PHIL1011 Reality, Ethics and Beauty (University of Sydney): rated 3.7/5 overall, difficulty 3.3/5 (higher is harder), would-recommend 3.3/5 across 30 reviews collected on USYD Wall.
PHIL1011 is a University of Sydney course taught by the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences in Philosophy. This page brings together its handbook details and what USYD students say about it.
Review data updated 2026-10-24.
Chinese title: 现实、伦理与美
Type: Undergraduate
Credit points: 6
Subject area: Philosophy
Faculty: Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences
Level: Undergraduate Level 1
Handbook year: 2026
This unit is an introduction to central issues in metaphysics, ethics and aesthetics. It opens with general questions about reality, God, personal identity and free will.
PHIL1011 has 30 scored reviews: overall 3.7/5 · usefulness 3.5 · difficulty 3.3 · would-recommend 3.3 (all out of 5; higher difficulty means harder).
Sources: 3 reviews by USYD students on USYD Wall (2.8/5 overall); 9 StudentVIP reviews (average 4.1 stars); 18 Reddit comments that an AI model judged to be reviewing this course (average would-recommend 3.6/5).
On Reddit: "in my experience i thought the phil1011 assignments were lowkey marked kinda harshly. harsher than my other essay based subjects. maybe thats just me though. it was still a fun subject but u need to lock in for the assignments and avoid leaving them last minute"
On Reddit: "ahah xd >Was it interesting to you? Yeah. PHIL1011 is a *good* introductory course in that it gives you some general foundations to build your knowledge from. There's a distinct lack of continental philosophy and at times, if have already studied some philosophy it can seem like…"
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Q: Is PHIL1011 hard?
A: Students rate PHIL1011's difficulty 3.3/5 on average (higher is harder), which makes it moderately difficult.
Q: Is PHIL1011 worth taking?
A: Averaged over 30 reviews: would-recommend 3.3/5, usefulness 3.5/5, overall 3.7/5.
Q: Which faculty teaches PHIL1011, and when is it offered?
A: PHIL1011 is taught by the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences. Check the official handbook for the current year.
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