PHIL2687 Existentialism and Lived Experience (University of Sydney): rated 2.5/5 overall across 1 review collected on USYD Wall.
PHIL2687 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: 存在主义与生活体验
Type: Undergraduate
Credit points: 6
Subject area: Philosophy
Faculty: Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences
Level: Undergraduate Level 2
Handbook year: 2026
This unit examines a major movement in 19th and 20th century European philosophy, with a focus on key questions and figures from the movement. Topics to be considered include: the possibility of morality after the death of God, meaning in human life, the self, freedom, finitude, and historicity.
PHIL2687 has 1 scored review: overall 2.5/5 (all out of 5; higher difficulty means harder).
Sources: 1 Reddit comment that an AI model judged to be reviewing this course (average would-recommend 2.5/5).
On Reddit: "nah thats valid, but I want to simultaneously get good grades and actually gain knowledge. If I decided not to choose this course, I would choose a different philosophy unit in which I would still learn for the sake of learning, but also have a solid (comparatively higher) chanc…"
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Q: Is PHIL2687 worth taking?
A: Averaged over 1 review: overall 2.5/5. Only a few reviews so far, so treat this as a rough guide.
Q: Which faculty teaches PHIL2687, and when is it offered?
A: PHIL2687 is taught by the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences. Check the official handbook for the current year.
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