Philosophy • EXAM BOARD: AQA • ENTRY CRITERIA: GRADE 5 REP GCSE, GRADE 5 ENGLISH LANGUAGE IS RECOMMENDED • HEAD: MS H CLEARY HCLEARY5@HAYDONSCHOOL.COM Philosophy is a subject that is both ancient and current. Philosophy students seek to understand the mysteries of existence and reality. They try to discover the nature of truth and knowledge and to find what is of value and importance in life. Philosophy arises out of wonder, curiosity, and the desire to know and understand. A Level Philosophy builds upon the knowledge students have obtained during their Religious Studies lessons throughout their time in secondary school. Students will delve into the process of unpacking philosophical theories, engaging with complex texts and establishing their own individual lines of thought through the means of using the language of argumentation correctly. Students will develop ability to question, analyse, debate, reason and think critically. CURRICULUM All fours strands within the course provide students with the opportunity to engage in conceptual and argument analysis, allowing them to develop key transferable evaluative skills that will allow students to cultivate the necessary attributes for becoming adept thinkers. Year 1 Epistemology: This is the study of knowledge and how we learn things. In this module you will question how you know what you know, can it be trusted, what knowledge is, and are there limits to what we can know? Metaphysics of God: This unit is all about God and the central question of God’s existence. You will evaluate classical arguments for God’s existence such as the design and cosmological arguments. You will also study the problem of evil and explanations for why a loving, all-powerful God would allow his creation to suffer. Year 2 Moral Philosophy: This is also known as Ethics and is the study of the human under- standing of right and wrong. Are there some- things that are always right or wrong, or does it depend on other factors, such as the amount of people who may or may not benefit? You will explore whether stealing or lying could ever be moral and whether killing animals or other hu- mans (even in computer games) can be justified. Metaphysics of the Mind: Finally students will explore what we understand the mind to be. Is it separate from the body? Are we a body or do we have a body? You will understand different perspectives on whether we are just physical beings or in some way more than this, and what the implications of this might be for the way we view ourselves. ASSESSMENT The course will be assessed at the end of Year 13 by two 3 hour exams. Each exam is worth 50% of the overall grade. CAREER OPPORTUNITIES *Teacher *Barrister *Civil Service fast stream- er *Health service manager *Local government officer *Marketing executive *Newspaper journalist *Psychotherapist *Recruitment consult- ant *Solicitor *Stockbroker WE ARE PROUD That our alumni are studying Philosophy at the University of Nottingham, University of Glasgow, Royal Holloway, University of London.
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Philosophy • EXAM BOARD: AQA • ENTRY CRITERIA: GRADE 5 REP GCSE, GRADE 5 ENGLISH LANGUAGE IS RECOMMENDED • HEAD: MS H CLEARY HCLEARY5@HAYDONSCHOOL.COM Philosophy is a subject that is both ancient and current. Philosophy students seek to understand the mysteries of existence and reality. They try to discover the nature of truth and knowledge and to find what is of value and importance in life. Philosophy arises out of wonder, curiosity, and the desire to know and understand. A Level Philosophy builds upon the knowledge students have obtained during their Religious Studies lessons throughout their time in secondary school. Students will delve into the process of unpacking philosophical theories, engaging with complex texts and establishing their own individual lines of thought through the means of using the language of argumentation correctly. Students will develop ability to question, analyse, debate, reason and think critically. CURRICULUM All fours strands within the course provide students with the opportunity to engage in conceptual and argument analysis, allowing them to develop key transferable evaluative skills that will allow students to cultivate the necessary attributes for becoming adept thinkers. Year 1 Epistemology: This is the study of knowledge and how we learn things. In this module you will question how you know what you know, can it be trusted, what knowledge is, and are there limits to what we can know? Metaphysics of God: This unit is all about God and the central question of God’s existence. You will evaluate classical arguments for God’s existence such as the design and cosmological arguments. You will also study the problem of evil and explanations for why a loving, all-powerful God would allow his creation to suffer. Year 2 Moral Philosophy: This is also known as Ethics and is the study of the human under- standing of right and wrong. Are there some- things that are always right or wrong, or does it depend on other factors, such as the amount of people who may or may not benefit? You will explore whether stealing or lying could ever be moral and whether killing animals or other hu- mans (even in computer games) can be justified. Metaphysics of the Mind: Finally students will explore what we understand the mind to be. Is it separate from the body? Are we a body or do we have a body? You will understand different perspectives on whether we are just physical beings or in some way more than this, and what the implications of this might be for the way we view ourselves. ASSESSMENT The course will be assessed at the end of Year 13 by two 3 hour exams. Each exam is worth 50% of the overall grade. CAREER OPPORTUNITIES *Teacher *Barrister *Civil Service fast stream- er *Health service manager *Local government officer *Marketing executive *Newspaper journalist *Psychotherapist *Recruitment consult- ant *Solicitor *Stockbroker WE ARE PROUD That our alumni are studying Philosophy at the University of Nottingham, University of Glasgow, Royal Holloway, University of London.