Reviews of professor Maurizio Viroli

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
Dr. Viroli is a passionate teacher who delivers captivating lectures; he has the rare ability to explain complex topics in a simple yet beautiful way. His classes are challenging but he rewards the intellectually curious. Do go to his office hours - he is charming, witty, & a great conversationalist. He will change your life!

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 1.0/5
Professor Viroli is funny & a great lecturer. I didn't expect much going in because I don't like politics/philosophy - but I REALLY enjoyed lectures and learned so much I rambled on about what I learned to my friends lol. Class is super easy - only 2 papers and he grades nicely. Can be a bit disorganized regarding what to read, but still easy/fun!

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 2.0/5
Viroli is great, and this class was easy to pass if you pay attention during lectures and engage with the discussions.

Rating: 3.0/5, difficulty: 5.0/5
Amazing professor, but a horrible TA. This was a lower division non-writing flag course required for my certificate and was way harder than my upper division writing flag Budziszewski course who will give out maybe 2 As a semester. Friendly and passionate professor with a totalitarian TA.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
I think every UT student should take a class taught by Dr. Viroli. His lectures were incredible, and he really piqued my interest in the content and civic duty in general. The TA, Bridget Isenberg, was amazing. My only complaint is that the only grades are the midterm, final, and attendance, which is stressful. I hope he'll change that soon.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 2.0/5
Professor Liberty is amazing. Mandatory attendance and class participation. Two exams both take home essays from a list of questions you get to choose. Be prepare to read, and I mean read, over 13 books... Very manageable reading because some books you just read chapters. Be prepare to fear Professor Liberty, you will tremble with how stern he is!

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
As long as you show up to class, you're off to a good start as attendance is a big part of your grade. The rest of your grade is two papers, the first with the allowance to be rewritten for an average grade. I did not do a single reading, and only read the material I had to write over. That being said, our TA was a hard grader, but Viroli is great.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 5.0/5
Professor Viroli has undoubtedly been the best professor I've had at UT. I learned so much, he has a very engaging teaching style. We were graded on three essay papers, which were surprisingly easy. Be prepared to read a lot! You might be able to get by without reading and solely paying attention in class, but the material is genuinely good.

Rating: 3.0/5, difficulty: 5.0/5
The professor did his job well and the lectures were entertaining to a point. The main problem was the TA who took the class more seriously than the prof. The prof didn't grade anything at all. The TA's grading was harsh for a low-division course. He told me my final was better than my midterm but refused to give a higher grade on it.