OCR AS Philosophy and Ethics Exam 16th May 2012

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  1. Lorem Ipsum's Avatar
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    Re: OCR AS Philosophy and Ethics Exam 16th May 2012
    Out of interest any predictions for ethics?
  2. Celina2's Avatar
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    Re: OCR AS Philosophy and Ethics Exam 16th May 2012
    (Original post by Lorem Ipsum)
    Out of interest any predictions for ethics?
    I think Just war theory and maybe kantian ethics? My teacher thinks Moral absolutism/relativism is very likely to come up
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    I think Just war theory and maybe kantian ethics? My teacher thinks Moral absolutism/relativism is very likely to come up
    Would really like Kantian ethics, JWT would be hell, the other I could probably blag something...I would die for two explain x's theory of x...I don't like all the complicated formulations they come up with :/.
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    (Original post by Lorem Ipsum)
    Would really like Kantian ethics, JWT would be hell, the other I could probably blag something...I would die for two explain x's theory of x...I don't like all the complicated formulations they come up with :/.
    Yeah i know what you mean! I'm always like why would you even ask that?! UGH. But yeah just war will deffs be the death of me
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    lol lol lol i'm going to fail philosophy ! what are the chances that a goodness of god and a god as creator will come up?
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    (Original post by Celina2)
    Yeah i know what you mean! I'm always like why would you even ask that?! UGH. But yeah just war will deffs be the death of me
    I'm much more worried about ethics, all this 'applied ethics' stuff is mental.

    Although in general my opposing philosopher's opinions are weak, I need to revise Schliermacher and Hume badly. So much to learn, so little time.
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    lol lol lol i'm going to fail philosophy ! what are the chances that a goodness of god and a god as creator will come up?
    Compare scientifc and philosophical views on the creation of the universe
    january 2012
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    Can someone give me some pointers as what to write for Euthanasia with (kantian ethics, natural law, utilitarianism etc)
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    (Original post by Lorem Ipsum)
    I'm much more worried about ethics, all this 'applied ethics' stuff is mental.

    Although in general my opposing philosopher's opinions are weak, I need to revise Schliermacher and Hume badly. So much to learn, so little time.
    I've never even heard of Schliermacher... I'm definitely pulling an all nighter!
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    Re: OCR AS Philosophy and Ethics Exam 16th May 2012
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    I've never even heard of Schliermacher... I'm definitely pulling an all nighter!
    didnt do much;
    schliermacher- if world created by an omnipotent god and was perfect, it should have not been able to go rong. for it to go spontaneously wrong is a contradiction

    (criticism of augustines theodicy )
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    Re: OCR AS Philosophy and Ethics Exam 16th May 2012
    Does anyone know if irenaeus was in the jan paper?
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    Does anyone know if irenaeus was in the jan paper?
    no it wasnt, but was recently before
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    Re: OCR AS Philosophy and Ethics Exam 16th May 2012
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    Does anyone know if irenaeus was in the jan paper?
    He wasn't in the jan paper but was in the june 2011 paper.
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    Re: OCR AS Philosophy and Ethics Exam 16th May 2012
    goodnight everybody, good luck tomorrow'
    cant pull an all nighter have had temperature & sick all weekend;

    get some sleep x

    GOOD LUCK TOMORROW
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    He wasn't in the jan paper but was in the june 2011 paper.
    So would it seem a bit unlikely for him to decide to show up in this exam?
    I get so confused.. is there a certain time gap between when questions on a specific thing are asked?
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    goodnight everybody, good luck tomorrow'
    cant pull an all nighter have had temperature & sick all weekend;

    get some sleep x

    GOOD LUCK TOMORROW

    Good luck to you too!
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    Re: OCR AS Philosophy and Ethics Exam 16th May 2012
    *falls asleep on genetic engineering*
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    Re: OCR AS Philosophy and Ethics Exam 16th May 2012
    Oh-my-gosh.

    Can anyone else Aristotle in easy note form...???

    Absoutely 100% panicing.
    Not even revised for this philosophy paper. I'm screwed.
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    Re: OCR AS Philosophy and Ethics Exam 16th May 2012
    I think kant applied to war is sure to come up and maybe natural law applied to euthansia. then a question on moral absolutism (hideous) and maybe strengths and weaknesses of utilitarianism?
    Good luck to everyone !
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    Re: OCR AS Philosophy and Ethics Exam 16th May 2012
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    Oh-my-gosh.

    Can anyone else Aristotle in easy note form...???

    Absoutely 100% panicing.
    Not even revised for this philosophy paper. I'm screwed.
    http://www.rsrevision.com/Alevel/phi...y/index.htm#AS

    This website can help you!

    Night - good luck for tomorrow x
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