PHILOS 185
Major Philosophers of 20th Century
Description: Lecture, three hours; discussion, one hour. Preparation: two philosophy courses. Study of writings of one or more major modern philosophers (e.g., Russell, Moore, Wittgenstein, Carnap, Quine). May be repeated for credit with consent of instructor. P/NP or letter grading.
Units: 4.0
Units: 4.0
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Ten out of ten. 185 was revolved around Wittgenstein's Philosophical Investigations; I found Hsu's unique interpretation of the text very interesting and engaging. The reading load was manageable (150-200 pages for the entire quarter), and the assignments were challenging but fun to work with. We had to complete two essays (10 pggs each) and an in-class final; all three assignments were weighted equally. Hsu is a very clear and organized lecturer. He starts every lecture with a fifteen-minute-or-so summary of the previous lecture, and then proceeds from there logically; Hsu does a good job of tying ideas together and establishing overall themes in the class. Another thing I particularly enjoyed about 185 was its oppenness to student participation. That said, don't take Hsu's classes if you want easy A's. We were assigned to complete two ten-page essays and an in-class final exam
Ten out of ten. 185 was revolved around Wittgenstein's Philosophical Investigations; I found Hsu's unique interpretation of the text very interesting and engaging. The reading load was manageable (150-200 pages for the entire quarter), and the assignments were challenging but fun to work with. We had to complete two essays (10 pggs each) and an in-class final; all three assignments were weighted equally. Hsu is a very clear and organized lecturer. He starts every lecture with a fifteen-minute-or-so summary of the previous lecture, and then proceeds from there logically; Hsu does a good job of tying ideas together and establishing overall themes in the class. Another thing I particularly enjoyed about 185 was its oppenness to student participation. That said, don't take Hsu's classes if you want easy A's. We were assigned to complete two ten-page essays and an in-class final exam
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Winter 2019 - There is a lot of nightly reading for the class but the essays are short, however, there are three of them in addition to the final. You are given plenty of time to do each essay. The questions were a lot to answer but they weren't impossible. The final was in person and a study guide was given in advance. All test questions were on the study guide, but it was unknown how many would have to be known or other specifics. He does his best to answer all questions and is very willing to take questions. Lectures are pretty dry but he does stick to important information. He is an amusing person (he's a little weird) wish that came through in his lectures. Overall he's a nice guy who wants you to succeed, but it's a class at UCLA, it requires a lot of work.
Winter 2019 - There is a lot of nightly reading for the class but the essays are short, however, there are three of them in addition to the final. You are given plenty of time to do each essay. The questions were a lot to answer but they weren't impossible. The final was in person and a study guide was given in advance. All test questions were on the study guide, but it was unknown how many would have to be known or other specifics. He does his best to answer all questions and is very willing to take questions. Lectures are pretty dry but he does stick to important information. He is an amusing person (he's a little weird) wish that came through in his lectures. Overall he's a nice guy who wants you to succeed, but it's a class at UCLA, it requires a lot of work.
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