PHIL3005 Continental Philosophy: The Origin and Influence of Phenomenology (University of Western Australia): rated 3.8/5 overall across 5 reviews collected on UWA Wall.
PHIL3005 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: 大陆哲学：现象学的起源与影响
Type: Undergraduate unit
Credit points: 6
Subject area: Society and Culture
Faculty: School of Humanities
Level: Undergraduate Level 3
Handbook year: 2026
This unit explores the work of a number of influential continental philosophers of the nineteenth and twentieth centuries, especially those philosophers belonging to the phenomenological tradition. Thinkers discussed may include Kant, Nietzsche, Husserl, Heidegger, Merleau-Ponty, Gadamer and Derrida.
PHIL3005 has 5 scored reviews: overall 3.8/5 · usefulness 3.0 (all out of 5; higher difficulty means harder).
Sources: 2 StudentVIP reviews (average 3.0 stars); 3 Reddit comments that an AI model judged to be reviewing this course (average would-recommend 4.3/5).
On Reddit: "Ironically, PHIL3005: Continental Philosophy is often submitted as a sarcastic response to these kinds of questions because the readings are quite challenging. But, having worried about exactly that problem, I found the unit to be an absolute breeze. Andrew Milne (the coordinato…"
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Q: Is PHIL3005 worth taking?
A: Averaged over 5 reviews: usefulness 3.0/5, overall 3.8/5.
Q: Which faculty teaches PHIL3005, and when is it offered?
A: PHIL3005 is taught by the School of Humanities. Check the official handbook for the current year.
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