Full question bank of AQA A Level exam-style questions for Y12 and Y13. Covers 3 markers, 5 markers, 12 markers & 25 markers. 9 full pages of questions with hints and writing guidance too.
This resource contains all lessons for ‘Metaphysics of God’ under AQA’s A-Level Philosophy course. Relevant for either the AS or A-Level, these resources summarise each respective argument/theory, alongside their critiques and any relevant defences. Exam questions are also included routinely.
Unit contains:
Attributes of God (and issues with these)
Ontological Arguments (Anselm, Descartes and Malcolm)
Issues with Ontological Arguments
Teleological Arguments (Aquinas, Hume, Paley and Swinburne)
Issues with Teleological Arguments
Cosmological Arguments (Al-Ghazali, Aquinas, Descartes and Leibniz)
Issues with Cosmological Arguments
Religious Language (Ayer, Hick, Flew, Mitchell, Hare and Wittgenstein)
Whilst this contains all relevant theoretical materials, and poses questions to probe understanding, please use the approved AQA textbook for relevant activities.
Note: any extra materials/resources or videos used herewithin are not owned by me, and I take no credit for these. Please refer to their URL links for the original designer/creator.
This powerpoint covers the epistemic theory of virtue epistemology. The power point is made with neuro-divergent students in mind. It covers the main strengths and weaknesses of the theory.
This resource contains all lessons for the last section of ‘Epistemology’ (the limitations of knowledge) under AQA’s A-Level Philosophy course. Relevant for either the AS or A-Level, these resources summarise each respective argument/theory, alongside their critiques and any relevant defences. Exam questions are also included routinely.
Unit contains:
Philosophical scepticism (local scepticism and global scepticism)
Cartesian scepticism and its issues (The Cartesian Circle)
Responses to scepticism
Whilst this contains all relevant theoretical materials, and poses questions to probe understanding, please use the approved AQA textbook for relevant activities.
Note: any extra materials/resources or videos used herewithin are not owned by me, and I take no credit for these. Please refer to their URL links for the original designer/creator.
This resource contains all lessons for the third section of ‘Epistemology’ (Reason as a source of knowledge) under AQA’s A-Level Philosophy course. Relevant for either the AS or A-Level, these resources summarise each respective argument/theory, alongside their critiques and any relevant defences. Exam questions are also included routinely.
Unit contains:
Innatism and its issues
Tabula Rasa and its issues
Rationalism vs Empiricism (The Intuition and Deduction Thesis and Hume’s Fork)
The Cogito (what is it?)
Descartes’ proof of God (The Trademark Argument, The Contingency Argument and Descartes’ Ontological Argument)
Descartes’ proof of the external world
Whilst this contains all relevant theoretical materials, and poses questions to probe understanding, please use the approved AQA textbook for relevant activities.
Note: any extra materials/resources or videos used herewithin are not owned by me, and I take no credit for these. Please refer to their URL links for the original designer/creator.
Complete course workbook for new specification AQA A Level Philosophy.
26 page workbook of fill-in activities, designed to consolidate and revise key content.
Includes exam technique hints, practice questions and evaluation opportunities.
Great printed off into A3 booklets.
Can be used either in class as a teaching tool, provided as an independent revision resource or set as homework tasks.
Covers whole A Level course including:
Epistemology
Moral Philosophy
Metaphysics of God
Metaphysics of Mind
This is a pack for students to organise their 25 Mark essay plans in preparation for the exam. It suggests that students should enter the exam fully prepared with a clear idea of what they will argue for on each of the topics likely to come up as an essay.
Then space is provided for them to create their skeleton plans and statements of intent neatly in one booklet.
This resource contains all lessons for ‘Epistemology’ under AQA’s A-Level Philosophy course. Relevant for either the AS or A-Level, these resources summarise each respective argument/theory, alongside their critiques and any relevant defences. Exam questions are also included routinely.
Unit contains:
Definitions of knowledge (JTB, Gettier, Fake Barn cases, Infallibilism, ‘no false lemmas’, Reliabilism and Epistemic Virtue)
Perception as a source of knowledge (Direct Realism, Indirect Realism, Idealism)
Reason as a source of knowledge (Innatism, ‘Tabula Rasa’, the Intuition and Deduction Thesis, Hume’s Fork, The Cogito and Descartes proof of God)
The limitations of knowledge (philosophical scepticism, Cartesian scepticism)
Whilst this contains all relevant theoretical materials, and poses questions to probe understanding, please use the approved AQA textbook for relevant activities.
Note: any extra materials/resources or videos used herewithin are not owned by me, and I take no credit for these. Please refer to their URL links for the original designer/creator.
AQA A Level Philosophy revision lesson giving you a taste of the unit of work ‘A Level Philosophy: ‘A Level Metaphysics of Mind Revision’, available in my TES shop.
Unlock the secrets to top-notch AQA A-Level Philosophy essays with this comprehensive resource, carefully designed to guide you through the intricacies of epistemology and metaphysics of mind.
This invaluable collection boasts a plethora of high-quality, exemplar essays to boost your understanding and elevate your writing skills.
The resource covers two essential branches of philosophy:
Epistemology, with essays on:
The nature of knowledge
Perception as a source of knowledge
Reason as a source of knowledge
The limits of knowledge
Metaphysics of Mind essays on:
Substance Dualism
Property Dualism
Behaviourism
Mind-Brain Identity Theory
Eliminative Materialism
Functionalism
Each essay showcases a clear and coherent structure, incorporating critical analysis and evaluation of key concepts, theories, and arguments. Not only will you gain a deep understanding of the subject matter, but you’ll also learn how to craft compelling and persuasive essays that adhere to the AQA A-Level Philosophy requirements.
A PowerPoint which goes through the content of Paper 1: Epistemology for A-Level Philosophy.
Useful for revision and/or teaching the content initially.
Epistemology A* quality notes for AQA Philosophy A Level (7172). Highly detailed, with considerations of weighting between theories - 86 page document. Topic checklist included at the beginning. Hyperlinks between topics for easier navigation and synoptic links. Will be a part of a bundle deal later on when other topics are available. Prices are better using the link on my page!
A bank of revision documents, prompt sheets, exam-style questions, practice paper questions and key words & definitions to guide revision for KS5, AQA A Level, IB, Scottish Higher, post-16.
9 slides on the AQA Philosophy topic of Epistemology.
Covers the limits of knowledge (local/global/descartes’ response to scepticism; Russell, Locke, Berkely and Reliablism).
This resource contains a complete lesson on ‘what is knowledge?’ as part of the Epistemology unit for AQA’s A-Level Philosophy course. The lesson focuses on theory and skills on debate/oracy as well as higher-order thinking. For further activities and guidance, please use the official AQA A-Level Philosophy textbook.
This resource contains a complete lesson as an introduction to Metaphysics as part of the Metaphysics of God unit for AQA’s A-Level Philosophy course. The lesson focuses on theory and skills on debate/oracy as well as higher-order thinking. For further activities and guidance, please use the official AQA A-Level Philosophy textbook.