Reviews of professor Duncan Purves

Rating: 1.0/5, difficulty: 5.0/5
One of the worst professors I've had in my life. He never answered my email and often talked down to kids in class who would ask questions he couldn't answer. Lot's of things I just didn't understand in the lectures and discussions.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
This was my favorite class I took at UF. While there are biweekly pop quizzes on the readings/lectures, as long as u attend class & do the readings, u will be perfectly fine! He gives a lot of time & help on the 2 case study's/ papers u write in the semester. 10/10 recommend taking this course with him! This class opened my mind to ethics in AI!!

Rating: 1.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
Wasn't helpful at all when I was stuck on a paper and how to write philosophy. TA was ok but the professor was dismissive and I did poorly on the paper. Not a good class especially if you aren't a phil major.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
Mr. Purves's lectures for ethics, data & technology were fantastic. The discussions were always very interesting to watch and I always left the class with a huge amount of new shower thoughts. My only "problem" with this class is that while it is very easy to get a B/B+, it difficult to get an A, with the upper quartile grades being an A-.

Rating: 3.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
The TA actually does the work for the course, the professor teaches in a very conceited style and believes that the course is the center of the universe. He grades attendance and also bans computers for lectures that are not exactly worth your time - even considering that this is a philosophy course.

Rating: 3.0/5, difficulty: 2.0/5
The attendance policy is absurd and the canvas course is disorganized. Talked in circles all semester.

Rating: 1.0/5, difficulty: 1.0/5
He really banned laptops just to put us through the most pointless, insomnia curing rambling I've ever made the mistake of sitting through. If you want my attention, be more interesting because there are much better ways that I could be wasting an hour.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
Dr. Purves is an amazing and engaging speaker. He does a tremendous job of raising important questions and encouraging students to think critically. This has been my favorite class that I have taken at UF to date. I truly think it is one of the most meaningful classes one can take if they have goals of impacting the world around them