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  1. sosotalk's Avatar
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    Re: The AQA Philosophy AS/A2 Revision Thread
    (Original post by Mill)
    I'll post the rest over the weekend when I can tidy them up a bit I've got the justice and rights topics finished, not started nation states yet. In religious philosophy I've only got reason and faith completed. I've got 80% of my Mill notes done as well if you need those?
    Can I have your Mill notes? I've done most of my Religious philosophy notes done but they're hand written. I could scan them to you if you'd like?
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    Very many thanks !!!!

    High scoring essays/answers anyone ??
    Glad to see that I helped someone
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    Re: The AQA Philosophy AS/A2 Revision Thread
    Is anyone here doing reason and experience and personhood in unit 1?
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    Re: The AQA Philosophy AS/A2 Revision Thread
    someone please mark this?

    Explain what is meant by a priori and explain one reason why the a priori is philosophically significant [15 marks]

    A priori is the gaining of knowledge without sense experience. If you take a certain premise, the conclusion will be 100% certain and you do not need to experience this to have knowledge. One example of an a priori is that all bachelors are unmarried men, By definition, a bachelor is an unmarried man. Therefore, if we take this premise, it is certain that all bachelors are unmarried men. We do not need to find every bachelor on earth and ask if he is an unmarried man, as it is true by definition- a priori truth.
    One reason why a priori is philosophically significant is that it goes against the core values of empiricism. Empiricism is where knowledge is gained from sense experience; however with a priori knowledge we do not need sense experience and so it proves not all knowledge comes from empiricism which is philosophically significant.
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    Re: The AQA Philosophy AS/A2 Revision Thread
    (Original post by sosotalk)
    I've also done the AS units:

    PHIL 2:
    .Tolerance
    I was wondering if you had any materials you are willing to share for tolerance mate!
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    I'm resitting PHIL 2: Free Will + Determinism and Tolerance on the 23rd...really struggling :/

    For PHIL 3: Moral Philosophy + Political Philosophy

    PHIL 4: Nietzsche Beyond Good and Evil

    Any materials for any section would be greatly appreciated, likewise if you guys need anything I'm happy to share my resources and help out
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    (Original post by pv1402)
    I'm resitting PHIL 2: Free Will + Determinism and Tolerance on the 23rd...really struggling :/

    For PHIL 3: Moral Philosophy + Political Philosophy

    PHIL 4: Nietzsche Beyond Good and Evil

    Any materials for any section would be greatly appreciated, likewise if you guys need anything I'm happy to share my resources and help out
    I've got notes I don't need anymore. They're handwritten so I could post them to you tomorrow if you want?
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    Re: The AQA Philosophy AS/A2 Revision Thread
    (Original post by pv1402)
    I'm resitting PHIL 2: Free Will + Determinism and Tolerance on the 23rd...really struggling :/

    For PHIL 3: Moral Philosophy + Political Philosophy

    PHIL 4: Nietzsche Beyond Good and Evil

    Any materials for any section would be greatly appreciated, likewise if you guys need anything I'm happy to share my resources and help out
    I mean tolerance notes by the way.
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    Re: The AQA Philosophy AS/A2 Revision Thread
    (Original post by sosotalk)
    I've got notes I don't need anymore. They're handwritten so I could post them to you tomorrow if you want?
    That would be greatly appreciated...Thanks
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    Re: The AQA Philosophy AS/A2 Revision Thread
    Would you like to message me your address then?


    It'd be easier on facebook because I don't know how to message on here.
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    (Original post by sosotalk)
    Would you like to message me your address then?


    It'd be easier on facebook because I don't know how to message on here.
    Sure, what do you need from me? e-mail address?
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    Yeah. If you can figure out how to message (I'm useless) I'll add you on facebook. I've got all the notes in an envelope now
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    Re: The AQA Philosophy AS/A2 Revision Thread
    Hey!! I'm studying for the AQA Religious Studies, half of my course is based on Philosophy of religion, does anybody have any notes/links to websites which have comprehensive information on Psychology of Religion, Atheism + Postmodernism, The Cosmological Argument and Religious Experience?!
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    what did people put for Reason and Experience?

    what did people put for Why should I be Governed?
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    (Original post by sosotalk)
    Yeah. If you can figure out how to message (I'm useless) I'll add you on facebook. I've got all the notes in an envelope now
    done
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    Re: The AQA Philosophy AS/A2 Revision Thread
    I have my unit 2 exam next week and i'm doing knowledge of the external world and tolerance. Anyone have any idea of what questions might come up?
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    Re: The AQA Philosophy AS/A2 Revision Thread
    (Original post by MOSJohn)
    what did people put for Reason and Experience?

    what did people put for Why should I be Governed?
    I started with Hume about how a priori knowledge is restricted to analytic truths

    Then did some stuff on descartes disgreeing

    then Kant on how our mind structures experience + how he believes in synthetic a priori

    concluded saying humes the boss and kants being too skeptical
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    Im doing:
    Phil 3-Moral Philosophy and Philosophy of Religion
    Phil 4-Nietzsche's Beyond Good and Evil
  19. MOSJohn's Avatar
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    ^ How rather interesting.
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    Has anyone got any notes for.

    Free Will + determinism.

    God and the world (more specifically Religious beliefs.)

    If you do they would be of great help.
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