Philosophy
Explore fundamental questions about reality, logic, morality, and reasoning, while building critical thinking skills essential for law, humanities, and analytical disciplines.
A-Level Philosophy explores fundamental questions about reality, knowledge, ethics, and the mind. Students develop rigorous reasoning and analytical skills through studying classical and contemporary philosophical texts. The course strengthens critical thinking, argument evaluation, and essay-writing—skills valuable across humanities, law, and analytical disciplines.
Exam Boards Covered:
- AQA
- OCR (Philosophy & Ethics / Religious Studies pathways)
Key Topics Covered:
- Epistemology: perception, knowledge, scepticism, empiricism vs rationalism.
- Moral Philosophy: utilitarianism, Kantian ethics, virtue ethics, applied ethical dilemmas.
- Metaphysics of Mind: dualism, physicalism, behaviourism, functionalism.
- Metaphysics of God: cosmological, ontological, and teleological arguments; the problem of evil.
- Logical Reasoning: analysing arguments, identifying fallacies, constructing philosophical positions.
Why It’s Useful:
- Develops exceptional reasoning, argumentation, and essay-writing skills.
- Ideal preparation for Philosophy, Law, PPE, and humanities degrees.
- Encourages open-minded, critical, and structured analytical thinking.
Required For (University Courses):
*(Not typically required, but highly respected for:)*
- Philosophy
- Law
- PPE
- Politics
- History