Rob Allison is so intelligent and he cares so much about his students' grades and always does everything he can to help them get better grades. He doesn't even like to have C's in his class so he'll do anything to help you. He's SOO interesting. TAKE HIM!

Great teacher! easy hw, quizzes and tests, just have to pay attention. Some lectures are boring but he is very intelligent and approachable. He really cares about his students. Great class and final test is not cumulative. Must take.

He is my fav. professor by far. Really puts his students first and doesnt have the attitude of "holier than thou" professor at all. Go to his office hours b/c he is a really cool person to just get to know and chat w/ about anything. The class is boring at times and sometimes its strictly lecture but he tries to make it interesting.

he is awesome..really helpful...you know what the midterm and final are going to be about in advance so you can prepare and do well...made our 1 paper optional for extra credit...always available during office hours to help or just to talk to...wants his students to do well...one of the best tecahers i've had at LMU...take him!!!

one word: awesome! hes so helpful and good looking. one midterm, one final, optional extra credit paper. average amount of reading. definetly cares about his students.just talk to him..hes a pretty laid back guy..im taking him again next semester...yeah!!!!!

Genius. Man this guy is smart and he knows his sh**. I would highly recommend if you're trying to understand Plato and Socrates more. Also, he turned the term paper into extra credit. SWEET!

I took him cause everyone said he's easy, he's not, he's a snob and thinks his philosophy is the best out there, grades the essays pretty hard especially when they're on subjects like Plato and Kant which are difficult to understand. take the other lady that this site says is good!

Best teacher I've ever had. It's rare I come across a teacher I really admire and respect. He knows what he's talking about, and has inspired me to look at things in a different light. Amazing. I feel like a new person after every class. Definitely a class I care more about learning than I do my grade. Highly highly recommended.

He challenges the class to think in new ways, encourages questions and class discussions, and keeps the class lively and interesting most of the time. He does have his opinions, but he backs them up and welcomes challenging viewpoints. Papers are challenging, but not hard if you read. He's also attractive for an older, married guy; not gonna lie!:)

Bobby boy is very conservative as mentioned in other posts. I am a progressive, but it's interesting to hear his points, some of them are absurd, but others are very very legitimate. i thought the reading was very good, esp. the republic by plato. oh, and he likes to read the reviews on rmp

Allison is the BEST philosophy professor on campus. His lectures are AMAZING. He does NOT give you 'A's if you hang out w/ him. People are just miserable b/c they didn't do the work and failed. You will never fall asleep during his lectures. He genuinly wants everyone to do well. He is a great human being!

I have never before 1) had a professor whose class most of my other profs would have to take, 2) been seriously more interested, 3) felt enlightened, 4) been so grateful that I took his class. Office hours are great, a must! He takes you out to lunch and pays for it, can there be anything better? Taking his class will not be regretted.

Clear. Likes to challenge prevailing opinions. Makes philosophy relevant to everyday life. Wants students to see that there is more to life than money. Seems like a Plato fanatic.

Good Professor, was helpful and wanted you to understand everything

I love his class! He actually made Philosophy interesting! His test are pretty good and they cover what we talk about in class!

Word, keep doing what you're doing, Rob. He's an enlightened cat and that's what I like about the guy. It's a straight forward class, but remember that it is philosophy of human nature- very intricate. keep those heads up... 'Never Fallin' baby

Rob Allison is one of the smartest professors I have ever had and one of the smartest people I have met. I hate philosophy, but he is very insightful and a great guy

Best all around learning experience I had at LMU abd best teacher I've ever had. Prof. Allison is very intelligent and interesting. Challenging but in the best possible way. Take him and you will be a much more aware person by the end of the semester.

Still in this class and I don't know where all these amazing reviews come from. He's a good guy for sure and its very refreshing to see a professor with conservative views but this class is not as amazing as everyone on here said. Some of the things he says are absolutely absurd. Some of the 10 essays are downright impossible to comprehend.

Professor is wonderful!! Super smart yet down to earth. Really cares that the student understands some really difficult material. Very approachable and helpful. I would most definitely take this professor again. Really made learning Philosophy an enjoyable experience.

I loathed the thought of taking philosophy ethics...with allison as the teacher I looked forward to every class...very different approach to teaching and at times can be shocking but overall I had a great experience and would take him again... funny personal stories he shares

This is a great man who teaches the most complex subject there is. Of course it wont be easy and clear to you who are used to getting easy A's in Bio or Math. He isn't anal about writing, he is as a college professor should be. You should know how to write a decent paper if you're in college anyway.

People saying he will grade you lower b/c you don't agree with his conservative views are liars. The only reason you didn't get the grade you wanted is because you can't even debunk his views much less have any legitimate views of your own. I went into that class thinking I had the world figured out, now I know how ignorant I truly am. Thank you.

I had him in the Fall '08 and have meant to write a review ever since. He was so memorable and amazing, I am writing this over a year later! He is a brilliant man who knows Plato and has some very controversial, yet insightful views. He is helpful and kind and if you don't take a "know it all" approach, you can learn a lot from this wise man!!

Professor Alison is amazing, anyone here saying that he is a know it all who wants you to take his views is 1) ignorant and 2) pissed cause they didn't work hard enough to get the grade they wanted. He is friendly, insightful, and will open your mind up and make you think, even if you do not end up taking his view on things. GREAT professor.

Brilliant professor, crystal clear with instructions, precise, and straight to the point! READ what's required and you'll be fine, he's a great professor and not to mention he's HILARIOUS! extremely blunt, hmm, probably not liked by people who take**** way too personal. Go to class, take notes, read, take test, A.

Great teacher. Lectures are sometimes random, can be very political, but brilliant guy. VERY helpful and insightful. Gives amazing advice (when you ask) and is just a great professor. Take him. it's a unique class and not very structured but i learned a lot about my own ethics.

Easily the best philosophy professor. Attendance 20% of grade and the tests are exactly what he lectures about. His lectures are incredible to say the least. He teaches morning classes, but he pokes fun at many things and really makes you think differently. Highly recommend this class to anyone!

Easy Midterm and Final and about 9 short essays for a reading journal. The material chosen for this class was encompassing and balanced, and interesting and up to date (we did not simply cover Aristotle the entire semester). Conservative views that other professors would either fail to mention or simply deride are explained. Worth waking up for.

great talker, great listener, not exciting, not boring either. always has something interesting to say and always makes the class laugh and smile. never a bad day in his class.

cool guy....has interesting stories and doesn't sugarcoat things. you can only miss 3 classes without it affecting your grade, requires you to do reading journals which he gives you the prompt for, but these are never due throughout the semester. definitely worthwhile if you want an easy class and you don't want to spend time one outside of class

Best teacher ever at LMU hands down.

Rob Allison is one of the best professors I've ever had. He is intelligent, comical, and is easy to understand. I was not looking forward to ethics at all, but I ended up actually LIKING the class. If you can manage to get into one of his classes, DO IT NOW!

Best Professor. Very intelligent, extremely helpful and interesting person. Will learn a lot from him. Must take class.

I am not a philosophy major, I took this for upper division core, and I have to say it was my favorite class of the semester. Dr. Allison is a fantastic teacher, he really teaches you to think differently and doesn't tolerate bullsh. He's the best. His teaching style is open, relaxed, and thought-provoking.

He's not necessarily closed minded, but he does at times get really angry while lecturing about certain opinions and ideologies. He does have a lot of extreme views, but he's a nice guy and appreciates engaged students. Also tries to be easy for the core class and wants students to do well, so tests and write ups are really straight forward.

Rob is a great professor and individual in general. His lectures are very interesting and relevant to current affairs in society. He also tries to make the class easy for a core requirement. His class will really make you think. Definitely worth taking for a required class. Readings are also interesting!

One of the Best Professors at LMU. A morning class that wakes you up and widens the rest of your day.

Professor Allison is very dry and straight forward. He tells you exactly what will be on the test, so if you study what he tells you to study, you will be fine. He is not friendly at all, so don't expect him to be warm and welcoming. He is very dry and boring if you don't like philosophy. Class could be a lot worse, not bad over all.

This class challenged me in a very positive way. It made me think about the type of person I want to become and has probably been the best class I have taken at LMU. This is honestly the type of class every student should take before leaving college.

Professor Allison is an extremely intelligent man. His lectures are very intense you can tell he loves what he does. Theres 5 essays and they are not graded until the last day of class when they are turned in as a reading journal. The books he assigns are pretty intesting but not my cup of tea he puts a lot of emphasis on them so DO THE READING!!

Awesome professor! I loved his lectures, I wish I could just take his class just for fun without being graded. I feel like we would be able to converse for hours, just because he has a lot of knowledge to share. Take his class!

He's hard but if you actually talk to him he really wants to help you

I think this guy is just misunderstood. His lectures are informative and he cares a lot about his students. I just hope he doesn't give everyone in the class a bad grade to retaliate for the critical reviews on here. He's not your typical professor but if you're able to adapt to his teaching style you'll learn a lot! I know I have

I am positive I speak for the majority of Allison's students that he is respected, fair, & encouraging of further discussion. His teaching style has pushed me to ask fundamental questions & pursue a philosophy minor. Grade is made up of quizzes (straightforward), essays (he corrects your drafts), attendance, & final. 100% recommend Prof. Allison.

He is an expert in this field and is willing to work out any questions that you may have. Not a "bullet point note" class, but follows a line-of-thought/deep thinking process to understand. no hw except a reflection essay every 1-3 weeks, easy quizzes, intriguing lectures, really has helped my overall academic performance having him.

Lecture heavy but taking notes provides all the answers for the quizzes. Always available for questions. Very driven and unbiased. I had a great time and learned a lot, he is clearly knowledgable in this area.

He tells things like they are/ how he sees them, but allows students to either take it or leave it. He makes sure to clarify with students the ideas/ concepts he shares. I recommend taking notes, doing the assigned reading, and taking your time on quizzes . He has challenged me to think about current events in the world in a new way.

Wouldn't take again, just because the class itself is super hard. But as a person, I really like him. He's very profound. A little misunderstood because he has more conservative political viewpoints, but I find him really refreshing. Probably the most interesting and most intelligent professor I've had since I came here. Wish the class was easier!

Although he sometimes inserts his own opinion a few too many times when lecturing, he presents the information in a very interesting way. He is a very hard grader and if you want to do well on assignments, you need to consistently see him during office hours.

Rob Allison is the best teacher I have had at LMU. I did not go into his ethics class thinking I would experience enlightenment. His incredible lectures opened my eyes to how life works.

The Best Professor I have ever had. He really understands all the material he is teaching and is excited by it and makes it all really interesting. I want to take another class he has but it is at the same time as a required class for my major. If you have a chance to take him, take it!

The only philosophy class I've taken that I didn't outright hate. Prof. Allison is a very interesting guy and a really good lecturer. He is an outspoken libertarian, which might bother some kids, but it doesn't affect the class in a major way. He is a very fair grader, and the class isn't very difficult to begin with.

Professor Allison is a talented public speaker! His class has really inspired me to learn more about philosophy, and I've really changed how I see myself and the world because of it. His papers are graded fairly, and every exam covers material from the lectures.

TAKE HIM! If you go to class and pay attention for the most part you will do well in this class. He is clear about what he wants and is not a hard grader at all. If you take notes, the tests (2 of them) are not that hard and there are a couple papers that he grades very easily (mostly on format). He makes ethics interesting and I really enjoyed it.

Although I didn't show up as often as I should've for this course... Professor Allison was very kind and accommodating! He gives assignments called "Logics" or a "Quiz" most weeks (sometimes both in one week, but usually not) but they aren't very difficult. I would say it is better to show up to class than not because he talks about important stuff

There are some "writings" (very short) and maybe a quiz here and there, but he doesn't make this class as difficult as the description reads so don't worry! This is the second time I have taken Prof. Allison and I definitely do not regret it! He is quite funny and keeps your attention in the lectures! Class likely ends early as well ;)

My name is Sinde' Tantua and I had the pleasure of taking professor Allison's ethics course last semester. He is truly one of my favorites. He is a true genius who's course is worth your while. His homework may be a bit challenging but he is open to hearing feedback. He is caring and beautiful person overall. Do not hesitate to take him courses.

Extremely smart and down to earth professor. Tells you exactly what to do to get the grade you're aiming for. Discussions in his class are very interesting. There are a few short papers and online quizzes, but none of the work is too strenous. As long as you pay attention to instructions and read, you'll do well. Super cool guy, I def recommend!

Professor Allison is one of the most intelligent and inspirational professors I've had at LMU. He's super smart and an amazing lecturer. This class was also extremely interesting, and Professor Allison knows how to lecture in a way in which we apply the course material to our personal lives. Take him if you can, he's an absolute genius. LOVE HIM!

Teaches well. But goes on very long tangents defending himself of his previous run-ins with students claiming he's racist and homophobic. Quizzes and work are online and pretty straight forward. Class is normally just lecture, but can include short worksheets that are only used to count participation/attendance. The final is in person but online.

Topics in Applied Ethics with Prof Allison, I enjoyed his class. The quizzes were hard in the way he worded them but if you study they're fine. TAKE PICTURES OF HIS NOTES. He's helpful in explaining questions and concepts after class. I see why people might not like him, but he's just a straight up logic professor with a backbone. No papers

Great professor! Attend lecture because he gives a lot of guidance on the answers to the weekly quizzes. Attend class and you will be fine. He provides anecdotes for the lectures that make the material easier to understand. The first half of the semester is focused on the foundations of ethics then love/marriage. Take this class for ethics core!

Robert Allison is an earnest and strong professor who is very in touch with his teaching values. His lectures are engaging, and he shares a myriad of personal anecdotes that are entertaining and enlightening. The content is challenging, but is very graspable if you're concentrated in class. He despises grade inflation, so don't expect an easy A.