Hi, does anyone have any advice on how to do AO2 for Westphal passages? It seems difficult considering the lack of argument?

I'm trying to do one on the Post-Kantian section - "in the final three books..." and the next paragraph.

Thanks

Original post by ellie0602

Hi. I'm revising Westphal right now and I'm stuck on part B. Does anyone have any suggestions about why they agree/disagree with different aspects of the text and what the implications would be and why? Or know a good resource where I can have a look? Thanks!

Well, the question is "do you agree with the ideas expressed" so the best thing to do is to see not what Westphal is saying (as he doesn't offer much of an opinion) but what the people he is writing about are saying.

For example, if you had the Marx / Nietzsche passage, you could talk about whether you agree with them. What would happen if Marx was right about religion? What would society be like? Same with Schleiermacher. Is it really feasible to have a universal religion? What would happen if Christianity is literal truth and we turn our backs on it saying Jesus is simply an archetype?

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anet456

what do people reckon is the most likely to come up?

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username1964797

Original post by anet456

what do people reckon is the most likely to come up?

Most likely to be Ayer, then secondly Westphal as Donovan came up last year, but it could be any of them really!

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anet456

Original post by skytrenfield

Most likely to be Ayer, then secondly Westphal as Donovan came up last year, but it could be any of them really!

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so hard to revise it all in such a short amount of time, i dont think they have ever repeated any questions 2 years in a row but still so risky if it is donovan

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ellie0497

Original post by AnnieGakusei

Thank you!!!

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koolkid1997

hey guys, I'm really struggling with this paper. Does anyone have any sites that might help break down each article by sections? I'm absolutely clueless for Donovan and Westphal, how likely do you guys think it is they'd come up? Fingers crossed its Ayer!!!

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TMC113

Original post by koolkid1997

Shame that Wellington College made their resources private…

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TMC113

What are we all hoping for?

I'd like a nice Westphal passage! Failing that - Ayer

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JIMMYBOY4545

Hey guys I have come to revision way too late for this, can anyone help a fellow struggling student out and link a model essay of Ayer or Westphal?! would so greatly appreciate it!

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TMC113

Original post by JIMMYBOY4545

Hey guys I have come to revision way too late for this, can anyone help a fellow struggling student out and link a model essay of Ayer or Westphal?! would so greatly appreciate it!

Look on the examiner reports

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koolkid1997

Guys I'm sh**ting myself for this exam!! I have no idea what Westphal and Donovan even say, I really hope Ayer comes up or I will cry!

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HagueBlue

Original post by anet456

so hard to revise it all in such a short amount of time, i dont think they have ever repeated any questions 2 years in a row but still so risky if it is donovan

If Donovan came up again, he'd be used 4 TIMES more than Ayer, and twice as much as Westphal. Honestly if it's not Ayer I don't see why they've included him ( he's been once and only once)