Overall good philosophy class and a clear lecturer. The grading scheme is pretty simple with 2 essays (6 pages each) and one take-home final. There was no other homework or quizzes. I recommend using the examples Prof. Carriero goes over in lecture to help explain topics in your essay. The lectures were all bruincasted which was very helpful. Small nitpick but the Prof. is a slow talker so around week 5 I stopped going to lectures and would watch the recorded version at 1.25 or 1.5 time speed. The Prof. himself felt like a very chill and nice person. Oh and the textbooks you need round off to about 50 dollars but you can honestly find them all online if need be.

DO NOT TAKE!!

This dude is more concerned with trying to get you to recite his own interpretations of various texts rather than just teaching the material.

Monotone and circular lectures that fail to engage.

Overall this class wasn't too bad. The material can at times be a bit difficult but it just takes time and effort to fully grasp the concepts. There were weekly quizzes, 8/10 were graded and before each quiz he told you what the quiz question was and the answer, so you really had no reason to get the answer wrong. The take home midterm and final required a bit of work, you had to really engage with the text, but going to office hours helped a lot in terms of what is being looked for in the papers. He's a chill professor though and tries to give as many examples as he can so that everyone understands the material.

Professor Carriero is really excellent at lecturing, particularly with explaining tough concepts in an easy-to-learn way. His lectures are very clear, and he uses many examples and diagrams to help. There are weekly quizzes, but only 8 out of 10 must be satisfactorily completed for a complete participation (quiz) grade. If you attend lecture, the quizzes will be a breeze; he often tells the class the exact quiz question to expect for the next class.

The class was also BruinCasted, which was really helpful for me and many other students, because there was another philosophy class during this quarter which had office hours during 100C lecture. Professor Carriero does not use slides or anything, he just lectures and writes on the whiteboard. Personally, I really liked his style of teaching, because anything that was written on the board was pretty essential.

There are two papers and one final exam. My TA was very helpful with holding office hours for each paper, and a lengthy review session. I didn't always do all of the required reading, but Prof Carriero is really good with pointing out the important sections of the readings, which if you look over them, you will most likely understand the whole picture. If you put in the required effort, getting an A in this class will be totally doable.

In class closed book exams. Not a paper take home guy. Gives pop quizzes. You gotta be on top of your shit for his class. Which is something I don't like to do. I like easy A's. I like take home finals and midterms. And I don't like pop quizzes. That being said, the man is a great lecturer, a great teacher, and honestly a good guy. I really liked him (that has nothing to do with the class). But most philosophy courses are take home midterms and finals, you will not find that here. Unfortunately, if you are a philosophy major, you have to take 100C and most likely it will be with him. Taking him now again on a Descartes class but his pop quizzes are in discussion and not in lecture. He's a cool guy and REALLY explains DENSE material in a very simple way. If you honestly attend class and discussion you should have no problem getting an A. If you are a lazy ass like me and have a million other things to do like work and make money and not have time to be obsessed with his material I would say do not take him but most likely you have to. Just push through it you'll get an A.

I can tell you that he is a very genuine and nice man! I think his reviews are not accurate. Carriero is a great professor and he definitely explains dense material very well. It is hard to explain dense material, but he does it in a good job! Please take Carriero and you will most likely love it! He gives one midterm (paper), quizzes and an in class final. He is very generous with study guides. TAKE HIM!

Well organized and sharp. Articualted. But before taking this course, be aware that he is one of few professors in UCLA that does not believe in grade inflation. If your concern is GPA over what you learn, avoid his class like plague.

His exams are harder than other professors', period.

Carriero is a good professor, you just have to attend class and pay attention during lecture (I know that seems obvious, but i think people gripe because they zone out and then get mad when they receive poor grades). The topics he covers are difficult, but he does a good job of explaining them. The workload is manageable and he's really good about answering questions in class and in office hours.