ARTS1361 Mind, Ethics, and Freedom: Introduction to Philosophy (UNSW Sydney): rated 3.9/5 overall, difficulty 2.0/5 (higher is harder), would-recommend 5.0/5 across 9 reviews collected on UNSW Wall.
ARTS1361 is a UNSW Sydney course taught by the Faculty of Arts, Design and Architecture in School of Humanities and Languages. This page brings together its handbook details and what UNSW students say about it.
Review data updated 2026-10-24.
Chinese title: 心灵、伦理与自由：哲学导论
Type: Undergraduate course
Credit points: 6
Subject area: School of Humanities and Languages
Faculty: Faculty of Arts, Design and Architecture
Level: Undergraduate Level 1
Handbook year: 2026
Philosophy examines the fundamental presuppositions of every area of human life and inquiry. This course introduces you to philosophy by taking up questions about the nature of knowledge, the human mind and its relation to the body, the principles of right action and of a good life, and freedom and constraint in a just political order.
ARTS1361 has 9 scored reviews: overall 3.9/5 · usefulness 4.0 · difficulty 2.0 · would-recommend 5.0 (all out of 5; higher difficulty means harder).
Sources: 1 review by UNSW students on UNSW Wall (3.7/5 overall); 3 StudentVIP reviews (average 4.3 stars); 5 Reddit comments that an AI model judged to be reviewing this course (average would-recommend 3.8/5).
On Reddit: "I took it in 2022 as a gened and I enjoyed it. If Markos is still the course coordinator I definitely recommend, he was awesome. In 2022, we had weekly three hour lectures which can be a bit much but assessments were easy - three Moodle quizzes and a final essay on a topic of yo…"
On Reddit: "Nah I think most of the arts courses I've done (history, philosophy and literature) are like that. Easy to pass and hard to HD. Arts1361 is also like that."
The course panel on UNSW Wall shows every review and discussion in full.
Q: Is ARTS1361 hard?
A: Students rate ARTS1361's difficulty 2.0/5 on average (higher is harder), which makes it moderately difficult.
Q: Is ARTS1361 worth taking?
A: Averaged over 9 reviews: would-recommend 5.0/5, usefulness 4.0/5, overall 3.9/5.
Q: Which faculty teaches ARTS1361, and when is it offered?
A: ARTS1361 is taught by the Faculty of Arts, Design and Architecture. Check the official handbook for the current year.
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