Reviews of professor Paul Catanu

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 2.0/5
The lectures are brutal, but he is knowledgeable. Very willing to engage with students, who are interested in the subject. If you want to start a career in philosophy you should definitely build a relationship with him, as he will help you out with a ton of opportunities.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
May be hard to follow at times but he really cares about his students. He's a very knowledgeable Professor and a really great guy. Very understanding and will giv you time ifyouneedit. Always available to meet with you. Willing to discuss your papers with you in depth and give helpful suggestions. Couldn't really ask for much more from a Professor.

Rating: 1.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
Elitist and Does not care for students.should not teach

Rating: 3.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
Dr. Catanu is a fair grader, and he is also very comprehensive of his students' situations; he was more than willing to compromise on assignments during this global pandemic. However, his lectures are heavy, his PowerPoints are indeed excessive, and he sometimes says questionable things.

Rating: 2.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
Its his first time teaching at concordia, his lectures are very disorganized and posts almost 200 slides per presentation. there was a lot of difficult material and much more advanced for a 200 level class. for the midterm, he said that one of the questions was too challenging for us and he could not explain it at a basic level.

Rating: 1.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
Don't take his class. Makes a basic course so complicated and lectures are really hard to follow up.

Rating: 4.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
Despite his sheer inability to lecture, he is very knowledgeable. He is a generous grader and is flexible with the structure of exams and essays. The powerpoints are excessive but helpful, and the readings are interesting. If you are actually interested in philosophy you might actually learn something from his course rather than whining about it.