Daniel Flage - James Madison University

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Daniel Flage - James Madison University

Professor: Daniel Flage

Department: Philosophy

College: James Madison University

Rating # 1

Overview:

Course: PHIL120
Grade Received: A
Overall Rating: 5.0
Course Difficulty: 4.0

For Credit: Yes
Textbook Used: Yes
Would Take Again: Yes
Attendance: Not Mandatory

Comment:

Sweetest man ever! Absolutely adore him as my online prof for phil120. This course is the toughest course I have EVER taken. But, it is online &all based on tests so it is not his fault. You may call him and receive help. So beyond kind. If you really spend time learning the material before each test you will receive an A. Easy A but time consuming

Rating # 2

Overview:

Course: PHIL250
Grade Received: A
Overall Rating: 2.0
Course Difficulty: 1.0

For Credit: Yes
Textbook Used: No
Would Take Again: No
Attendance: Not Mandatory

Comment:

I literally stopped showing up for class in January, showed up for the final, and got an A. Flage has three methods of grading and choosing the highest for each individual student: just the final, the final and tests, the final and tests and homework. Very boring class if you can think logically; super easy.

Rating # 3

Overview:

Course: PHIL341
Grade Received: B-
Overall Rating: 3.0
Course Difficulty: 3.0

For Credit: Yes
Textbook Used: No
Would Take Again: Yes
Attendance: Not Mandatory

Comment:

This class was pretty easy but boring due to the lecture. You learn about a couple philosophers and read their work. The lecture is posted online so only about half of the class showed up each day. There's no homework; you're graded on 3 essays based off of the readings. Overall I would recommend this class if you're good at writing!

Rating # 4

Overview:

Course: PHIL250
Grade Received: C
Overall Rating: 1.0
Course Difficulty: 5.0

For Credit: Yes
Textbook Used: Yes
Would Take Again: No
Attendance: Not Mandatory

Comment:

Get ready to teach yourself another language, literally. Flage is the worst teacher. All he does is go over practice problems that he doesn't teach you HOW to do in the first place. Exams are impossible but open notes. Oh, and the textbook that is used in class everyday, he wrote it.

Rating # 5

Overview:

Course: PHIL320
Grade Received: A
Overall Rating: 5.0
Course Difficulty: 4.0

For Credit: Yes
Textbook Used: Yes
Would Take Again: Yes
Attendance: Mandatory

Comment:

Love his symbolic logic courses and the textbook

Rating # 6

Overview:

Course: PHIL250
Grade Received: B+
Overall Rating: 3.0
Course Difficulty: 4.0

For Credit: Yes
Textbook Used: Yes
Would Take Again: No
Attendance: Not Mandatory

Comment:

I liked the class at first but it gets exponentially harder after test #1. He taught us 2 ways to do the same problem which was helpful but took points off for doing it one of the methods HE TAUGHT. If had given those points that I deserved I would have gotten an A.

Rating # 7

Overview:

Course: PHIL250
Grade Received: B
Overall Rating: 5.0
Course Difficulty: 4.0

For Credit: Yes
Textbook Used: No
Would Take Again: Yes
Attendance: Not Mandatory

Comment:

He's really enthusiastic and really wants students to excel. His first test is easy but the course gets significantly harder after the first test. Don't skip the first class after the test otherwise you will get behind.

Rating # 8

Overview:

Course: PHIL250
Grade Received: A
Overall Rating: 5.0
Course Difficulty: 2.0

For Credit: Yes
Textbook Used: Yes
Would Take Again: Yes
Attendance: N/A

Comment:

If you actually do the assignments outside of class, this is a pretty easy A. All tests are open book/notes, but they're useless if you don't understand what's going on. Lectures directly from the book, but I'm not sure how else he could better teach this class. Ask questions, do proofs, you're golden.

Rating # 9

Overview:

Course: GPHI120
Grade Received: A
Overall Rating: 5.0
Course Difficulty: 4.0

For Credit: Yes
Textbook Used: Yes
Would Take Again: Yes
Attendance: Mandatory

Comment:

Took two courses from Prof. Flage at UT in 1993-5. Was a wonderful teacher and mentor. Was a Philosophy major and when I was applying to med school, he wrote he a nice letter and gave me a signed book. I will always remember his lessons and his kindness. He is a special person and great teacher

Rating # 10

Overview:

Course: GPHIL120
Grade Received: C
Overall Rating: 1.0
Course Difficulty: 5.0

For Credit: Yes
Textbook Used: Yes
Would Take Again: No
Attendance: Not Mandatory

Comment:

Online quizzes on Canvas are not part of final grade. He has no idea how to use canvas so grades from the quizzes will be posted and boost your grade until the day of the final exam. READ THE SYLLABUS FOR FINAL GRADE OVERVIEW! He takes an average of either your 3 test grades and assignments, just your 3 tests, or your final exam only as your grade.

Rating # 11

Overview:

Course: GPHIL120
Grade Received: C
Overall Rating: 2.0
Course Difficulty: 4.0

For Credit: Yes
Textbook Used: Yes
Would Take Again: No
Attendance: Not Mandatory

Comment:

He is a very educated man that is passionate about Philosophy. He wrote the textbook, so his class literally consists of going over the exercise portions of every chapter. The material is very tough. Even though attendance is not mandatory, if you miss one day of class you will be lost. POP QUIZZES. Tests are very difficult. He gives handouts.

Rating # 12

Overview:

Course: GPHI120
Grade Received: C
Overall Rating: 2.0
Course Difficulty: 4.0

For Credit: Yes
Textbook Used: Yes
Would Take Again: No
Attendance: Not Mandatory

Comment:

his lectures are so hard to follow. most of the time I didn't know what was going on. super nice and funny guy but didn't learn much in this class and getting a good grade was not easy

Rating # 13

Overview:

Course: PHIL250
Grade Received: N/A
Overall Rating: 4.0
Course Difficulty: 4.0

For Credit: Yes
Textbook Used: Yes
Would Take Again: Yes
Attendance: Not Mandatory

Comment:

Love Flage, but wouldn't recommend taking Symbolic Logic unless its required because it is extremely difficult. However, Flage really is a sweetheart and works hard to make sure everybody understand the material. He holds review sessions that are really helpful and moves at a slow pace in class. He lectures directly out the textbook he authored.

Rating # 14

Overview:

Course: GPHI120
Grade Received: B-
Overall Rating: 2.0
Course Difficulty: 4.0

For Credit: Yes
Textbook Used: Yes
Would Take Again: No
Attendance: Not Mandatory

Comment:

Doc Flage is an adorable man who loves to crack sarcastic jokes, but he isnt the best at explaining the criteria and does not post homework or due dates on canvas. Attendance is optional but its very hard to understand whats going on and when things are do if you skip class. Not the best GenEd, but it was manageable. Be prepared to teach yourself

Rating # 15

Overview:

Course: PHIL120
Grade Received: N/A
Overall Rating: 4.0
Course Difficulty: 1.0

For Credit: Yes
Textbook Used: Yes
Would Take Again: Yes
Attendance: Not Mandatory

Comment:

Flage is the sweetest old man I've ever met in my entire life. You can tell he really cares about his students. All his tests are open note/open book, which really helps. The only thing is his lectures are very confusing and disorganized and the textbook is kind of hard to understand, but as long as you have the book for tests, you'll pass!!!

Rating # 16

Overview:

Course: PHIL250
Grade Received: B
Overall Rating: 2.0
Course Difficulty: 5.0

For Credit: Yes
Textbook Used: No
Would Take Again: No
Attendance: Not Mandatory

Comment:

Flage is such a sweet old man and really funny. But he's just not a good professor. The subject matter is hard as it is and he is really bad at organizing/conveying information clearly. He might be fine in other classes but this is not the class he should be teaching.

Rating # 17

Overview:

Course: PHIL250
Grade Received: C
Overall Rating: 2.0
Course Difficulty: 4.0

For Credit: Yes
Textbook Used: Yes
Would Take Again: No
Attendance: Not Mandatory

Comment:

Flage is a really funny guy, but is terrible at explaining things. He gets confused in class, and corrects himself often. He teaches straight from the book that he wrote, but doesn't teach so much as just go over the answers to the problem in the book.

Rating # 18

Overview:

Course: GPHI120
Grade Received: A+
Overall Rating: 5.0
Course Difficulty: 3.0

For Credit: Yes
Textbook Used: Yes
Would Take Again: N/A
Attendance: Not Mandatory

Comment:

Flage is funny and easy to understand. Philosophy is a tough subject for many people and he does as much as he can to get you to pass. go to his office hours he will talk to you about literally anything.

Rating # 19

Overview:

Course: PHIL120
Grade Received: C-
Overall Rating: 2.5
Course Difficulty: 4.0

For Credit: Yes
Textbook Used: Yes
Would Take Again: N/A
Attendance: Not Mandatory

Comment:

I thought this class was going to be pretty easy as he was the best option for taking phil 120, however; this was the hardest class I had, I would recommend a different teacher, as he's confusing and doesn't really explain things well or at all

Rating # 20

Overview:

Course: PHIL341
Grade Received: B
Overall Rating: 3.0
Course Difficulty: 3.0

For Credit: Yes
Textbook Used: No
Would Take Again: N/A
Attendance: Not Mandatory

Comment:

Dr. Flage is absolutely brilliant. I was in awe of his knowledge every time I went to class. However, I had a very difficult time keeping up with the lectures because they were so complicated. He does understand that students struggle with the material and is not super harsh when grading. Attendance is not mandatory at all.

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