A-Level Edexcel Religious Studies Philosophy Notes [ALL TOPICS]

ALL A-Level (AS and A2) Edexcel Religious Studies Notes (both Philosophy and Ethics)

Comprehensive revision notes, made with the new specification in mind, for Edexcel’s Religious Studies AS and A Level course. All topics are covered: * 1.1 Design Argument * 1.2 Cosmological Argument * 1.3 Ontological Argument * 2.1 The nature of religious experience * 2.2 Influence of religious experience * 3.1 Problem of evil and suffering * 3.2 Theodicies and solutions to the problem of suffering * 4.1 Analogy and Symbol * 4.2 Verification and falsification debates * 4.3 Language games * 5.1 Context to critiques of religious belief and points for discussion * 5.2 A comparison between a critic of religion, Bertrand Russell, and a religious believer, Frederick Copleston * 6.1 Views about life after death across a range of religious traditions * 6.2 Points for discussion about life after death * 6.3 Religion and science debates and their significance for philosophy of religion * 1.1 Environmental issues * 1.2 Equality * 2.1 Utilitarianism * 2.2 Situation Ethics * 3.1 War and peace * 3.2 Sexual Ethics * 4.1 Meta-ethics * 4.2 The relationship between religion and morality * 5.1 A comparison of the work of Immanuel Kant and Aristotle with regard to Deontology and Virtue Ethics respectively * 6.1 Issues in medical ethics with a focus on beginning and end of life debates