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About the course

Philosophy is a fascinating and hugely rewarding subject that will help you to develop a range of transferable skills which can be applied far beyond the study of Philosophy.

Entry Requirements

Basic English reading and writing skills, as full tutor support is given.

Study Hours

Approximately 300 hours.

Course includes On-line Learning Documentation, On-line Resources and Tutor support for 2 years.

Qualification

A Level in Philosophy. Both AS and A2 level courses and examinations must be successfully completed to gain a full A level.

Specification: AQA. Full AS + A2 2170. AS 1171. A2 2171

A Level in Philosophy (AS)

AS Philosophy forms the first half of Philosophy A Level. It provides a solid grounding in central aspects of Philosophy that will prepare you to do well in the second half of the A Level. Throughout the AS course you will be encouraged to think critically. In doing so, you will develop an understanding of the discipline and develop your ability to think clearly and to argue effectively.

Modules

1. Why Be Moral?

• Morality as a social contract
• Morality as constitutive of self-interest
• Morality as overcoming self-interest

2. The Idea of God

• The divine attributes
• The ontological argument
• The origins of God

3. Persons

• What are the characteristics of personhood?
• What is a person?
• What secures our personal identity through time?

4. Reason and Experience

• Mind as a tabula rasa
• Innate knowledge
• Conceptual schemes

5. Free Will and Determinism

• What is determinism?
• What is free will?
• The implications of determinism

6. God and the World

• The design argument for the existence of God
• The problem of evil
• The religious point of view

7. Knowledge of the External World

• Realism
• Representative realism
• Idealism

Examination

The AS Examination consists of two unseen written exams:

Unit 1 – An Introduction to Philosophy 1
50% of the AS.
Written paper, 1 hour 30 minutes
Candidates must answer the compulsory question on reason and experience
and one other question.

Unit 2 – An Introduction to Philosophy 2
50% of the AS.
Written paper, 1 hour 30 minutes
Candidates must answer two questions.

Technical Requirements

• Windows: Windows 98, 2000, XP, Vista, Windows 7 – Acrobat Reader 4.0 and above
  OR
  Macintosh: Mac OS X, Mac OS 9.2 – Acrobat Reader 4.0 and above
• An up to date internet browser such as Internet Explorer, Mozilla Firefox, or Safari.
• Internet connection (broadband recommended.

Cost - Per Person

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