hegel, or Fichte anymore. Yes, his kids are actually pretty normal!
Rating # 10
Overview:
  • Course: PHIL
  • Grade Received: N/A
  • Overall Rating: 1.0
  • Course Difficulty: 5.0
  • For Credit: N/A
  • Textbook Used: N/A
  • Would Take Again: N/A
  • Attendance: N/A
Comment:
Haughty person, not helpful. If you're not on his academic level, he doesn't want you to be. He's not there for u.
Rating # 11
Overview:
  • Course: GERMPHIL
  • Grade Received: N/A
  • Overall Rating: 5.0
  • Course Difficulty: 2.0
  • For Credit: N/A
  • Textbook Used: N/A
  • Would Take Again: N/A
  • Attendance: N/A
Comment:
What philosophy can be.
Rating # 12
Overview:
  • Course: 1819GERPHIL
  • Grade Received: N/A
  • Overall Rating: 3.5
  • Course Difficulty: 4.0
  • For Credit: N/A
  • Textbook Used: N/A
  • Would Take Again: N/A
  • Attendance: N/A
Comment:
Horribly tangential at times, but overall a good prof;know his stuff cold;gives great overviews/'big pictures';helluva linguist
Rating # 13
Overview:
  • Course: 366
  • Grade Received: N/A
  • Overall Rating: 4.5
  • Course Difficulty: 4.0
  • For Credit: N/A
  • Textbook Used: N/A
  • Would Take Again: N/A
  • Attendance: N/A
Comment:
Fantastic lecturer. The material is very hard, but he definitely knows what he's talking about. If you're looking for something easy, this isn't for you.
Rating # 14
Overview:
  • Course: HEGEL
  • Grade Received: N/A
  • Overall Rating: 3.5
  • Course Difficulty: 5.0
  • For Credit: N/A
  • Textbook Used: N/A
  • Would Take Again: N/A
  • Attendance: N/A
Comment:
No, he's not easy to follow. True, you'll leave lecture with a headache, but for those true academics out there: you'll NEVER find a more interesting lecturer.
Rating # 15
Overview:
  • Course: 366
  • Grade Received: N/A
  • Overall Rating: 2.5
  • Course Difficulty: 3.0
  • For Credit: N/A
  • Textbook Used: N/A
  • Would Take Again: N/A
  • Attendance: N/A
Comment:
Sitting through the lectures was torture. If you want to learn about Kant, you'll have to do it on your own.
Rating # 16
Overview:
  • Course: PHIL366
  • Grade Received: B+
  • Overall Rating: 4.5
  • Course Difficulty: 2.0
  • For Credit: N/A
  • Textbook Used: N/A
  • Would Take Again: N/A
  • Attendance: Not Mandatory
Comment:
Lectures to the heart of philosophy giving his attention to thinkers' insights, to what they got right, rather than wasting time with simplifications that remain on the level of terminology. Believes what he teaches.
Rating # 17
Overview:
  • Course: 366
  • Grade Received: N/A
  • Overall Rating: 2.0
  • Course Difficulty: 3.0
  • For Credit: N/A
  • Textbook Used: N/A
  • Would Take Again: N/A
  • Attendance: Not Mandatory
Comment:
He might know philosophy, but he not sharing it with the class. Seems to say whatever random thought comes to his mind.
Rating # 18
Overview:
  • Course: PHIL366
  • Grade Received: N/A
  • Overall Rating: 3.5
  • Course Difficulty: 3.0
  • For Credit: N/A
  • Textbook Used: N/A
  • Would Take Again: N/A
  • Attendance: N/A
Comment:
This guy is brilliant and hilarious. Loved his misanthropy and antecdotes about teaching in the 70's.
Rating # 19
Overview:
  • Course: HEGEL
  • Grade Received: N/A
  • Overall Rating: 2.5
  • Course Difficulty: 3.0
  • For Credit: N/A
  • Textbook Used: N/A
  • Would Take Again: N/A
  • Attendance: N/A
Comment:
George DiGiovanni understands Hegel, which means: (a) he is alone in the universe, and (b) nobody understands George DiGiovanni. Best quote: "I have never had an experience."
Rating # 20
Overview:
  • Course: HEGELETC
  • Grade Received: N/A
  • Overall Rating: 3.5
  • Course Difficulty: 3.0
  • For Credit: N/A
  • Textbook Used: N/A
  • Would Take Again: N/A
  • Attendance: N/A
Comment:
one of the most compelling lecturers. very funny. his passion for the subject matter comes through
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