[DomPugh]

(Original post by britash)
If a question said (for example)
Explain the Ontalogical argument from Aquinas and Descates...
Do I literally write about just Aquinas or Descartes.. or would I have to do the criticisms as well.??

My teacher thinks we *never have enough infomation*... and her essays are actually ridiculously hard..
She'll include A2 bits and bits from the old spec and.. yeah.. she scares me

Aquinas didn't put forward an ontological that was Anselm! Aquinas criticised the necessary / contingency idea because humans don't have the capacity to know what God's nature is like.

[britash]

(Original post by DomPugh)
Aquinas didn't put forward an ontological that was Anselm! Aquinas criticised the necessary / contingency idea because humans don't have the capacity to know what God's nature is like.

Thats what I meant

Do you think we can almost rule out the cosmatological?
I think it came up twice in january :/

[roro_tu]

I'm freeeaking out! Can't believe it's tomorrow
Really annoyed how people who don't take Religious Studies think it's dead easy, you have to learn so much!

I've missed out Ontological argument and Just War Theory in my revision, will cry if they come up

[alicerosemcl]

I keep praying a Plato and a problem of evil question will come up! anything on Judaeo-Christian of science and religion and i'll probably cry !

[Kalliope]

Unfortunately, after 2 very successful mocks I sidelined my revision for RE completely and am now beginning to regret it. I just don't have enough time to re-remember everything which has now become filtered out with English quotes and History stats. Oh well, fingers crossed!

Good luck everyone

(Original post by pbaron)
Hi!

Thank you for recommending my philosophicalinvestigations website! The predictions for this year's AS level in the blog section are made on the basis of past trends. It's highly unlikely preference utilitarianism will appear this summer - teachers made such a fuss last time, and it is a difficult area anyway!

I am going to try and show you how to give your answers an A grade twist in my next blog, but meantime, go to my opening paragraphs under Exam syllabuses and revision tips and you'll get a flavour of how to launch an A grade answer.

Notice also I have put special whizz thru powerpoints on all aspects of ethics both AS and A2 - you can whizz through these in five minutes and they give you the essence of that area. They are the first item in each section.

Peter Baron

Why didn't I find your site earlier? It is amazing!! Thank you so so much. I particularly like how you seem to really push us and address the criteria of the top level responses.

[EricEdwardSelvaraj]

(Original post by roro_tu)
I'm freeeaking out! Can't believe it's tomorrow
Really annoyed how people who don't take Religious Studies think it's dead easy, you have to learn so much!

I've missed out Ontological argument and Just War Theory in my revision, will cry if they come up

Just war might do as it has never come up before. Ontological probably not - but Descartes' version or Gaunilo's criticisms might come up.

[Steve1654]

This is going to be my worst exam by far! I just can't get the knack of Philosophy or Revision!

[roro_tu]

(Original post by EricEdwardSelvaraj)
Just war might do as it has never come up before. Ontological probably not - but Descartes' version or Gaunilo's criticisms might come up.

Oh dear... well it's too late now I've done everything else in depth, it just means I won't have a choice.

Can't wait to get this one over with!

[LondonLT]

not touching religion and science. way to long. hope cave comes up!

[oconnell95]

Cave already came up so it's doubtful, I think the theory of the forms or prime mover will come up if Plato/Aristotle come up and maybe the Augustine Theodicy?

[tomp123]

hello im doing developments in christian theology rather than philosophy and tbh i'm really struggling with it, i mean ethics is great 20/25 on my a's and 8/10 on my b's which i'm really happy with but i cannot for the life of my do theology, and i know if i go into the exam tomorrow i will definitely be getting a U, anything i do jsut go's in one ear and our the other i cant seem to take to it. any good revision sites? or any advice? thanks

[LondonLT]

(Original post by oconnell95)
Cave already came up so it's doubtful, I think the theory of the forms or prime mover will come up if Plato/Aristotle come up and maybe the Augustine Theodicy?

they have 4 questions to ask anyway so could come up
Ive done revision but now just going over and repeating repeating:

ANALOGY OF THE CAVE
FORM OF THE GOOD
ARISTOTLE PRIME MOVER
AQUINAS TELEOGICAL
PAYLEY TELEOLOGICAL
PROBLEMS OF EVIL AUGUSTINE
PROBLEMS OF EVIL IRANEOUS
MORAL KANT


incase they do come up, doubt iraneous will but if they ask to compare then need to know

[lmacknold20]

How could you revise for problem of evil, i need help?

[britash]

So... just about to start Philosophy of religion revision.
Done new testament all day.. missed out lots as well.

Are the Theodicies difficult to learn~? x

[britash]

So... just about to start Philosophy of religion revision.
Done new testament all day.. missed out lots as well.

Are the Theodicies difficult to learn~? x

[roro_tu]

If you've revised the Bible bit easily enough the theodicies should be fine. They're quite systematic so you can remember them well

[lmacknold20]

could someone HELP,

if you get an essay on explain one of the theodicy what would the structure be

[VictoriaL]

(Original post by okonomiyaki)
Applying the hedonic calculus would make me want to run away D8

They shouldn't ask you to directly apply the hedonic calculus, simply memorise a few like I remember Intensity, Duration and Certainty because they are the easiest to criticise when applying act utilitarianism

[lmacknold20]

oh the questions on what is moral absolutistism what is the structure for that could someone please tell me

[oconnell95]

what would you say are the main things to revise for ethics tomorrow?