This class is 4% participation and 96% weekly quizzes. The worst 2 quizzes are dropped, and the rest make up your grade. Readings are helpful, but there's a lot of them and it's possible to complete weekly quizzes with help from lecture and discussion material alone. Make no mistake, the quizzes are hard. This is a subjective subject tested on in a finite MC environment; it is really difficult to distinguish what the questions are asking and what the options mean. To be successful on these, you need to go through each question with a fine-tooth comb and completely analyze what the question is asking to the letter. If you can accomplish that, most of the answers can be described by lecture material. Other than that, Khalifa is an extremely fun lecturer and very friendly outside of class. A large amount of effort goes into making this class accessible outside the lecture hall. Other than the quizzes and readings, there is no other work for this class. I'd recommend taking Pass/No Pass given the difficulty of the quizzes, but definitely take this for a GE.

The content for me was a hit or miss. Most were difficult to understand since I've never taken philosophy before and probably never again. Make sure to be active in discussion to get what you need for that week's quiz. The great thing was there were only 10 quizzes for which our lowest two scores were dropped. Lectures are recorded so no need to attend in person.

Khalifa is super passionate about philosophy, but the content can be difficult if philosophy doesn't come easy to you. I liked that the grade was based off of how you did on 10 quizzes that were online, and the two lowest grades were dropped. There was also no extra credit for the class. As long as you had a good TA and had a good grasp on the material then you should get an A. I think over 75% ended with an A- or higher! Probably one of the better philosophy classes to take it your major requires!

Only attended a single day of class. The grade in this class is made up of weekly quizzes, which are a bit difficult but if you do the readings or search it up on Google you can ultimately guess your way to the answers? Didn't spend much time on this class beyond time on the weekends when the quizzes were due, so if you want a class that will take up less of your time but still fulfill GE / major requirements, go for it. The one day I attended lecture, Prof Khalifa was going through the content EXTREMELY fast to the point where I knew that it would be difficult for me to learn; but he also cracked jokes here and there and tried to keep the class engaging. Good effort but wish he taught slower, I would've been much more likely to attend class.

One of my absolute favorite classes I have taken so far. I would recommend this to anybody. It is a class you actually feel engaged in and without a doubt will make a difference in your education.