I have mixed feelings about this class. Professor Jarrett is a great Professor in the sense that he is passionate about his subject, and allow for the sharing of a wide spectrum of views. But the grading was awful. The midterm and exams were MC but hard, and your grade has so much ambiguity that it drove me insane. Your grade won't be clear

Jarrett is a cool guy and I enjoyed this class. I am not a phil major so it was a new experience for me. He is really funny and make sure he knows your name through participation (which counts towards your grade).

He claims he's open to all views but he's not, he has a clear bias that he tries to hide by claiming he's being "reasonable" and that any view disagreeing with him isn't. The class itself teaches nothing valuable but it's not difficult once you just start agreeing with everything he says. No computers allowed which makes it even more unbearable.

Jarrett is my favorite Philosophy Professor at UCSB. Since taking 130 with him I've also taken 189 and 143, but 130 still stands out as my favorite class. It also might be the most difficult of the three, but if you pay attention and put a bit of effort in your grade should never be an issue. He's a very fair grader. Very funny and engaging lecture

Reading heavy and lots of quizzes due before class, including before the very first class. Lectures were okay but took up a very small part of the class period, most of it is group discussions. He doesn't talk about the readings with us, several of which he wrote and I personally found very confusing. Often left more confused than I came in being.

Graded on attendance (req.), participation (5%), reading quizzes (20%), midterm exam (20%), term paper (8-10 pgs; 30%) and cumulative final exam (25%). It's an eccentric topic taught by an eccentric prof., but it was a ton of fun! Jarrett loves long-winded class discussions and he's very receptive to students' interpretations. Love the guy!