Reviews of professor Brendan Kenessey

Rating: 4.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
Prof. de Kenessey is good educator. For someone that doesn't really like philosophy and had to go to a bunch of 9 AM classes (and I am not a morning person) I thought he lectured well. His exam was straightforward and tested us appropriately, though beware you can't not show up to class as he takes attendance every other session.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
Prof. de Kenessey is one of the best professors you will meet, ever. He is kind, well-knowledgeable, and most importantly, helpful and easily accessible. His enthusiasm to pass on knowledge is rare to find compared to some of the other faculty. I had him for PHL375, which was not an option above.

Rating: 3.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
Prof. de Kenessey provides misleading feedbacks that dont correspond to the TAs expections & can thus leave you astray. I cant tell you how many times Ive written a paper in accordance with his feedbacks & was penalized for doing exactly what he had recommended me to do. Besides that, hes a humble guy who is Ivey league material in every way.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
HE IS THE BEST PROFESSOR EVER! SO CARING, KIND, ACCESSIBLE, WELL-READ AND SMART. HE ALWAYS HAS A SMILE AND MAKES THE LECTURE CONTENT SUPER UNDERSTANDABLE. HIS WAY OF TEACHING MAKES THE TESTS SEEM SUPER EASY. I LOVED PHILOSOPHY BECAUSE OF HIM. I WISH HE WAS A SOCIOLOGY PROFESSOR INSTEAD. I'M GONNA MISS HIS LECTURES. THE MOST 1ST YEAR FUN CLASS!!!

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
As someone venturing in the philosophy department, de Kenessey really made the material not as intimidating and interesting! He's quite engaging during lectures and his PowerPoints/lecture notes are very clear. He answers emails quite promptly and his feedback on essays/exams are very helpful. He is indeed a rare gem in academia.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 2.0/5
He is incredible. A really caring and passionate prof. I had him a couple years ago and definitely made an impact in an otherwise difficult semester. He marked generously but I also learned a lot and he gave a ton of very useful feedback. A rare breed at U of T where if you actually improve, you'll be marked accordingly. 10/10

Rating: 3.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
Prof. de Kenessey is knowledgable, accessible outside of office hours, gives helpful feedbacks and is enthusiastic about the course material. Having said that, he has high expectations and grades very harshly. The TAs were very unhelpful, condescending and inexperienced. Overall, I had to work really hard to get the grade I received in that course.