Philosophy dares us to ask the biggest questions about the world around us and our relation to it. Our course enables you to directly engage with fundamental questions and to add your voice to discussions with scholars from over 2000+ years of academic history. It may turn out that you think Sartre, Plato, Descartes, Singer, De Beauvoir, Bentham or Kant have illogical or even incoherent ideas and with our support you will be able to find and sharpen your philosophical voice to make clear, precise and analytical arguments. Studying philosophy in this way, in the safe, respectful environment of the TBGS Philosophy classroom, means you can discern the right and wrong answers in everything from the ideal political structure for a successful society to the nature of human consciousness.
Grade 6 in English Language and / or grade 6 in Religious Studies.
Both Higher Level and Standard Level students engage with our prescribed text: The Republic, authored by Plato. In their exam, students complete a twopart essay answer. Both Higher Level and Standard Level students also complete an essay on the Core Theme: Being Human. This is an essay in response to a stimulus (a piece of writing, or a picture) where students draw a relevant philosophical question themselves from that stimulus, before answering based on their Core Theme studies relating to topics such as Identity, Human Nature, Freedom and Consciousness. The other half of this exam sees students answer an essay on either one [SL] or two [HL] Optional Themes we have studied – Ethics and Philosophy of Religion. Higher and Standard Level students also complete an Internal Assessment on a philosophical topic entirely of their choosing. Finally, Higher Level students sit Paper 3, which asks students to respond to an unseen text that links to Philosophy and Contemporary Issues, such as environmental ethics.
About Education Provider
| Region | South West |
| Local Authority | Torbay |
| Ofsted Rating | Good |
| Gender Type | Boys |
| Address | Shiphay Manor Drive, Torquay, TQ2 7EL |
Philosophy dares us to ask the biggest questions about the world around us and our relation to it. Our course enables you to directly engage with fundamental questions and to add your voice to discussions with scholars from over 2000+ years of academic history. It may turn out that you think Sartre, Plato, Descartes, Singer, De Beauvoir, Bentham or Kant have illogical or even incoherent ideas and with our support you will be able to find and sharpen your philosophical voice to make clear, precise and analytical arguments. Studying philosophy in this way, in the safe, respectful environment of the TBGS Philosophy classroom, means you can discern the right and wrong answers in everything from the ideal political structure for a successful society to the nature of human consciousness.
Grade 6 in English Language and / or grade 6 in Religious Studies.
Both Higher Level and Standard Level students engage with our prescribed text: The Republic, authored by Plato. In their exam, students complete a twopart essay answer. Both Higher Level and Standard Level students also complete an essay on the Core Theme: Being Human. This is an essay in response to a stimulus (a piece of writing, or a picture) where students draw a relevant philosophical question themselves from that stimulus, before answering based on their Core Theme studies relating to topics such as Identity, Human Nature, Freedom and Consciousness. The other half of this exam sees students answer an essay on either one [SL] or two [HL] Optional Themes we have studied – Ethics and Philosophy of Religion. Higher and Standard Level students also complete an Internal Assessment on a philosophical topic entirely of their choosing. Finally, Higher Level students sit Paper 3, which asks students to respond to an unseen text that links to Philosophy and Contemporary Issues, such as environmental ethics.