Brian Hanley is a Philosophy professor at Northeastern University rated 4.80/5 on Rate My Professors by 5 students, with 2.6/5 RMP difficulty and 80% who would take them again (RateMyProfessors + Reddit, updated October 2026).
Brian Hanley professor reviews and ratings: 4.80/5 from 5 RMP ratings at Northeastern (80% would take again). RateMyProfessor + Reddit.
Silly and fun, he never cold called and the only thing he asked for was to come to class, don't use AI, and participate once in a while. Cool essay topics as well, easy A.PHIL1300 2026-06-15 20:13:55 +0000 UTC
you have to attend the lectures for this class or else you will 100% fail. the short essays are decent, makes you really think. lectures make you think crazily, short essays make you think crazily, and the final project, you have to think really hard to get a good grade on it. there's mandatory exercises in each lecture, so you have to attend.PHIL1300 2025-12-16 22:09:47 +0000 UTC
Best professor I've ever had. Class isn't a huge workload, and he's very enthusiastic about encouraging student participation in discussions. Just come to class ready to talk a bit, do a few essays over the semester, and it's an easy A.PHIL1300 2025-04-18 18:30:18 +0000 UTC
Amazing professor. Great lectures which really make you think. Participation is not mandatory. Grading is lenient and you are allowed to miss up to 2 classes. The final project is open ended so you can do whatever you want as long as its related to the class. One of the best professors I've had at Northeastern for sure.PHIL1300 2025-02-06 21:02:23 +0000 UTC
Hanley was very chill and understanding: lets the student even propose their own final project. Difficult grading but if you put in the work on the essays it is very possible to get an A. Class was somewhat monotonous but still is very funny. Grading is 20% participation, 30% final project, 50% short essays.PHIL1300 2024-06-11 15:52:48 +0000 UTC
Brian Hanley is rated 4.80/5 on Rate My Professors from 5 ratings. 80% of RMP reviewers said they would take them again.
Brian Hanley's classes have a difficulty rating of 2.6/5 on Rate My Professors.
Brian Hanley has taught PHIL1300, DS1300, PHIL1145, IS1300 at Northeastern.
Data updated October 2026.