Holden is the GOAT. I had him for both PHIL20C and PHIL 167. His lectures are very interesting, you can tell he knows his stuff and he is passionate and thoughtful about the things he says. Even if you're not a philosophy major you'll likely enjoy 20C. Classes are graded on exclusively midterms and finals. If you do readings you'll do well.

Prof Holden was okay. lectures were boring and there was tons of reading. no homework so the whole class was based on the final, midterm, and 2 papers. Papers aren't bad depending on your TA. the final was writing and wasn't too bad. I don't even like philosophy so I was so bored.

Don't take this class as a GE. I'm a phil major, and even I had a hard time fully getting what Holden was saying sometimes. Graded on 2 papers, and a final. TA grading is harsh if you get a bad one. Lots of reading. If you can keep up, it's manageable. Prof is super passionate/funny, but sometimes unclear. Fine class, difficult for a lower div tho

If you're not into PHIL- I wouldn't take this class. I think he is funny to PHIL majors, but I found his lectures bizarre. It's really hard to adjust to a PHIL class and learn how to write those papers if you are from basically any other major.

Just want to say y'all are WEIRD calling him hot get a life. A lot harder than expected. Prob will have to actually do the readings & pay attention to get a A/B. No iclicker when I took it. Not an easy A unless u alr know philosophy. Need to do more than follow rubric. Charismatic prof, gave out prizes in lecture. Also gave final Qs in advance.

Prof. Holden is the best philosophy professor I have ever had at UCSB! He is a super funny guy, and his lectures are easy to follow even if you do not have any philosophy background. I would definitely recommend taking Phil 20c with him.