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 \n• Perception as a source of knowledge  \n• Reason as a source of knowledge  \n• The limits of knowledge  \nMoral philosophy  \n• Normative ethical theories  \n• Applied ethics  \n• Meta-ethics  \nMetaphysics of God  \n• The concept and nature of 'God'  \n• Arguments relating to the existence of God  \n• Religious language  \nMetaphysics of mind  \n• What do we mean by ’mind’?  \n• Dualist theories  \n• Physicalist theories  \nThere are two assessment objectives (AOs) which are set by the Department for Education:  \nAO1  \nDemonstrate knowledge and understanding of the core concepts and methods of philosophy, including thorough use of philosophical analysis.  \nAO2  \nAnalyse and evaluate philosophical arguments to form reasoned judgements.  \nExam structure  \nAll topics consist of the same AO weightings and assessment structure:  \n\n| Paper 1 (3 hours, 100 marks, 50% of A-level) |  |  |  |  |\n| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |\n| Epistemology (50 marks, 25% of A-level) |  |  |  |  |\n| 3 marks | 5 marks | 5 marks | 12 marks | 25 marks |\n| Moral philosophy (50 marks, 25% of A-level) |  |  |  |  |\n| 3 marks | 5 marks | 5 marks | 12 marks | 25 marks |\n\n\n| Paper 2 (3 hours, 100 marks, 50% of A-level) |  |  |  |  |\n| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |\n| Metaphysics of God (50 marks, 25% of A-level) |  |  |  |  |\n| 3 marks | 5 marks | 5 marks | 12 marks | 25 marks |\n| Metaphysics of mind (50 marks, 25% of A-level) |  |  |  |  |\n| 3 marks | 5 marks | 5 marks | 12 marks | 25 marks |\n\nThe AOs are assessed in the different question tariffs as follows:  \n\n| 3 marks | 5 marks | 12 marks | 25 marks |\n| --- | --- | --- | --- |\n| AO1 | AO1 | AO1 | AO1 (5 marks)\u003Cbr>AO2 (20 marks) |\n\nCommand words/phrases  \nThe A-level Philosophy command words can be found on our website.  \nEvaluation skills and essay writing advice  \n25-mark essay questions in Philosophy are phrased as questions (e.g. ‘Does the existence of evil disprove the existence of God?’ (Paper 2, June 2022)) . The purpose of an essay is to answer the question by giving a reasoned defence of a chosen conclusion (‘thesis’) .  \nTo do so, students need to be able to:  \n• plan essays effectively  \n• write essays effectively.  \nPlanning essays  \nAs part of the planning/thinking process for an essay the student needs to do the following:  \n1. Identify relevant content/debates.  \n2. Select content/debates for discussion.  \n3. Decide the conclusion for each debate/overall (ensuring that there is no internal inconsistency) .  \n4. Structure the content into a clear logical order.  \nFor example, let’s consider the 25-mark question: ‘ How convincing is indirect realism?’ (2018) .  \nFirst, we need to identify the relevant specification content. It may be helpful to structure this content in something like the following green/yellow table where one side of the debate is the‘green’ side and the other the ‘yellow’ side.  \n• Theories/arguments making or supporting positive claims are green.  \n• Theories/arguments opposing something are yellow.  \n\n| Identify relevant content: How convincing is indirect realism? (2018) |\n| --- |\n| Theory: indirect realism |\n| Indirect realism leads to scepticism about the existence of mind-independent objects |\n| Mind-dependent ideas cannot be like mind-independent objects (Berkeley) |\n| Argument from illusion |\n| Argument from perceptual var","cbCaieH0maYjB18v","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaieH0maYjB18v","pdf",223406,11,"English","# Overview of A-level Philosophy\n# Exam structure and command words\n# Evaluation skills and essay writing advice\n# A-level Philosophy and A-level Religious Studies\n# Additional resources","[{\"question\":\"What philosophical areas are covered in the A-level Philosophy specification?\",\"answer\":\"The guide covers epistemology, moral philosophy, metaphysics of God, and metaphysics of mind.\"},{\"question\":\"What are the two assessment objectives (AOs) and what does each require?\",\"answer\":\"AO1 focuses on demonstrating knowledge and understanding of core concepts and methods, using philosophical analysis. 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