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Reply 200

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by milliehill

ahh interesting - i was wondering whether or not to pretty much just sacrifice theme 2 as it was last year's section a but you never know with these guys...

Don’t sacrifice any topics because they might just pick a question on something you didn’t spend enough time. Revise Friday Saturday and Sunday afternoon the topics you struggle the most with for example theme 3 & 4 and then Sunday evening and Monday morning the topics you felt were your strength just go over and read your notes to refresh your memory they could even pick the ontological argument as section A

Reply 201

angxelicfairyy

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by milliehill

ahh interesting - i was wondering whether or not to pretty much just sacrifice theme 2 as it was last year's section a but you never know with these guys...

Philosophy is very hard to sacrifice things esp because I feel like they would repeat questions e.g. Jung and religion as a product of the mind and new atheism rather than Freud - its not really worth to sacrifice just go over the things that dont stick multiple times e.g. onto argument

Reply 202

saima05

can some explain Wittgenstein language games! Still don’t understand it

Reply 203

dani_learner

hey guys I'm so cooked burnt crisp grilled for philosophy can someone let me know what topics are really worth going over or think have a higher chance coming up!

Reply 204

Teexz

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by dani_learner

hey guys I'm so cooked burnt crisp grilled for philosophy can someone let me know what topics are really worth going over or think have a higher chance coming up!

Hey, I think topic 2&3 with a 30 marker possibly on freud but its hard to predict.

Reply 205

Robyn_13

hey anyone know which theme is most likely to come up for section a? I feel like I know enough to answer one in section B but if section a is on religious language it's gonna go terrible 😭

Reply 206

spencerspencah

How do you guys revise and what are you focusing on?

Reply 207

Arabellarozee

hi guys does anyone have philosophy essay plans they’d be willing to share/trade??

Reply 208

spencerspencah

How much do you guys write in your essays and how long does it take you to write a 20 and 30 marker?

Reply 209

medic:)

does anyone know what came up for as philosophy and ethics this year

Reply 210

cescag05

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by Teexz

Hey, I think topic 2&3 with a 30 marker possibly on freud but its hard to predict.

Freud is like the least likely cause he came up in section A last year and they tend not to repeat the specific topics from section A the year after.

Reply 211

feemor

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by spencerspencah

How much do you guys write in your essays and how long does it take you to write a 20 and 30 marker?

20 markers are 20-25 minutes. This is normally a massive paragraph but depends on the section and if you need to split it. e.g. Problem of evil in sections. 30 markers 30-35 minutes. 3 main paragraphs with a intro and conclusion.

Reply 212

evesmithh

does anybody think that religious language as symbolic is likely to come up? only because it was on last year so I've ben praying it won't come up

Reply 213

skaldfjorden

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by saima05

can some explain Wittgenstein language games! Still don’t understand it

Language games show that the meaning of words depends on how they are used in different situations. Just like how the rules of a game tell you how to play, the way words are used tells you what they mean.

Let’s look at the word "gang." Normally, "gang" means a group of people involved in crime. But it can also mean a "group of friends" depending on the situation.

For example, imagine some friends planning to hang out:

Friend 1: "What are we doing this Saturday?"
Friend 2: "The gang's meeting up at Tom's place for a movie night."

In this situation, "gang" means their group of friends. They all know what it means because they share the same understanding in their group.

The friends are like players in a game because they know the rules for using the word "gang" to mean "friends." If someone else hears it, they might think it means something else, like a group of criminals, because they don’t know the special way this group of friends uses the word - they're not "players" of the "game".

This shows that words get their meaning from how we use them with others. The meaning can change based on the situation and who you are talking to. Language games are like this—they change and develop as people use words in new ways.

You can see them everywhere, from modern brain-rot (e.g. "rizz") to gamer speech (e.g. "afk"). It's amazing.

Reply 214

medic:)

Does anyone think rl as language games will come up or ontological argument

Reply 215

jessemxlyy

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by skaldfjorden

Language games show that the meaning of words depends on how they are used in different situations. Just like how the rules of a game tell you how to play, the way words are used tells you what they mean.
Let’s look at the word "gang." Normally, "gang" means a group of people involved in crime. But it can also mean a "group of friends" depending on the situation.
For example, imagine some friends planning to hang out:
Friend 1: "What are we doing this Saturday?"
Friend 2: "The gang's meeting up at Tom's place for a movie night."
In this situation, "gang" means their group of friends. They all know what it means because they share the same understanding in their group.
The friends are like players in a game because they know the rules for using the word "gang" to mean "friends." If someone else hears it, they might think it means something else, like a group of criminals, because they don’t know the special way this group of friends uses the word.
This shows that words get their meaning from how we use them with others. The meaning can change based on the situation and who you are talking to. Language games are like this—they change and develop as people use words in new ways.
You can see them everywhere, from modern brain-rot (e.g. "rizz") to gamer speech (e.g. "afk"). It's amazing.

To add to this in application to religion, it’s about how religious language can’t be properly understood by those who aren’t religious. For example, a non religious person won’t understand what is meant in a Pentecostal church when they say they are 8baptised by the Holy Spirit.’ The same if a religious person tries to understand science. So, a scientists shouldn’t try to understand religion through a scientific lens because it misunderstands the meaning of the words they use.

Reply 216

skaldfjorden

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by alevel2086

yesss! also i noticed that yk how section a of the philosophy paper has two questions from the same theme, this is kinda a prediction looking through past papers
2018- section a was theme 1
2019- section a was theme 3
2020- section a was theme 1
2021- section a was theme 4
2022- section a was theme 4
2023- section a was theme 2
so basically they’ve only asked section a questions on theme 2/3 once, and i feel like its gonna be one of them for this years

This is funny, I just fed this and the data for Christianity to ChatGPT and asked it to mathematically predict the compulsory topic for 2024, and this is what it said:

Philosophy Themes Analysis

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2018: Theme 1

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2019: Theme 3

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2020: Theme 1

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2021: Theme 4

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2022: Theme 4

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2023: Theme 2

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2024: ?

Themes Sequence:

2018: 1

2019: 3

2020: 1

2021: 4

2022: 4

2023: 2

Looking for Patterns:

Theme Repetitions:

Theme 1 repeats every two years initially (2018, 2020) but doesn't repeat in 2022.

Theme 4 appears consecutively in 2021 and 2022.

Theme 3 and Theme 2 appear once so far.

Possible Cycles:

There's no obvious simple cycle like every 2 or 3 years.

Theme 1 appears twice with a gap and then doesn't appear again.

Themes 4 and 2 might suggest a recent shift in patterns.

Approach:

To predict 2024, we can look at possible trends or gaps in the themes.

Gap Analysis:

•

After Theme 1 appeared in 2018 and 2020, it didn't appear again by 2022.

•

Theme 3, after appearing in 2019, might reappear after a gap of a few years.

Trend Analysis:

•

Themes 4 and 2 show that changes might be relatively recent.

Given this, Theme 1 and Theme 3 could be potential candidates for 2024 based on past gaps and trends.

Mathematical Prediction:

A simple Markov model can be created based on transition probabilities:

Transition from Theme 1: 50% chance to 3, 50% chance to other themes.

Transition from Theme 3: so far, 100% chance to 1.

Transition from Theme 4: 50% chance to 4, 50% to 2.

Transition from Theme 2: Unknown.

Using this, since Theme 3 might follow Theme 2, Theme 3 could be a strong candidate.

Predicted Theme for 2024 in Philosophy:
Theme 3

(edited 1 year ago)

Reply 217

ajbxndz

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by skaldfjorden

This is funny, I just fed this and the data for Christianity to ChatGPT and asked it to mathematically predict the compulsory topic for 2024, and this is what it said:
Philosophy Themes Analysis

•

2018: Theme 1

•

2019: Theme 3

•

2020: Theme 1

•

2021: Theme 4

•

2022: Theme 4

•

2023: Theme 2

•

2024: ?

Themes Sequence:

2018: 1

2019: 3

2020: 1

2021: 4

2022: 4

2023: 2

Looking for Patterns:

Theme Repetitions:

Theme 1 repeats every two years initially (2018, 2020) but doesn't repeat in 2022.

Theme 4 appears consecutively in 2021 and 2022.

Theme 3 and Theme 2 appear once so far.

Possible Cycles:

There's no obvious simple cycle like every 2 or 3 years.

Theme 1 appears twice with a gap and then doesn't appear again.

Themes 4 and 2 might suggest a recent shift in patterns.

Approach:
To predict 2024, we can look at possible trends or gaps in the themes.
Gap Analysis:

•

After Theme 1 appeared in 2018 and 2020, it didn't appear again by 2022.

•

Theme 3, after appearing in 2019, might reappear after a gap of a few years.

Trend Analysis:

•

Themes 4 and 2 show that changes might be relatively recent.

Given this, Theme 1 and Theme 3 could be potential candidates for 2024 based on past gaps and trends.
Mathematical Prediction:

A simple Markov model can be created based on transition probabilities:

Transition from Theme 1: 50% chance to 3, 50% chance to other themes.

Transition from Theme 3: so far, 100% chance to 1.

Transition from Theme 4: 50% chance to 4, 50% to 2.

Transition from Theme 2: Unknown.

Using this, since Theme 3 might follow Theme 2, Theme 3 could be a strong candidate.
Predicted Theme for 2024 in Philosophy:
Theme 3

Did you differentiate between AS theme 3 and A2 theme 3? But yes religious experience is my predicted A question.

Reply 218

saima05

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by skaldfjorden

Language games show that the meaning of words depends on how they are used in different situations. Just like how the rules of a game tell you how to play, the way words are used tells you what they mean.
Let’s look at the word "gang." Normally, "gang" means a group of people involved in crime. But it can also mean a "group of friends" depending on the situation.
For example, imagine some friends planning to hang out:
Friend 1: "What are we doing this Saturday?"
Friend 2: "The gang's meeting up at Tom's place for a movie night."
In this situation, "gang" means their group of friends. They all know what it means because they share the same understanding in their group.
The friends are like players in a game because they know the rules for using the word "gang" to mean "friends." If someone else hears it, they might think it means something else, like a group of criminals, because they don’t know the special way this group of friends uses the word - they're not "players" of the "game".
This shows that words get their meaning from how we use them with others. The meaning can change based on the situation and who you are talking to. Language games are like this—they change and develop as people use words in new ways.
You can see them everywhere, from modern brain-rot (e.g. "rizz") to gamer speech (e.g. "afk"). It's amazing.

Omds thank you so much!

Reply 219

alevel2086

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by Robyn_13

hey anyone know which theme is most likely to come up for section a? I feel like I know enough to answer one in section B but if section a is on religious language it's gonna go terrible 😭

lowkey theme 3 hasnt come up since 2019 but i dont trust this years examiners at all so prepare for the worst😭