Reviews of professor Ben Phillips

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
Prof. Phillips and PHI 334 are two of the hidden gems at ASU. When I saw his course on the schedule, I knew I had to take it and I'm glad I did. Very clear lectures and grading criteria. Enjoyable, thought-provoking course content. Highly recommended.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 2.0/5
Hands down the greatest Philosophy professor at ASU. He doesn't try to use fancy words to complicate things. He explains thought experiments clearly and precisely, he encourages discussions... and he's cute.

The final can be intimidating, but Dr. Phillips is extremely responsive and genuinely cares. I highly highly recommend Dr. Phillips.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 2.0/5
Great professor, delivers concepts clearly. Class is easy but I learned a lot. Enjoyed it so much I'm in his seminar now. Really open minded and super smart but also entirely down to earth. No pretentiousness or arrogance whatsoever.

Rating: 4.0/5, difficulty: 1.0/5
I really enjoyed Dr. Phillips class, he was interesting, funny, and nice. I found that it was easy to communicate with him about any question I had, and he made himself readily available to help. The only thing I would say is to check the syllabus, because the reading responses do not have due dates which means it's hard to find.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 2.0/5
Great professor, lectures are interesting and presented very clearly. Class is fairly easy and attendance is optional.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 2.0/5
By FAR the best professor for PHI420, I absolutely loved this class. This is a seminar class so a good chunk of your grade is class participation. The class includes weekly readings, short discussions posts, and a final paper. Phillips makes class engaging and interesting and also has a great sense of humor. 10/10 recommend

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 2.0/5
PHI 334 is a super interesting class! Professor Phillips has great lectures and does his best to keep discussion up despite the online format. Weekly readings and occasional quizzes with a final paper at the end. Class is not difficult, topics are intriguing, and overall this is a great class if you're trying to get humanities credits.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 1.0/5
If you attend the lectures for this class, he explains the ideas really well and tells you what's gonna be on the exams and if you write down on the exams what he said in class, you're going to pass.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 1.0/5
I LOVE Professor Phillips. His class is the reason I decided to add a philosophy minor. His lectures are SO interesting, he makes the material seem super basic and easy to grasp, and all the quizzes are word-for-word gone over in class. It would be hard to not end up with a good grade in the class. 10/10 would HIGHLY recommend.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
I loved metaphysics and really hope to take a seminar from Ben in the future. While I didn't get the grade I was hoping for (I am consistently an A student), I found this class to be much more challenging than I initially anticipated. That being said, I learned A LOT and I've bought books on metaphysics to read in my free time this summer.