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I thought I'd make this thread for anyone currently studying for AQA A2 Philosophy.
Link to the spec.
Note that this is the course that is one 3 hour exam and studies Philosophy of Mind (dualism, MBIT, behaviourism, funct, eliminative materialism, etc) and Ethics (Util, Kant, Aristotle, applied ethics, ethical lang).
This year's 2017 A2 exam date: Monday 5th June PM
(first monday after half term)
Feel free to discuss anything about it!! I'm certainly looking for people to go over things with ....
Link to the AS thread (epistemology + phil of religion) that I started last year and have recently revived.
Thanks & good luck![Image]()
I thought I'd make this thread for anyone currently studying for AQA A2 Philosophy.
Link to the spec.
Note that this is the course that is one 3 hour exam and studies Philosophy of Mind (dualism, MBIT, behaviourism, funct, eliminative materialism, etc) and Ethics (Util, Kant, Aristotle, applied ethics, ethical lang).
This year's 2017 A2 exam date: Monday 5th June PM
(first monday after half term)
Feel free to discuss anything about it!! I'm certainly looking for people to go over things with ....
Link to the AS thread (epistemology + phil of religion) that I started last year and have recently revived.
Thanks & good luck
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Really needed this, I've been studying the course from the textbooks at home but struggling to gauge my exam technique and essay skills. Does anyone have model answers on any tips on structuring the longer questions?
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Really needed this, I've been studying the course from the textbooks at home but struggling to gauge my exam technique and essay skills. Does anyone have model answers on any tips on structuring the longer questions?
Really needed this, I've been studying the course from the textbooks at home but struggling to gauge my exam technique and essay skills. Does anyone have model answers on any tips on structuring the longer questions?
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Hiya! This is a nice exam thread - I've added it to the Exam Thread Directory 2017 ![Image]()
If you see any other exam threads threads that aren't in the directory yet - let me know by either tagging me in, or linking it in the directory and I can add it in! You can also find discussions for your other exams there.
If any of your other exams aren't on there yet - feel free to make the exam thread for it yourself![Image]()
Good luck in your exams![Image]()
If you see any other exam threads threads that aren't in the directory yet - let me know by either tagging me in, or linking it in the directory and I can add it in! You can also find discussions for your other exams there.
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Good luck in your exams
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(Original post by hatedigi)
Really needed this, I've been studying the course from the textbooks at home but struggling to gauge my exam technique and essay skills. Does anyone have model answers on any tips on structuring the longer questions?
Really needed this, I've been studying the course from the textbooks at home but struggling to gauge my exam technique and essay skills. Does anyone have model answers on any tips on structuring the longer questions?
Also, if you have Philosophy for A2 by Michael Lacewing then there's an exemplary essay at the back of the book with lots of helpful tips
http://www.routledgetextbooks.com/te...934/ethics.php
http://www.routledgetextbooks.com/te...philosophy.php
These might help if you want to brush up on your knowledge
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For mind, you could have the standard 'is the mind the brain' and all it's variations. But I prepared a Eliminative Materialism one which I thought could be very sneaky, as it's the only one about the language used. I can send it to whoever asks.
There aren't really that many essays they can ask, so I recommend you prepare at least all of these. If there are any possibilities you think I missed out, tell me.
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The likelihood for ethics is that they'll ask 'is x useful for making moral decisions' for either Utilitarianism or Kant, as they've already done Virtue Ethics. They could also very easily ask 'are there moral facts' for Meta-ethics.
For mind, you could have the standard 'is the mind the brain' and all it's variations. But I prepared a Eliminative Materialism one which I thought could be very sneaky, as it's the only one about the language used. I can send it to whoever asks.
There aren't really that many essays they can ask, so I recommend you prepare at least all of these. If there are any possibilities you think I missed out, tell me.
The likelihood for ethics is that they'll ask 'is x useful for making moral decisions' for either Utilitarianism or Kant, as they've already done Virtue Ethics. They could also very easily ask 'are there moral facts' for Meta-ethics.
For mind, you could have the standard 'is the mind the brain' and all it's variations. But I prepared a Eliminative Materialism one which I thought could be very sneaky, as it's the only one about the language used. I can send it to whoever asks.
There aren't really that many essays they can ask, so I recommend you prepare at least all of these. If there are any possibilities you think I missed out, tell me.
Also, Kant was last years 25 marker and they asked about Aristiotle's doctrine of the mean in the specimen paper
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They could also very easily do an applied ethics 25 marker - they could specify a topic like simulated killing, lying, animals, etc and you'd have to discuss each response to the area.
Also could well be metaethics.
Also could well be metaethics.
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They could also very easily do an applied ethics 25 marker - they could specify a topic like simulated killing, lying, animals, etc and you'd have to discuss each response to the area.
Also could well be metaethics.
They could also very easily do an applied ethics 25 marker - they could specify a topic like simulated killing, lying, animals, etc and you'd have to discuss each response to the area.
Also could well be metaethics.
And, as I said, the meta-ethics question will likely be 'are there moral facts?'
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Hey could you please send me the eliminative materialism exam prep, thank you.
Also, Kant was last years 25 marker and they asked about Aristiotle's doctrine of the mean in the specimen paper
Hey could you please send me the eliminative materialism exam prep, thank you.
Also, Kant was last years 25 marker and they asked about Aristiotle's doctrine of the mean in the specimen paper
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I feel vaguely alright w philosophy of mind but am dreading ethics. IF I had to do last years wthics paper I would've failed literally all the questions, does anyone have any ethics revision advice ? My teacher is awful.
Also how would you answer an eliminative essay / moral language essay? I could write a non cog essay but that's it
Also how would you answer an eliminative essay / moral language essay? I could write a non cog essay but that's it
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Hi everyone, how would you guys go about answering this?
Compare and contrast Aristotle and Mill on pleasure
Is the main difference the fact that Mill claims that only those who have experienced the two can judge what is better, while Aristotle has more of an absolutist view an claims that true pleasures are those which are part of eudaimonia, and therefore those derived from the actions performed by the virtuous man?
Compare and contrast Aristotle and Mill on pleasure
Is the main difference the fact that Mill claims that only those who have experienced the two can judge what is better, while Aristotle has more of an absolutist view an claims that true pleasures are those which are part of eudaimonia, and therefore those derived from the actions performed by the virtuous man?
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Hi everyone, how would you guys go about answering this?
Compare and contrast Aristotle and Mill on pleasure
Is the main difference the fact that Mill claims that only those who have experienced the two can judge what is better, while Aristotle has more of an absolutist view an claims that true pleasures are those which are part of eudaimonia, and therefore those derived from the actions performed by the virtuous man?
Hi everyone, how would you guys go about answering this?
Compare and contrast Aristotle and Mill on pleasure
Is the main difference the fact that Mill claims that only those who have experienced the two can judge what is better, while Aristotle has more of an absolutist view an claims that true pleasures are those which are part of eudaimonia, and therefore those derived from the actions performed by the virtuous man?
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(Original post by PJ151)
Hi everyone, how would you guys go about answering this?
Compare and contrast Aristotle and Mill on pleasure
Is the main difference the fact that Mill claims that only those who have experienced the two can judge what is better, while Aristotle has more of an absolutist view an claims that true pleasures are those which are part of eudaimonia, and therefore those derived from the actions performed by the virtuous man?
Hi everyone, how would you guys go about answering this?
Compare and contrast Aristotle and Mill on pleasure
Is the main difference the fact that Mill claims that only those who have experienced the two can judge what is better, while Aristotle has more of an absolutist view an claims that true pleasures are those which are part of eudaimonia, and therefore those derived from the actions performed by the virtuous man?
For similarities, you should talk about how Aristotle and Mill value pleasure qualitatively, for they both identify the intellectual pleasures as superior. For mill they are higher pleasures and for Aristotle they are things like theoritical reasoning, which activate the rational part of the soul.
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The likelihood for ethics is that they'll ask 'is x useful for making moral decisions' for either Utilitarianism or Kant, as they've already done Virtue Ethics. They could also very easily ask 'are there moral facts' for Meta-ethics.
For mind, you could have the standard 'is the mind the brain' and all it's variations. But I prepared a Eliminative Materialism one which I thought could be very sneaky, as it's the only one about the language used. I can send it to whoever asks.
There aren't really that many essays they can ask, so I recommend you prepare at least all of these. If there are any possibilities you think I missed out, tell me.
The likelihood for ethics is that they'll ask 'is x useful for making moral decisions' for either Utilitarianism or Kant, as they've already done Virtue Ethics. They could also very easily ask 'are there moral facts' for Meta-ethics.
For mind, you could have the standard 'is the mind the brain' and all it's variations. But I prepared a Eliminative Materialism one which I thought could be very sneaky, as it's the only one about the language used. I can send it to whoever asks.
There aren't really that many essays they can ask, so I recommend you prepare at least all of these. If there are any possibilities you think I missed out, tell me.
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me too please if thats okay 
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Hey, could you poss. send me the eliminative materialism one? Thanks x
Hey, could you poss. send me the eliminative materialism one? Thanks x
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