Highly impractical class; very uninteresting. Professor is extremely unclear and unhelpful. Doesn't tell you what he wants and asks the most vague questions imaginable. DO NOT take this class with this professor!

Thanks, professor, for wasting my time. It says something when the class size goes from 27 to 10 over the course of the semester. This guy should be running a library, not interacting with...people. Avoid him.

Not very helpful in learning. Doesn't really teach any of the material. Expects you to figure it out in an intro course and belittles students when they don't understand. Most of the class failed.

This was the worst class and teacher I have ever had by far. He made absolutely no sense and has no business being a teacher. He was extremely wordy and condescending. I would never recommend him nor would I ever take him again.

crap! i should have read these comments b4 signing up for his class. this guy is weird. he sat INSIDE his podium one day. asks questions where there seems to be no right answer, gives too much stupid stuff to do. will not actually answer a question, tries

I had taken this class previously, and they used a dot for AND rather than &. On the test I used the dot out of habit, and gave a KEY as to what the symbols meant. He marked them all wrong. I asked him about it after I got the test back and he said, "NO the symbol is &" So I ended up getting a D. The dot is also the symbol for AND. Horrible prof!!!

He trys to get the students to discover everything for themselves, but he doesn't lead the class to where he wants it to go very well.

This guy is a total jerk which makes things a little more interesting because he constantly belittles people for not understanding the material he doesn't even try to teach. Whoever gave this guy a job, needs to get fired. And the guy who replaces that guy should fire Mr. Knight.

Class started out with about 40 people and by the time of the final, only 12 were left. Didn't explain the material well and expected students to learn it themselves by the book... even though the book taught the materal totally different. Don't even think about asking questions either...he'll just look at you like you are stupid and never answer

first off, this will be a hard class regardless of the teacher. this one, though, makes it harder! he uses a worthless book by a philospher he is in love with and you can't ask questions becuase he will call you stupid. luckily, i already knew this material from math and cs. pick a different section if you have to take this class.

This guys was horrible. He expects the students to know everything coming into class and if not then he will make the whole class feel terrible. Avoid him at all costs.. this is the only class he teaches and he is hardnosed about it.

He's a terrible teacher

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Not much has changed since 2004. I too was in a class that went from 30+ to 10. Of the remaining students I think 4 were planning to retake the class with another professor. Mr Knight has been my least helpful teacher at BSU. He may understand Logic, but it's obvious few of his students do. I wish I had heard of this website sooner. Never again

I wish i had heard of this website sooner. knows his stuff but is not fit to be a teacher. No one in my class did good. I worked hard and did all the work i still did bad, and im a straight a student. I would never take a class from this guy again. the book made more sense than he did. He never answers questions, says its all in the book! Horrible!

This professor was absolutely useless. Listening to him was making the class hard. Once I figured this out, I read the book and stopped going to class and nearly aced the final. If you do happen to take this class, pay attention the book. Much more knowledgeable.

I'd read the book and get an idea of how to do something, when he explained it, it would just confuse me. He explains something one way, but then his online homework would do it differently. He doesn't usually take attendance and says he doesn't dock points if you don't come. Info itself isn't hard, just understanding it from him is I think.

Worst prof ive ever had, doesnt explain anything, expects all students to think the way he does. and if you ask himn a question that he think is basic he will try to make you feel stupid because you dont understand it. never take him.

Terrible teacher. Enjoys humiliating students in sadistic ways if they cannot answer his questions. Grading structure is incredibly flawed, designed to deprive students of the grades they deserve. Course material is already difficult, made more difficult by a teacher that likes to see students fail. I'm a responsible student who ended up failing.

Announced when someone was failing by name

Did a nice job confusing easy material. Made the mistake of leaning on his lectures instead of the book. He needs to be in a mental institution, not a university.

absolute horrible experience. he explains nothing.

Not an effective educator. Grading eliminates homework credit regardless of grade.

This was such a hard class. NEVER TAKE IT! I am a straight A student and failed his class. His tutor is not helpful either. This teacher may be smart but when he tries to explain something, it just doesn't make sense.

Condescending. Incomprehensible. Useless. I learned next to nothing from this professor. What I know about Logic I learned on my own, with no thanks to him.

HORRIBLE HORRIBLE HORRIBLE. I honestly think that Philosophy is a lost cause major. Makes absolutely NO SENSE AT ALL. Was definitely NOT worth my time, and not yours either. Knight is a horrible teacher. I even went in for help and that was useless. DO NOT TAKE! It will ruin your GPA, just like what it did to mine!

Go to his tutor, and then the class is much better!

Knight is by far the worst professor I have EVER had in my life. Completely incomprehensible, enjoys belittling students for asking questions, blatantly rude and condescending. He just expects you to understand. I have never had a professor who just enjoys failing people. He is not worth your time nor is it good for your GPA. Positively ridiculous!

The 1st day of class he seemed like a sweet old man who said: "I would love to give everyone As if i could" and I though: this is going to be pie. WRONG! I went to class every day thinking i understood after reading the book but he managed to confuse me. He made us use the book but he didn't agree with the text. Never go to class, use the tutor.

He finds new ways to confuse me every class. He has us read the text but then tells us not to do what the text says. No one in the class knows what is going on most of the time.

This was the worst teacher I have EVER had. I am a straight A student and I failed this course. Not only was he a terrible teacher, but he wasn't a good person either! He YELLED at a pregnant girl in our class (who was due the following week) for not bringing her books to class because of back problems the pregnancy caused her!

This guy is terrible. He enjoys talking to hear himself, teaches a class that can be boring/ material can be difficult to grasp without lack of interest. Any interest initially had he seems to do quite well at diminishing. Everyone else agrees: STAY AWAY FROM GEORGE KNIGHT AT ALL COSTS

First, the grading scale is weird, and disingenuous. Second, it would have been easier to learn Swahili from a German Spanish teacher. Third, He needs to learn how to talk to students and not at students. Fourth, "GPA" Kiss it goodbye. Finally, This man makes logic as clear as a sack of mud inside another sack of mud on a moonless night.BEWARE!

The professor does not explain the material in any understandable way. The textbook sucks, supposedly an introductory book to logic, but does nothing but make the user want to burn the damn thing. DO NOT TAKE THIS COURSE.

Terrible. Only the top 25% will make it. If you can't make the tutor sessions you will fail. Half of the class has stopped showing up for his class. The class feels dead. Nobody talks or asks questions because the class has no clue what to ask. Teaches at a graduate learning level. Not undergrade friendly and not an introduction. Fair warning!

Failed the class as did over half of my class. Worst professor ever and I fell asleep in his class it was so boring. He maade it harder than it should have been. He called me out for checking my phone when we were in groups and yelled at me to make sure I got embarassed! Worst professor ever AND ruined my GPA, my only class I have ever failed!

absolute worst teacher ever. he set out to find ways to fail people, had no interest in helping the students just in making himself sound smart. Even with getting a question right on a test he found a way to make the whole question wrong. Do NOT take his course.

I barely passed this class with a 'C' in 2007 and am interested in retaking it to raise my GPA. I'm laughing at Prof Knight's reviews because he obviously hasn't changed. Prof Knight was the worst professor I've had. The class average for one of the tests was 48% or so, in a class with 12 people remaining--people dropped like flies in that class.

HORRIBLE! Do not take Phil 201 from Knight. He makes the material so hard to understand and doesn't explain anything. If you ask a question, he takes it somewhere else and confuses you even more. We started out with 30 people and by the end of October only 12 people showed up for class. STAY AWAY FROM KNIGHT!!!

Dr. Knight seems to be a very smart person, he just has trouble communicating what he wants to say. He never goes over the readings he assigns and just assumes that you know them. He gave out 100 points on 3 tests the entire semester. the tutor was good made the class bearable, but overall it was a nightmare.

A bit of an odd class- only 3 assignments. Often left the class not having a clue what is going on in the texts we were reading. Often he would be looking for an overly, out there answer that most people were not picking up on at all. I would not suggest this class, unless you are up for a challenging class (which is odd for it being a 100 class.

Unless you are going to devote a bunch of time and over analyze everything, I would not take this class. Only graded two things and for a philosophy class it was oddly closed minded.

worst professor I have ever had.

One of the worst teachers I've had in a long time. Every class is just him asking extremely direct questions about the text with students sitting quietly not sure what to say. I haven't learned a THING from his lectures and next week is the final. Tests are ridiculously focused. If you don't know the exact question, you have no chance of answering.

This class is miserable, he grades three things. attendance is mandatory and you sit in class feeling like you aren't learning a thing. he asks a sleepy class questions that no one knows the answers to. the class is to hard for a 100 level class, and you end up very confused for a philosophy class

Knight was the worst professor I've ever had. He doesn't explain anything he just answers a question with a question and stares at te class until someone answers and then proceeds to tell you that you are wrong. Choose another professor if you take this class.

HORRIFIC TEACHER! Was my only option. Lectures to the class with his eyes closed which was really distracting for me. Attendance doesn't give you any points, but if you miss 3 or more it drops you a letter grade. THE WHOLE CLASS, is based upon 3 essay ?'s. The whole 16 week class, and you only get graded on the 3 questions. Class is only 100points

Worst teacher ever in my life! Total of 3 exams graded. Those 3 exams had only 6 questions. If you don't know the answer to those 6 questions you will get '0' in this course. Whole grade depends only on three exams NO OTHER ASSIGNMENTS! Four books but they were cheaper. No attendance grade but if you miss more than 3 class points will be taken off.

Do NOT take this teacher!!! Definitely take the online class instead! You'll thank me... trust me. If you are unfortunate enough to take his class, however, a voice recorder is a MUST HAVE for several reasons: he constantly contradicts himself, he doesn't have power points, and he doesn't give "information". It was literally the hardest class ever.

Like everyone else Is saying, 3 tests 100% of grade. Must memorize every book you read because you don't know what he's going to ask. I thought I was prepared for every test. Turned me off of philosophy just like that. If have other options take them.

This guy is a horrible teacher. The only graded work you do are his 3 exams ,that consist of vague essay questions, which he gives no advice or hints to what he plans to ask. His lectures are boring and there are long pauses of silence when he tries to get the students involved but everyone is lost because he is rambling about nonsense.

I created an account just to warn people about this class. I took it last year and it was by far the worst class I have taken in my college career. The tests are near impossible. If he would not have curved them I doubt that anyone would have passed. DO NOT TAKE THIS CLASS. George Knight has no business teaching at any level, although he was nice.

One of the worst teachers I have ever taken. Being in class was like playing 20 questions with him rather than him providing any insight on the text. Your grade is based off of 3 essay exams. Read the books independently and research the philosophers online and you should be able to pass if you can write a decent essay.

Test are tough if you don't understand the story of philosopher. He is on my "NO MORE CLASS WITH THIS LECTURER" list. He could have change the course format because the whole class is just as hell - reading book and discussion. If you don't read book you will be lost. NO chance of understanding the class discussions without reading. 5 small books.

Worst teacher ever. An absence 1 point taken from tests. You have to read 5 books that are short but you must be able to fully understand. I never paid attention because the class was absolutely sluggish. A lot of the lecture is him talking, someone responding, him saying you're wrong, then waiting for him to say the right answer. Repeat.

This is a stupid class. For CS major I would recommend to take PHIL 101 if your department allows it so that you possibly won't take class with this teacher. only 3 exams and that is your whole grade. 20 percent, 30 percent, 50 percent 3 tests - total course grade. This is the worst class that I have ever taken.

The lectures were unprepared. The absence of a lesson resulted in George not teaching the material he expected us to know. The test would focus on subject mater not sufficiently discussed in class. This instructor struggled to communicate the information he expected his students to know. The grading was far too strict for an introductory course

The ideas talked about in class were really interesting and fun but the tests were almost impossible. Even after reading and studying the books and attending class, I never felt I fully grasped the ideas he would test on. Overall, really interesting topics but too difficult and test dependent to ever take again.

To be quite honest, I'm not entirely sure how this man is still employed. He puts more effort into making things unnecessarily difficult than actually helping his students learn. More often than not his lectures are confusing, with him jumping randomly to different topics that have little bearing on what we need to know. Avoid him at all costs.

In PHIL209, George is very difficult to understand. If you miss one class, the stuff missed won't be covered again. Asking questions gets awkward because he stares at you and expects the whole class to already know everything he is teaching. Although, he does not get his teaching methods across well. Super hard to learn and retain things.

Simply, he was awful. Your grade rests on three tests on four books, all essay questions. He expects you to do bad, so he curves the final grades. If you get a 64% in the class, it is a C. He does not ask about problems with the reading or clarification of it. He does not give you things to think about, he expects the class to know what he thinks.

George Knight is the worst professor at Boise State. He is incredibly pretentious, extremely arrogant, and down right awful. Do not take a course taught by this man.

For our class he graded us one 3 exams, each exam was 2 essays on 2 different books. He makes you read just about every night and has discussions of the reading in the next class. There are about 3 people in my class of 28 that actually talk, the rest of us just sit there and listen.

As a Computer Science student, I am very confused on why I am required to take this course. Professor Knight makes every lecture unnecessarily complicated. He asks questions based off the reading assigned and goes over it in class. He would ask a question and you reply with an answer and it will be wrong every time. Exams are vague as they can get.

wow, honestly not a good teacher, doesn't want you to win. I feel like he gives everyone in the class below a 60 percent just so he can prove he is smarter than all of us. I actually really love philosophy and normally would participate in class. but he made it impossible to talk without getting cringed out of your mind. Do not take his classes.

George Knight is the perfect stereotype of the pretentious philosopher. You will always be wrong and he prides himself on that. If he anonymously took his own exam he'd likely score a C+. Tests require you to memorize what order the book content came in (not unreasonable), but also the chapters they came from (NOBODY DOES THAT!).

George Knight seems to not want any of his students to pass. He has to switch his grading scale just to have a few students pass. He does not care about the students at all. Even if you ask for additional help he will not give it. He also does not give you your overall grade until the end of the semester. The LA is the only way to get help.

This was one of the worst classes of my life. Knight just talks all class, makes no sense and contradicts himself repeatedly. I went to LA sessions along with tutoring. All you are graded on is exams. He literally told us he expects us to memorize all six books. When grading tests you are expected to write his opinions and interpretations.

Be prepared to read all of the assigned works then map out, memorize, and comprehend a list of arguments presented in such works. Only then to be graded on 2-5 response questions, where you are to be concise with your answers. hope you memorized the right segments. 20 points on the first test 30 on the second 50 on the final.

This professor is awful, worst one yet. ALWAYS contradicting himself. Will never help you. And expects you to have the same opinions as he does.

Three essay tests will be graded the entire semester. 20 points on the first test, 30 on the second, 50 on the final. Expect to be graded on his opinions, interpretations and the memorization of all his definitions. George Knight failed to communicate the information he expected us (students) to know for the exams. No extra credit opportunity.

If you have to take a PHIL 102 class, he might not be a good option. His lectures were hard to understand, and his teaching method was so boring and sometimes they would make you feel sleepy.

This class is awful. The prof is confusing, rambles on and on, and makes it more confusing rather than clarifying the text. Tests based on HIS interpretations and understanding. Take a different class if needing this credit.

I'm sure Knight is a kind man and is knowledgeable about the content matter but his style of teaching given the material make it impossible for students. He doesn't try to help people understand and goes off on hour long tangents, contradicting himself and making things that could be answered in a sentence convoluted and uncessarily complicated.

This class is extremely difficult to pass and he contradicts himself constantly during lecture. He offers no help if you need it and expects you to agree only with his opinions on Philosophy. I would recommend avoiding this class at all cost.

This class is essentially a literature class. You will read a few books and be expected to have them memorized based on HIS interpretations, as he will not tell you what questions will be on the exams. He will say what things "might" be on there, but usually, they're not on there. Most of class is spent in silence waiting for someone to answer a ?

I took this class in Fall of 2017. Knight is the definition of a professor who does not understand what makes intro students tick. His teaching style is something that should be saved for 300+ level courses and not an intro class. Most students have no clue how to interpret the material presented because it is their first philosophy class ever.

His lectures are very difficult to follow and unorganized. His tests are extremely difficult to pass and it's very hard to retain anything he talks about in class. He grades harshly and doesn't answer questions well in class. He teaches the class like we all have prior knowledge of advances philosophy. I would strongly recommend not taking it.

Philosophy is open to interpretation right? Nope, if you think differently than what the prof thinks you are wrong. Tons of reading, and very confusing topics. Harsh grading. Asking a question in the class results in a 20 minute lecture that vaguely answers the book. 75% of the class dropped, in the past few years only 5 students have gotten A's.

George Knight teaches his 100 level classes at a 300+ level. He expects his students to already have an extensive understanding of philosophy. When he tries to explain the material he does not do a good job. Often times his class is more confused when leaving then when they came in. Poor at answering questions and giving feedback. Not worth it!

This prof grade on his opinions and his opinions alone. To me, philosophy was supposed to be a discourse built upon the foundation of ideas introduced in lecture and textbook reading. In reality, this course was an opportunity for the professor to fail two thirds of his class because they did not parrot his opinions into essay form for his tests.

He was the worst professor to get my 1st semester of college. He was terrible. He didn't care about any one else's opinions. It's his way or the highway. I dreaded that class every single day. I only went because you get extra credit at the end of the semester for attendance. DON'T TAKE HIM. Take ASL if you need a FH credit.

His lectures were boring and did not help in relation to the course content. He often will expect students to have a good understanding of philosophy, even though this is an introductory course. It is hard, and even rare, to get an A in his class. He has a lot of knowledge, but grades biased to his opinion. Quizzes were open note, but irrelevant.

His Philosophy 101 class is far from an introduction. Lectures do not help with understanding and he pretty much just wants you to have his view of philosophy as opposed to it being a discussion. Listening to his explanations was like trying to understand a different a language and he contradicts himself often. Avoid this class if you can.

George's lectures often reach past the end of class, his classes lack active learning, focusing on assigned readings. Limited study aids are available, and his handwritten essay exams are tough and rigorously graded. Do not take his classes unless you are extremely interesting in the topic. he teaches 100 level classes at a 300+ level difficulty.

Honestly one of the strangest classes I've taken. His lectures just confuse you more the more he talks. He also makes very strange motions that are incredibly distracting. He's not helpful if you have questions and will not be lenient regardless what happens in your life. He also only grades a few tests which are impossible to get a good grade on.

Don't take George Knight for philosophy 101, He taught for a whole semester and not once explained what philosophy even is and his handwriting is almost illegible.

Whatever you do don't select Mr.Knight for phil101. So confusing that I received 8 out of 25 on my mid term (which was on the high end of the class) when I met with him one on one to figure out how to be successful he rambled on for two hours and in the end told me to "Read the book with your ears" You will learn nothing from this little man