PHIL20041 Phenomenology and Existentialism (University of Melbourne): rated 3.7/5 overall across 17 reviews collected on UniMelb Wall.
PHIL20041 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: 现象学与存在主义
Type: Undergraduate subject
Subject area: Philosophy
Faculty: Faculty of Arts
Level: Undergraduate Level 2
Handbook year: 2026
This subject is a study of classic texts and major themes in phenomenology and existentialism, a tradition that shaped continental European philosophy throughout much of the 20th century. This subject focuses on central figures in that tradition, such as Sartre, Heidegger, Merleau-Ponty and Husse.
PHIL20041 has 17 scored reviews: overall 3.7/5 · usefulness 2.5 (all out of 5; higher difficulty means harder).
Sources: 4 StudentVIP reviews (average 2.5 stars); 13 Reddit comments that an AI model judged to be reviewing this course (average would-recommend 4.1/5).
On Reddit: "Yea, I did it last semester. Take all these comments with a grain of salt as I'm a physics major, not philosphy. 1. This was the first PHIL subject I did after some HPSC subjects, I found the content pretty abstract but definately manageable. 2. The ideas were pretty interesting…"
On Reddit: "It is difficult to talk about how challenging the reading was because my personal degree of intrigue greatly affected my capacity for patience and focus. For instance, I'm no expert, but I personally disagreed with the ideas of Sartre that were covered in the course - to me it s…"
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Q: Is PHIL20041 worth taking?
A: Averaged over 17 reviews: usefulness 2.5/5, overall 3.7/5.
Q: Which faculty teaches PHIL20041, and when is it offered?
A: PHIL20041 is taught by the Faculty of Arts. Check the official handbook for the current year.
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