PHILOS 3
Historical Introduction to Philosophy
Description: Lecture, three hours; discussion, two hours. Historical introduction to Western philosophy based on classical texts dealing with major problems, related thematically and studied in chronological order: properties of rational argument, existence of God, problem of knowledge, nature of causality, relation between mind and body, possibility of justice, and others. P/NP or letter grading.
Units: 5.0
Units: 5.0
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Winter 2024 - i got an incredible grade in this class and that is ALL thanks to my genuinely incredible TA. the professor, although kind and well-meaning, leads a disorganized and confusing class full of tangents. the class itself serves basically as a summary of plato's republic (10 books = 10 weeks), and your grade is entirely based on a take-home essay (45%) midterm, in person essay final (50%), and discussion (5%). lectures are recorded thankfully! this class stressed me out a lot bc it's so much content to memorize, but i did find value in reading republic and learning philosophy for the first time. that being said, the grading scheme is so risky and i just got really lucky with an angel TA
Winter 2024 - i got an incredible grade in this class and that is ALL thanks to my genuinely incredible TA. the professor, although kind and well-meaning, leads a disorganized and confusing class full of tangents. the class itself serves basically as a summary of plato's republic (10 books = 10 weeks), and your grade is entirely based on a take-home essay (45%) midterm, in person essay final (50%), and discussion (5%). lectures are recorded thankfully! this class stressed me out a lot bc it's so much content to memorize, but i did find value in reading republic and learning philosophy for the first time. that being said, the grading scheme is so risky and i just got really lucky with an angel TA
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