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Please choose a selection from the list below.  You should aim to complete a minimum of 5 tasks over the break and bring evidence of this to your first single period lesson of the year with Mr Dover

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Please choose a selection from the list below.  You should aim to complete a minimum of 5 tasks over the break and bring evidence of this to your first single period lesson of the year with Mr Dover

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Read or watch one of the books or films listed below that utilise some of the philosophical arguments that we have encountered (or will encounter).  Write a short (max 300 word) summary of what happens and which philosophical ideas are encountered

Minority Report (film)

Truman Show (film)

The Matrix (film)

My Sister's Keeper (book and film)

Limitless (film)

In Time (film)

Sophie's Choice (book and film)

Ender's Game (book and film)

The Giver (book)

Being John Malkovich (film)

Bruce Almighty (film)

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Choose from any of the below tasks to review Year 12 work

a) Summarise the arguments and counter arguments of a philosophical position from one of the main areas of the specification (e,g, Moral Philosophy - Utilitarianism) - full spec available AQA | Philosophy | A-level | A-level Philosophy

b) Create a concept map for one of the main areas of the specification, showing how different thinkers and ideas link to, challenge, or develop the ideas of others.  These can also show links to other areas of the course

c) Use the selection of past paper questions to plan and write answers to 12 or 25 mark questions.  The marking criteria is available via AQA | Philosophy | A-level | A-level Philosophy - which you can use to develop your answers once complete (show developments from the marking criteria in a different colour/font)

d) Write a one-page summary of a main area of the specification that can be used as an aide memoire to remind you of key points, ideas, or thinkers at a glance

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Use the AQA website to read the set texts from the Y13 topics - AQA | Resource list: Set texts

Each text read counts as a task.  Some of the AQA links are not direct to the text, but you can search for the text as listed to find other versions.

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BBC radio series looking at applied morality and how we should consider modern issues

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BBC Radio 4 - Moral Maze - Available now

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Podcasts aimed at students, focused on the Epistemology topics

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Podcast · Al Vince · The casually chaotic, informally informative A-Level Philosophy Podcast for students (and anyone else eager to delve into the subject, naturally), by a student- to explain the key stuff needed to get through the course! Many wild tangents into pop culture and personal anecdotes to analogise abstract content, plenty of mentions of coffee (and philosophy, obviously). New intro, outro + interlude made on chrome music lab. Email: coffeenphilosophy@gmail.com

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Partially examined life - podcasts and blog

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Partially examined life - podcasts and blog

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Exploring key thinkers over time, and how they have attempted to answer some of the big questions of life

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The Partially Examined Life Philosophy Podcast

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On the classic Greek epic poem, written ca. 750 BC and translated by our guest Emily Wilson in 2018.

Does this story of "heroes" have anything to teach us about ethics? Wilson wrote an 80-page introduction to her new translation laying out the issues, including "hospitality" as a political tool, the value for status and identity of one's home (including your family and slaves), and the tension between strangeness and familiarity. Can time and change really be undone?

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The Partially Examined Life Philosophy Podcast

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The Partially Examined Life is a philosophy podcast and philosophy blog by some guys who were at one point set on doing philosophy for a living but then thought better of it. Each episode, we pick a short text and chat about it with some balance between insight and flippancy.

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Podcasts covering a wide range of topics on the course, bringing together academics to discuss key ideas

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AQA course website - this contains the specification and past papers

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AQA | Philosophy | A-Level | A-level Philosophy

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Our new AS and A-level Philosophy qualifications are designed to give your students a thorough grounding in the key concepts and methods of philosophy. Students will have the opportunity to engage with big questions in a purely secular context. Our qualifications are fully co-teachable, so you can teach AS and A-level students in the same class.

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All of the readings that support the course - some with links to online versions of them to simplify searching for them

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This list provides details on the key philosophical texts and resources for A-level Philosophy. Use these alongside the scheme of work and specification.

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Wider resources linked to the Lacewing textbooks, including guides to reading and writing philosophically

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Welcome to Routledge's Philosophy A Level website. Here you will find accompanying resources for the following Routledge A level books:

Philosophy for AS and A Level: Epistemology and Moral Philosophy (2017 AQA Syllabus)

Philosophy for A Level: Metaphysics of God and Metaphysics of Mind (2017 AQA Syllabus)

This dynamic website includes downloadable resources to support all of the available textbooks, covering all elements of the AQA Philosophy A Level including PDF handouts and PowerPoints. The additional features section includes help with philosophical skills, key word flashcards, useful weblinks and further reading lists.

Michael Lacewing is a teacher of philosophy and theology at Christ's Hospital school, and a former Reader in Philosophy and Vice-Principal Academic at Heythrop College, University of London. He is founder of the company A Level Philosophy (www.alevelphilosophy.co.uk) and advises the British Philosophical Association on matters related to philosophy in schools.

His personal website is www.michaellacewing.com, where you can find all of his writings on philosophy that aren't hosted on this companion website.

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Academic articles covering a wide range of philosophy that might help you extend your thinkin

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Online guide to the Royal Institute of Philosophy journals. Paper copies of 'Think' available via the department or the Sixth Form library

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Publications & Media - Royal Institute of Philosophy

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Royal Institute of Philosophy publications span a wide range of thought-provoking content, from online articles and commentary to journals and books.

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National organisation for discussion of Philosophy which provides good links to wider discussions and academia

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The UK’s largest independent charitable foundation entirely devoted to creating, sharing and enabling philosophical thinking.

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Lacewing resources and information including webinar options

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Lacewing resources and information including webinar options

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Find out more from Michael Lacewing, author of the Yellow/Green textbooks for the course

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A Level Philosophy - Expert training with Dr Michael Lacewing

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A Level Philosophy (ALP) provides training, webinars and resources for teachers and students of A Level philosophy and religious studies. We also provide talks and conferences in schools.

Our student and teacher webinars cover material for the A level exams in AQA Philosophy, and may also be of interest for those taking the International Baccalaureate. You can read what students and teachers have thought of our past events.

Our events on philosophy of religion and on ethics may also be suitable for students and teachers of AQA, OCR, and Edexcel Religious Studies (please check individual event programmes for details).

All events are facilitated by Dr Michael Lacewing, Head of Theology and Philosophy at Christ's Hospital School. Michael was previously a Reader in Philosophy at Heythrop College, University of London, from 2001-2018. You can find out more about Michael's work and writings on his website michaellacewing.com.

ALP has developed the UK's premier on-line collection of resources for A level philosophy, written by Michael Lacewing, which is hosted by the publishers Routledge. Resources for other topics in Religious Studies and Philosophy are hosted on Michael Lacewing's website.

Textbooks and Companion Website with FREE Resources

Philosophy for AS and A Level, covering Epistemology and Moral Philosophy
Philosophy for A-Level, covering Metaphysics of God and Metaphysics of Mind

The companion website provides additional FREE resources such as handouts, powerpoints, flash cards and reading lists.

The A level specification, exam papers and mark schemes are available here.

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A Level Philosophy (ALP) provides training, webinars and resources for teachers and students of A Level philosophy and religious studies. We also provide talks and conferences in schools. Our student and teacher webinars cover material for the A level exams in AQA Philosophy, and may also be of interest for those taking the International Baccalaureate.

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Linked to the Blue textbook by Christian Feest, some extra resources and guidance through topics

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Course Content

The course textbook written with the student in mind!
Includes: straightforward explanations of syllabus topics for all 4 modules, bullet point summaries at the end of each module, exam blueprint for each question type (with example answers), and example 25 mark answer plans on every major topic.
How to get an A in A-level philosophy

Like this website, my philosophy tutoring is designed to make the course as straightforward as possible and get you the best grade in the exam!
Philosophy A Level Tutoring

Download A* grade example essays based on the AQA philosophy A level syllabus and be prepared for every potential 25 mark question!

Example essays are the most effective way to revise because they enable you to cover both the course content and exam technique simultaneously. Each document also includes a short essay plan to help reinforce how to structure your essays to achieve maximum marks.
A* Grade Example Answers

Ask your questions here and discuss the philosophy A level course and exam with other students.
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Philosophy A Level - The entire course in a few pages!

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The course textbook written with the student in mind! Includes: straightforward explanations of syllabus topics for all 4 modules, bullet point summaries at the end of each module, exam blueprint for each question type (with example answers), and example 25 mark answer plans on every major topic.