PHIL1001 Ethics for the Digital Age: An Introduction to Moral Philosophy (University of Western Australia): rated 4.3/5 overall across 33 reviews collected on UWA Wall.
PHIL1001 is a University of Western Australia course taught by the School of Humanities in Society and Culture. This page brings together its handbook details and what UWA students say about it.
Review data updated 2026-10-24.
Chinese title: 数字时代伦理：道德哲学导论
Type: Undergraduate unit
Credit points: 6
Subject area: Society and Culture
Faculty: School of Humanities
Level: Undergraduate Level 1
Handbook year: 2026
This unit provides an introduction to moral philosophy, and considers its application to problems arising out of the development of new, digital technologies. The first half of the unit covers several influential theories about what makes an action or policy morally right or morally wrong: the divine command theory, moral relativism, utilitarianism, two aspects of Immanuel Kant's deontological ethical theory, and virtue ethics.
PHIL1001 has 33 scored reviews: overall 4.3/5 · usefulness 4.7 (all out of 5; higher difficulty means harder).
Sources: 17 StudentVIP reviews (average 4.7 stars); 16 Reddit comments that an AI model judged to be reviewing this course (average would-recommend 4.0/5).
On Reddit: "It’s interesting and Ruby is the best. Easy HD just because it’s a great unit."
On Reddit: "For me I found philosophy broadening units to be quite fun and useful in terms of academic application as well as real life application. Would highly recommend PHIL1001, PHIL1002 or PHIL1003 (PHIL1003 especially if you’re thinking of taking PHIL2004 as you cover the philosophy o…"
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Q: Is PHIL1001 worth taking?
A: Averaged over 33 reviews: usefulness 4.7/5, overall 4.3/5.
Q: Which faculty teaches PHIL1001, and when is it offered?
A: PHIL1001 is taught by the School of Humanities. Check the official handbook for the current year.
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