PHILOS 22
Introduction to Ethical Theory
Description: Lecture, three hours; discussion, one hour. Not open for credit to students with credit for course 22W. Recommended or required for many upper-division courses in Group III. Systematic introduction to ethical theory, including discussion of egoism, utilitarianism, justice, responsibility, meaning of ethical terms, relativism, etc. P/NP or letter grading.
Units: 5.0
Units: 5.0
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I really do not want to sound mean, but this professor is by far one of the worst at UCLA. She stumbles over ideas, confusing the students. She asks the class: "Is that clear?" and she expects someone to raise their hand and say what? "Uh, I have no idea what you've been talking about for the past 30 minutes." She is so unclear and extremely difficult to understand and follow during her lectures. Her teaching style needs a serious overhall.
I really do not want to sound mean, but this professor is by far one of the worst at UCLA. She stumbles over ideas, confusing the students. She asks the class: "Is that clear?" and she expects someone to raise their hand and say what? "Uh, I have no idea what you've been talking about for the past 30 minutes." She is so unclear and extremely difficult to understand and follow during her lectures. Her teaching style needs a serious overhall.
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Fall 2025 - I would recommend you take this class if you need a low-effort GPA booster :) The class was graded very easily, as A.J. commits to giving you an A if you turn in his assignments and don't half-ass them. As long as you write your paper, show it to the TA for revision, and then submit - you will get an A. Regarding the course content, this class centers around Plato's Republic. A.J. helps you dissect it every lecture, but since he doesn't use slides, it can feel unengaging at times - and that doesn't help, considering the inherent wordiness of Plato's prose. However, if you do *some* amount of reading in your free time + attend the TA discussion sections, you will get by fine. Participation is not mandatory for the class, but you should still attend if his lectures work for you.
Fall 2025 - I would recommend you take this class if you need a low-effort GPA booster :) The class was graded very easily, as A.J. commits to giving you an A if you turn in his assignments and don't half-ass them. As long as you write your paper, show it to the TA for revision, and then submit - you will get an A. Regarding the course content, this class centers around Plato's Republic. A.J. helps you dissect it every lecture, but since he doesn't use slides, it can feel unengaging at times - and that doesn't help, considering the inherent wordiness of Plato's prose. However, if you do *some* amount of reading in your free time + attend the TA discussion sections, you will get by fine. Participation is not mandatory for the class, but you should still attend if his lectures work for you.
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I got a B+ but I didn't expect it since I got a B- on my essay which was 40 percent. So, it is worth it to study hard for the final. For the final, I listened to his lectures on the podcast while walking at the park. Good times lol! I thought the lectures were pretty interesting but sometimes missing one word or getting distracted in one instance will get you lost in what he is saying. I listened to the podcast for each lecture twice because i never went to discussion so that helped me. However, If you need an elaboration on what Lawrence says, then you should go to discussion. Also, use sparknotes.
I got a B+ but I didn't expect it since I got a B- on my essay which was 40 percent. So, it is worth it to study hard for the final. For the final, I listened to his lectures on the podcast while walking at the park. Good times lol! I thought the lectures were pretty interesting but sometimes missing one word or getting distracted in one instance will get you lost in what he is saying. I listened to the podcast for each lecture twice because i never went to discussion so that helped me. However, If you need an elaboration on what Lawrence says, then you should go to discussion. Also, use sparknotes.
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