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Alexander Julius

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Easiness 3.6 / 5 How easy the class is, 1 being extremely difficult and 5 being easy peasy.
Workload 3.6 / 5 How light the workload is, 1 being extremely heavy and 5 being extremely light.
Clarity 2.7 / 5 How clear the professor is, 1 being extremely unclear and 5 being very clear.
Helpfulness 2.8 / 5 How helpful the professor is, 1 being not helpful at all and 5 being extremely helpful.

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June 24, 2010
Quarter: N/A
Grade: N/A

yeah the grade is totally up to the TAs
i had Coolidge too
and she was AWESOME i mean i ended up with a B+ too but i hardly ever read or anything
she went over the answers to the midterms and final in disc so we knew just want to write down
i thought she was an awesome TA and i dont like people saying that shes hard, she only had one disc section and only like 5 people showed up, if they showed up they would have had the answers too and gotten an easy A

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March 15, 2009
Quarter: N/A
Grade: N/A

Class was super easy. I would grab the lecture notes at the beginning of every class and then immediately leave for lunch. I ended up receiving an A.

The lecture notes were very well organized and interesting. Julius seems like he's a really nice and smart guy. I'd definitely recommend this class.

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March 8, 2015
Quarter: N/A
Grade: N/A

AJ is like one of those messy philosophers you would see in the comics. I took Phil 153A with him, which is about normative ethics. It was easy because of AJ's A- grading policy and our sweet TA Amber. The reading assignments were excellent, but I didn't quite enjoy AJ's lecture. AJ's lecture is somehow dry, and he keeps talking for the entire 1 hour and 50 minutes. To be honest I found myself often became sleepy in his class. I don't know if this holds true for the phil 6 he teaches, but in general he is a nice professor.

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Feb. 9, 2016
Quarter: Fall 2015
Grade: A-

Dense material but interesting if you can stay awake in lecture. Prof does daily handouts, but I never got to check if getting copies from missed days was possible. Friendly, funny, appreciates his class. Two papers, an A/A- only grading policy. I took him in the fall, he said he'll be teaching next in the spring, and I'm currently trying to find that class.

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May 31, 2016
Quarter: Spring 2016
Grade: A-

Julius is a total genius and I'm lucky that my friend recommended me to take his course; he's one of those rare long lost philosophers with excellent points

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June 24, 2019
Quarter: Spring 2019
Grade: B

Okay, I guess students do not bother writing reviews, so here's mine! YOUR GRADE SOLELY DEPENDS ON YOUR TA, but I bet you already knew that. The lectures lasted for the full two hours and it was a bit difficult and unmotivating to get up for an 8 AM that last for two hours on philosophy and the fact that the lectures are recorded doesn't help the cause either. Attendance is not taken in lecture or discussion. The professor does not use a microphone, but that isn't much of a problem because the lecture hall is dead silent and there are not many students who attend the lecture, sadly. In the course you will mainly learn about Aristotle, then a little Kant. Honestly, I only read part of the texts, but it is not necessary to read everything unless you want a full understanding. The TA will go over some points in the text. My TA made things very confusing, but not on purpose. This TA was just very disoriented, but philosophy can make one that way. YOUR ENTIRE GRADE is based on three essays. One on Aristotle, one on Kant, and the last one on various readings. Reading materials are posted on CCLE, so you will not need to buy any books. Philosophy is pretty open-ended, but the main goal is trying to understand what the original authors meant, which can be difficult to translate into an essay especially if your TA does not fully agree with your statements even if you had backed it up with evidence. I only took this course because it fulfilled a GE, but to be honest this class was a bit boring at times.

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June 26, 2019
Quarter: Spring 2019
Grade: N/A

Really enjoyed this class, especially the last portion of it where we read short excerpts from Marx, Hegel, and Frederick Douglass. Your grade is based solely on three writing assignments. The questions are pretty pointed and require an understanding of the material, but he'll give a comprehensive answer to any of them if you just ask about it in lecture (and he's VERY open to questions about the assignments). A good TA also helps. Would recommend.

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June 27, 2019
Quarter: Spring 2019
Grade: A-

Your grade in the classes is based on three writing assignments. For the first two, you had to answer three questions in 2 paragraphs and then write an additional essay. For the last writing assignment, it was two questions in two paragraphs and then an essay. The prompts aren't that hard, he basically just asks for your opinion on things or to give an example of a topic in one of the readings. Lectures are long but because they're two hours long, he gives a ten minute break after the first hour more or less. I stopped going after a while because my class was at 8 AM and they were recorded and put on CCLE so I could just go back and read them if I wanted. Also, he doesn't use a mic so its kind of hard to listen to him during lecture. Like other reviews say, your grade is based on who you have as a TA. Just fyi, Andrew is an amazing TA who is super helpful and good at explaining. Readins are are online pdf's. Theyre hard to understand sometimes, but you go over them a lot in discussion and theyre not too long. Overall, this is a pretty easy GE. No need to go to class, only discussion and just let your TA go over your essays before you turn it in and you're all set.

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PHILOS 22
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May 29, 2020
Quarter: Spring 2020
Grade: A

Absolute nightmare professor. He disregards the opinions of his students and TA's, often cuts out, assigns extra recordings because he regularly misses class himself, because of strikes or because the weather is bad, avoids any interaction with students including responding to emails and acknowledging personhood, and in general is the exact opposite of what an ethical person should be. An ivory tower professor who only cares for himself and for appearing to fit the bill of his job.

Easy A though. If you want an easy grade without developing your mind or self, this is the perfect class for you.

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PHILOS 22
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June 17, 2020
Quarter: Spring 2020
Grade: A

Professor Julius really tried his best this quarter. I think he was having trouble with classes moving online, especially because his equipment was not working well so lectures were hard to hear. That being said, he was incredibly accommodating to the situation, giving an A- minimum for completing class assignments and making the third/final writing assignment optional (and an automatic A grade for that assignment). AJ is super nice and my TA, John, was also very understanding.

The class grade is made up of three writing assignments. For each one, you'll get three short answer prompts, and you pick two to answer in 1-2 paragraphs. Then you have about three long answer prompts, and you pick one to answer in 5-7 paragraphs. The assignments are based on the readings.

Readings were from Aristotle, Kant, Angela Davis, Frederick Douglass, Karl Marx, and a few others. I found the texts at the beginning of the class (mostly Aristotle and Kant) to be quite dry and a bit confusing as I've never taken a philosophy class before, but the readings got more interesting as the class went on.

Lectures were pretty disorganized and hard to follow, in my opinion. Discussion was optional. I ended up not going to lecture or discussion for the majority of the quarter, and listened to select parts of lectures to help me when the writing assignments came out. I didn't read any of the Kant, but still managed to get an A on both of the first writing assignments.

Overall, I think this class was pretty easy given the grading scheme, but not particularly interesting.

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PHILOS 6
Quarter: N/A
Grade: N/A
June 24, 2010

yeah the grade is totally up to the TAs
i had Coolidge too
and she was AWESOME i mean i ended up with a B+ too but i hardly ever read or anything
she went over the answers to the midterms and final in disc so we knew just want to write down
i thought she was an awesome TA and i dont like people saying that shes hard, she only had one disc section and only like 5 people showed up, if they showed up they would have had the answers too and gotten an easy A

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PHILOS 6
Quarter: N/A
Grade: N/A
March 15, 2009

Class was super easy. I would grab the lecture notes at the beginning of every class and then immediately leave for lunch. I ended up receiving an A.

The lecture notes were very well organized and interesting. Julius seems like he's a really nice and smart guy. I'd definitely recommend this class.

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PHILOS 153A
Quarter: N/A
Grade: N/A
March 8, 2015

AJ is like one of those messy philosophers you would see in the comics. I took Phil 153A with him, which is about normative ethics. It was easy because of AJ's A- grading policy and our sweet TA Amber. The reading assignments were excellent, but I didn't quite enjoy AJ's lecture. AJ's lecture is somehow dry, and he keeps talking for the entire 1 hour and 50 minutes. To be honest I found myself often became sleepy in his class. I don't know if this holds true for the phil 6 he teaches, but in general he is a nice professor.

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PHILOS C153B
Quarter: Fall 2015
Grade: A-
Feb. 9, 2016

Dense material but interesting if you can stay awake in lecture. Prof does daily handouts, but I never got to check if getting copies from missed days was possible. Friendly, funny, appreciates his class. Two papers, an A/A- only grading policy. I took him in the fall, he said he'll be teaching next in the spring, and I'm currently trying to find that class.

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PHILOS C156
Quarter: Spring 2016
Grade: A-
May 31, 2016

Julius is a total genius and I'm lucky that my friend recommended me to take his course; he's one of those rare long lost philosophers with excellent points

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PHILOS 22
Quarter: Spring 2019
Grade: B
June 24, 2019

Okay, I guess students do not bother writing reviews, so here's mine! YOUR GRADE SOLELY DEPENDS ON YOUR TA, but I bet you already knew that. The lectures lasted for the full two hours and it was a bit difficult and unmotivating to get up for an 8 AM that last for two hours on philosophy and the fact that the lectures are recorded doesn't help the cause either. Attendance is not taken in lecture or discussion. The professor does not use a microphone, but that isn't much of a problem because the lecture hall is dead silent and there are not many students who attend the lecture, sadly. In the course you will mainly learn about Aristotle, then a little Kant. Honestly, I only read part of the texts, but it is not necessary to read everything unless you want a full understanding. The TA will go over some points in the text. My TA made things very confusing, but not on purpose. This TA was just very disoriented, but philosophy can make one that way. YOUR ENTIRE GRADE is based on three essays. One on Aristotle, one on Kant, and the last one on various readings. Reading materials are posted on CCLE, so you will not need to buy any books. Philosophy is pretty open-ended, but the main goal is trying to understand what the original authors meant, which can be difficult to translate into an essay especially if your TA does not fully agree with your statements even if you had backed it up with evidence. I only took this course because it fulfilled a GE, but to be honest this class was a bit boring at times.

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PHILOS 22
Quarter: Spring 2019
Grade: N/A
June 26, 2019

Really enjoyed this class, especially the last portion of it where we read short excerpts from Marx, Hegel, and Frederick Douglass. Your grade is based solely on three writing assignments. The questions are pretty pointed and require an understanding of the material, but he'll give a comprehensive answer to any of them if you just ask about it in lecture (and he's VERY open to questions about the assignments). A good TA also helps. Would recommend.

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PHILOS 22
Quarter: Spring 2019
Grade: A-
June 27, 2019

Your grade in the classes is based on three writing assignments. For the first two, you had to answer three questions in 2 paragraphs and then write an additional essay. For the last writing assignment, it was two questions in two paragraphs and then an essay. The prompts aren't that hard, he basically just asks for your opinion on things or to give an example of a topic in one of the readings. Lectures are long but because they're two hours long, he gives a ten minute break after the first hour more or less. I stopped going after a while because my class was at 8 AM and they were recorded and put on CCLE so I could just go back and read them if I wanted. Also, he doesn't use a mic so its kind of hard to listen to him during lecture. Like other reviews say, your grade is based on who you have as a TA. Just fyi, Andrew is an amazing TA who is super helpful and good at explaining. Readins are are online pdf's. Theyre hard to understand sometimes, but you go over them a lot in discussion and theyre not too long. Overall, this is a pretty easy GE. No need to go to class, only discussion and just let your TA go over your essays before you turn it in and you're all set.

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PHILOS 22
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Quarter: Spring 2020
Grade: A
May 29, 2020

Absolute nightmare professor. He disregards the opinions of his students and TA's, often cuts out, assigns extra recordings because he regularly misses class himself, because of strikes or because the weather is bad, avoids any interaction with students including responding to emails and acknowledging personhood, and in general is the exact opposite of what an ethical person should be. An ivory tower professor who only cares for himself and for appearing to fit the bill of his job.

Easy A though. If you want an easy grade without developing your mind or self, this is the perfect class for you.

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PHILOS 22
COVID-19 This review was submitted during the COVID-19 pandemic. Your experience may vary.
Quarter: Spring 2020
Grade: A
June 17, 2020

Professor Julius really tried his best this quarter. I think he was having trouble with classes moving online, especially because his equipment was not working well so lectures were hard to hear. That being said, he was incredibly accommodating to the situation, giving an A- minimum for completing class assignments and making the third/final writing assignment optional (and an automatic A grade for that assignment). AJ is super nice and my TA, John, was also very understanding.

The class grade is made up of three writing assignments. For each one, you'll get three short answer prompts, and you pick two to answer in 1-2 paragraphs. Then you have about three long answer prompts, and you pick one to answer in 5-7 paragraphs. The assignments are based on the readings.

Readings were from Aristotle, Kant, Angela Davis, Frederick Douglass, Karl Marx, and a few others. I found the texts at the beginning of the class (mostly Aristotle and Kant) to be quite dry and a bit confusing as I've never taken a philosophy class before, but the readings got more interesting as the class went on.

Lectures were pretty disorganized and hard to follow, in my opinion. Discussion was optional. I ended up not going to lecture or discussion for the majority of the quarter, and listened to select parts of lectures to help me when the writing assignments came out. I didn't read any of the Kant, but still managed to get an A on both of the first writing assignments.

Overall, I think this class was pretty easy given the grading scheme, but not particularly interesting.

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