Philosophy

Assessment

Assessment is by two three hour written examinations. Each examination is worth 50% of the total A Level. A Level Component 1: Epistemology: - The tripartite model of knowledge - Perception as a source of knowledge - Reason as a source of knowledge - The limits of knowledge Component 2: Religious Ethics includes: - Normative ethical theories - The application of ethical theory to stealing, eating animals, simulated killing and telling lies - Ethical language and thought - Meta-ethics Component 3: Metaphysics of God includes: - The concept and nature of God - Arguments relating to the existence of God - Religious language Component 4: Metaphysics of Mind includes: - What do we mean by ‘mind’? - Dualist theories of mind - Physicalist theories of mind - Functionalism