Philosophy study guides
A-LEVEL-AQA Β· A-Level (AQA) Β· aligned to AQA.
- AQA A-Level Philosophy 4.1.1 Epistemology: a complete overview of knowledge, perception, concept origins and scepticism
A deep-dive AQA A-Level Philosophy guide to the epistemology module (4.1.1). Covers the definition of knowledge and Gettier, theories of perception, the origin of concepts and knowledge in the rationalism versus empiricism debate, and the limits of knowledge through philosophical scepticism, with the named philosophers and arguments examiners expect.
π 22 min read4.1.1 - AQA A-Level Philosophy 4.1.2 Moral philosophy: a complete overview of utilitarianism, Kantian ethics, virtue ethics, applied ethics and metaethics
A deep-dive AQA A-Level Philosophy guide to the moral philosophy module (4.1.2). Covers the three normative theories (utilitarianism, Kantian deontology and Aristotelian virtue ethics), their application to the four set issues in applied ethics, and metaethics (cognitivism, non-cognitivism, realism and error theory), with the named philosophers and arguments examiners expect.
π 23 min read4.1.2 - AQA A-Level Philosophy 4.2.1 Metaphysics of God: a complete overview of the concept of God, arguments for God, the problem of evil and religious language
A deep-dive AQA A-Level Philosophy guide to the metaphysics of God module (4.2.1). Covers the concept of God and its coherence, the ontological, design and cosmological arguments for God's existence, the problem of evil, and religious language, with the named philosophers and arguments examiners expect.
π 22 min read4.2.1 - AQA A-Level Philosophy 4.2.2 Metaphysics of mind: a complete overview of the mind-body problem, dualism, physicalism, functionalism and consciousness
A deep-dive AQA A-Level Philosophy guide to the metaphysics of mind module (4.2.2). Covers the mind-body problem, dualism, physicalist theories (behaviourism, identity theory and eliminative materialism), functionalism, and the problem of qualia and consciousness, with the named philosophers and arguments examiners expect.
π 22 min read4.2.2