PHIL10002 Philosophy: The Big Questions (University of Melbourne): rated 3.8/5 overall, difficulty 2.5/5 (higher is harder), would-recommend 2.5/5 across 38 reviews collected on UniMelb Wall.
PHIL10002 is a University of Melbourne course taught by the Faculty of Arts in Philosophy. This page brings together its handbook details and what UniMelb students say about it.
Review data updated 2026-10-24.
Chinese title: 哲学：大问题
Type: Undergraduate subject
Subject area: Philosophy
Faculty: Faculty of Arts
Level: Undergraduate Level 1
Handbook year: 2026
In this subject you will be introduced to philosophy via a number of big philosophical questions – it’s in the name! We won’t be assuming any prior knowledge of philosophy, but it’s very likely that you have encountered some of these big questions throughout your life.
PHIL10002 has 38 scored reviews: overall 3.8/5 · usefulness 3.9 · difficulty 2.5 · would-recommend 2.5 (all out of 5; higher difficulty means harder).
Sources: 2 reviews by UniMelb students on UniMelb Wall (1.7/5 overall); 24 StudentVIP reviews (average 4.0 stars); 12 Reddit comments that an AI model judged to be reviewing this course (average would-recommend 3.6/5).
On Reddit: "Hey mate. I took this in S1 2017. It was an interesting subject. You do three main modules- 1. ethics/morality- ie, if there's a runaway train going to hit 5 people tied down, is it moral to flip the switch to hit the one person on the switch track? 2. Genetic engineering metaph…"
On Reddit: "They're both worthwhile subjects, though I didn't personally take PPE, but I did have a classmate in The Big Questions that had taken it. Any philosophy subject I think is always worth consideration, especially if you're studying arts. It's a far more theoretical subject than PP…"
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Q: Is PHIL10002 hard?
A: Students rate PHIL10002's difficulty 2.5/5 on average (higher is harder), which makes it moderately difficult.
Q: Is PHIL10002 worth taking?
A: Averaged over 38 reviews: would-recommend 2.5/5, usefulness 3.9/5, overall 3.8/5.
Q: Which faculty teaches PHIL10002, and when is it offered?
A: PHIL10002 is taught by the Faculty of Arts. Check the official handbook for the current year.
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