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Hello, im trying to exhaust all potential 25 markers for the entire spec? Has anyone narrowed them down.

Im especially focused on METAETHICS, who knows which specific 25 markers are in contention here, please help!
Reply 1
This is my current best guess:

Epistemology

The tripartite theory of knowledge
Direct realism
Indirect realism
Idealism
Innatism
Intuition and deduction thesis
Scepticism

Moral philosophy

Utilitarianism essay plan
Kantian ethics
Aristotle’s virtue ethics
General applied ethics question
Specific applied ethics question
Meta-ethics: moral realism
Meta-ethics: moral anti-realism

Metaphysics of God

The concept and nature of ‘God’
The Ontological argument
Teleological argument
Cosmological argument
The problem of evil
Religious language

Metaphysics of mind

Substance dualism
General property dualism essay plan
Chalmers’ ‘zombie’ argument
Frank Jackson’s knowledge/Mary argument essay plan
Issues facing dualism
Epiphenomenalism
Behaviourism
Mind-brain type identity theory
Eliminative materialism
Functionalism
General dualism essay plan
General physicalism plan
Original post by Laylafromleeds
Hello, im trying to exhaust all potential 25 markers for the entire spec? Has anyone narrowed them down.
Im especially focused on METAETHICS, who knows which specific 25 markers are in contention here, please help!


For meta ethics it’s definitely an essay on realism
Original post by Joe312
This is my current best guess:
Epistemology
The tripartite theory of knowledge
Direct realism
Indirect realism
Idealism
Innatism
Intuition and deduction thesis
Scepticism
Moral philosophy
Utilitarianism essay plan
Kantian ethics
Aristotle’s virtue ethics
General applied ethics question
Specific applied ethics question
Meta-ethics: moral realism
Meta-ethics: moral anti-realism
Metaphysics of God
The concept and nature of ‘God’
The Ontological argument
Teleological argument
Cosmological argument
The problem of evil
Religious language
Metaphysics of mind
Substance dualism
General property dualism essay plan
Chalmers’ ‘zombie’ argument
Frank Jackson’s knowledge/Mary argument essay plan
Issues facing dualism
Epiphenomenalism
Behaviourism
Mind-brain type identity theory
Eliminative materialism
Functionalism
General dualism essay plan
General physicalism plan

Thank you so much!
Original post by resident-self-ex
For meta ethics it’s definitely an essay on realism

yeah i reckoned any cognitivism question would be too cruel
Reply 5
Original post by Laylafromleeds
yeah i reckoned any cognitivism question would be too cruel

They could defeinitely ask the question like that... or on non-cognitivism.

Wouldn't be that bad. It's still the question of whether one of the cognitive (naturalism / intuitionism / error theory) or non-cognitive (emotivism / prescriptivism) is true.

More relevant would be issues like Hume's motivation argument, and whether anti-realism can deal with the way ethical langauge is used - since they focus specifically on the cog/non-cog debate.
Original post by Joe312
They could defeinitely ask the question like that... or on non-cognitivism.
Wouldn't be that bad. It's still the question of whether one of the cognitive (naturalism / intuitionism / error theory) or non-cognitive (emotivism / prescriptivism) is true.
More relevant would be issues like Hume's motivation argument, and whether anti-realism can deal with the way ethical langauge is used - since they focus specifically on the cog/non-cog debate.

wait this has spun me a little bit...isnt the seperation moral antirealism and realism...would separating into cog/non-cog be too hard....id have to disregard my moral realism/anti-realism bias...wth! please be more specific in what you meant
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Original post by Laylafromleeds
wait this has spun me a little bit...isnt the seperation moral antirealism and realism...would separating into cog/non-cog be too hard....id have to disregard my moral realism/anti-realism bias...wth! please be more specific in what you meant

Yes, but they also mention the cog/non-cog distinction, and label each theory according to which it falls under.

All we know about what the 25 markers could be on, is that the chief examiner said they would only set questions that cover multiple bullet points on the spec. So, since cog/non-cog is mentioned in every bullet point alongside each of the 5 meta-ethical theories, based on what we know it seems they could ask a question on it.

naturalism = cog
intuitionism = cog
error theory = cog
emotivism = non-cog
prescriptivism = non-cog

The essay would be figuring out which theory has the right approach, wouldn't be that hard!
Original post by Joe312
Yes, but they also mention the cog/non-cog distinction, and label each theory according to which it falls under.
All we know about what the 25 markers could be on, is that the chief examiner said they would only set questions that cover multiple bullet points on the spec. So, since cog/non-cog is mentioned in every bullet point alongside each of the 5 meta-ethical theories, based on what we know it seems they could ask a question on it.
naturalism = cog
intuitionism = cog
error theory = cog
emotivism = non-cog
prescriptivism = non-cog
The essay would be figuring out which theory has the right approach, wouldn't be that hard!

ahhh so id get to disregard the moral realism/anti-realism debate...thank youuu. Also could you clarify what you meant by general applied ethics question and specific applied ethics question
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Original post by Laylafromleeds
ahhh so id get to disregard the moral realism/anti-realism debate...thank youuu. Also could you clarify what you meant by general applied ethics question and specific applied ethics question

The realism/anti-realism debate is relevant to the cog/non-cog debate though. If moral properties exist, that is a strong argument for cognitivism. Though as we see from error theory, that's not true in reverse, since one could be an anti-realist and a cognitivist.

You can find info on the applied ethics stuff here: https://alevelphilosophyandreligion.com/philosophy/moral-philosophy/notes-essay-applied-ethics/
Original post by Joe312
The realism/anti-realism debate is relevant to the cog/non-cog debate though. If moral properties exist, that is a strong argument for cognitivism. Though as we see from error theory, that's not true in reverse, since one could be an anti-realist and a cognitivist.
You can find info on the applied ethics stuff here: https://alevelphilosophyandreligion.com/philosophy/moral-philosophy/notes-essay-applied-ethics/

Thank you! Also with regards to applied ethics, arent those typically 12 markers? what would the General applied ethics and Specific applied ethics 25 marker questions be?
Reply 11
Original post by Laylafromleeds
Thank you! Also with regards to applied ethics, arent those typically 12 markers? what would the General applied ethics and Specific applied ethics 25 marker questions be?

It's explained in the link I sent you in my previous post.

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