PHIL20008 Ethical Theory (University of Melbourne): rated 4.3/5 overall across 10 reviews collected on UniMelb Wall.
PHIL20008 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: 伦理学理论
Type: Undergraduate subject
Subject area: Philosophy
Faculty: Faculty of Arts
Level: Undergraduate Level 2
Handbook year: 2026
How should one live? What makes an action right or wrong and how can we tell which actions are which?
PHIL20008 has 10 scored reviews: overall 4.3/5 · usefulness 3.8 (all out of 5; higher difficulty means harder).
Sources: 5 StudentVIP reviews (average 3.8 stars); 5 Reddit comments that an AI model judged to be reviewing this course (average would-recommend 4.7/5).
On Reddit: "Subject is muy bueno. Lectures by Karen Jones, who is an emphatic and entertaining lecturer. Tutorials good and juicy as well. Study topics such consequentialism, utilitarianism, Kantian deontology, virtue ethics, as well as Chinese ethics such as Mengzi. Assessments are ausual …"
On Reddit: "Workload is pretty light, even if you do the readings (which just reiterate most of what's in the lectures in a little more detail). If you enjoy ethics at all, even casually, it's a great place to start. Doesn't get too up itself like other philo subjects (looking at you, Scien…"
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Q: Is PHIL20008 worth taking?
A: Averaged over 10 reviews: usefulness 3.8/5, overall 4.3/5.
Q: Which faculty teaches PHIL20008, and when is it offered?
A: PHIL20008 is taught by the Faculty of Arts. Check the official handbook for the current year.
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