1 Exam (elaborations) Aristotle s Virtue Ethics - AQA A Level Philosophy Exam And Correct Answers. 2 Exam (elaborations) A-Level Philosophy: The problem of evil and suffering Revision Exam Questions With Verified Solutions. 3 Exam (elaborations) Full A Level Philosophy Epistemology 5 mark Questio...
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Dualist Theories - Answer There are 2 kinds of things Physicalism - Answer There is only one kind of thing: physical Substance Dualism - Answer The theory that there is two kinds of substances: Mental substances and Physical substances and that the mind is distinct from the body. T...
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Add to cartDualist Theories - Answer There are 2 kinds of things Physicalism - Answer There is only one kind of thing: physical Substance Dualism - Answer The theory that there is two kinds of substances: Mental substances and Physical substances and that the mind is distinct from the body. T...
What is infinite regress? (3) - Answer It is chain of cause and effect that continues back and back forever (into infinity). It has no beginning point. Therefore, there is no need for a first cause. 1.) What is a contingent being (3) - Answer Contingent existence= something that relies on...
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Add to cartWhat is infinite regress? (3) - Answer It is chain of cause and effect that continues back and back forever (into infinity). It has no beginning point. Therefore, there is no need for a first cause. 1.) What is a contingent being (3) - Answer Contingent existence= something that relies on...
What is philosophical scepticism? [3] - Answer Philosophical scepticism is the position that our usual justifications for claiming that beliefs amount to knowledge are inadequate, it is used a measure to test the strength of our knowledge/ justifications. Philosophical scepticism arises when the ...
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Add to cartWhat is philosophical scepticism? [3] - Answer Philosophical scepticism is the position that our usual justifications for claiming that beliefs amount to knowledge are inadequate, it is used a measure to test the strength of our knowledge/ justifications. Philosophical scepticism arises when the ...
An ethical theory which argues that the correct way of action is that derived from working out what brings happiness to the greatest number - Answer What is utilitarianism The belief that pleasure is the chief good - Answer What is hedonism Concerned with the amount - Answer quantitat...
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Add to cartAn ethical theory which argues that the correct way of action is that derived from working out what brings happiness to the greatest number - Answer What is utilitarianism The belief that pleasure is the chief good - Answer What is hedonism Concerned with the amount - Answer quantitat...
a posteriori - Answer Knowledge of propositions that can only be known to be true or false through sense experience. a priori - Answer Knowledge of propositions that do not require (sense) experience to be known to be true or false. Propositional Knowledge - Answer Knowledge of facts....
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Add to carta posteriori - Answer Knowledge of propositions that can only be known to be true or false through sense experience. a priori - Answer Knowledge of propositions that do not require (sense) experience to be known to be true or false. Propositional Knowledge - Answer Knowledge of facts....
Arete - Answer An 'excellence', or more specifically, a 'virtue' - a quality that aids the fulfilment of a thing's ergon (Aristotle). Utility - Answer The net balance of pleasure over pain. Hedonism - Answer The pursuit of pleasure. The good is pleasure. Consequentia...
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Add to cartArete - Answer An 'excellence', or more specifically, a 'virtue' - a quality that aids the fulfilment of a thing's ergon (Aristotle). Utility - Answer The net balance of pleasure over pain. Hedonism - Answer The pursuit of pleasure. The good is pleasure. Consequentia...
A posteriori - Answer Knowledge of propositions that require sense experience to prove it true or false A priori - Answer Knowledge of propositions that do not require sense experience to prove it true or false Analogy - Answer Similarities in several respects between different things...
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Add to cartA posteriori - Answer Knowledge of propositions that require sense experience to prove it true or false A priori - Answer Knowledge of propositions that do not require sense experience to prove it true or false Analogy - Answer Similarities in several respects between different things...
What are the 3 types of religious experience? - Answer Visions, numinous experiences and mystical experiences How many categories did St Augustine classify visions into? - Answer 3 What are Augustine's 3 categories of visions? - Answer Corporeal, imaginative & intellectual What ...
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Add to cartWhat are the 3 types of religious experience? - Answer Visions, numinous experiences and mystical experiences How many categories did St Augustine classify visions into? - Answer 3 What are Augustine's 3 categories of visions? - Answer Corporeal, imaginative & intellectual What ...
Rationalism - Answer The view that the primary source of knowledge is reason. A priori. Empiricism - Answer The idea that observations via our senses lead us to understanding of the world. A posteriori. Reason - Answer Using logical thought in order to reach conclusions. A priori...
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Add to cartRationalism - Answer The view that the primary source of knowledge is reason. A priori. Empiricism - Answer The idea that observations via our senses lead us to understanding of the world. A posteriori. Reason - Answer Using logical thought in order to reach conclusions. A priori...
Explain the difference between ability, acquaintance and propositional knowledge - Answer There are 3 types of knowledge to encompass what exactly knowledge is concerned with. Ability knowledge is concerned with knowing how to do something, ie; how to tie your shoelace. This type of knowledge doe...
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Add to cartExplain the difference between ability, acquaintance and propositional knowledge - Answer There are 3 types of knowledge to encompass what exactly knowledge is concerned with. Ability knowledge is concerned with knowing how to do something, ie; how to tie your shoelace. This type of knowledge doe...
What are the two different problems within the problem of evil and suffering? - Answer The logical (it can not be reasonably argued that God exists) and the evidential problem (my evidence/experience argues against God's existence) What does 'a priori' mean? - Answer independent of...
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Add to cartWhat are the two different problems within the problem of evil and suffering? - Answer The logical (it can not be reasonably argued that God exists) and the evidential problem (my evidence/experience argues against God's existence) What does 'a priori' mean? - Answer independent of...
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