Logic / Philosophy

Assessment

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.