Lesson PPT of 6 slides introducing Humanism as a worldview, non-religious stance. Contains: what humanism is five key beliefs & values of humanists how humanists view meaning, happiness and fulfilment. Aimed at KS4 but would work with KS3 or KS5. 6 slides. Suitable also for assembly or form time / tutor time activity/presentation.

This resource is aimed at AQA A Level Philosophy. It can also be used with IB, Scottish Highers and international KS5. It includes Philosophical Zombies (particularly through David Chalmers’ version), property dualism and its appeal to qualia and phenomenal properties of experience. The slides should deliver a lesson of approx 60 minutes but could also suit 75-90 minutes with questioning and student activities, which are alluded to in slides.

Full PPT covering 1-2, max 3, lessons on how both substance dualism & property dualism face issues: Interactionism & issues; Epiphenomenalism & issues Contains all criticisms, with teacher’s notes & replies. KS5. AQA A Level Philosophy. Total 15 slides covering: the empirical interaction problem the conceptual interaction problem evolution by natural selection phenomenology of our mental life (ie as involving causal connections) - how this is unintuitive & makes mental causally redundant introspective self-knowledge - How can we form self-knowledge or even self-beliefs if mental states don’t cause anything?

PPT on Zagzebski, natural vs. social kinds; defining knowledge; illustration of ‘coolness’, goes through her 4 pitfalls to avoid and then tasks including exam-style question.

Lesson resource with full PPT on Jackson’s Knowledge Argument for Property Dualism. Complete with guidance through objections and student activities.

Full lesson PPT for AQA A Level Philosophy - Epistemology on JTB, tripartite def of knowledge; Gettier; Gettier vs JTB; introducing Infallibilism.

Full lesson & PPT for KS5 AQA A Level on Descartes’ conceivability argument for substance dualism and full criticisms & responses.

Revision PPT on Eliminative Materialism for AQA A Level - Metaphysics of Mind. Covers all content in theory: definitions, arguments, criticisms, responses.

Lesson on ‘Was Jesus the Son of God?’. Covers CS Lewis’ Trilemma, key quotations, 4-mark influence exam-style question. GCSE AQA, Edexcel, KS3, KS4.

Full lesson PPT step-by-step through Cogito, criticisms and responses, including how Descartes uses Cogito and links back to Infallibilism, ‘Intuition & Deduction thesis’ and weightings.

Full lesson PPT step-by-step through intuition, deduction, ‘Intuition & Deduction thesis’ and how Descartes uses it.

Full lesson PPT aimed at KS4 (can be used KS3 e.g. Y8 or short course) on Teleological/Design Argument for existence of God and criticisms. Should take 45 mins to 60 mins delivery in class. Also used recently for AQA A Level Philosophy Metaphysics of God on Design Arg. Contains: Introductory slide with key learning question Recap activity on what design argument is; steps of design argument; opportunity to then check and amend content to address any missed content or misconceptions Reminder of key headlines of vocabulary - telos; purpose; William Paley Paley’s text to set up Design Arg Criticisms slide listing 4 key criticisms 4 slides, each explaining the criticisms in gradually revealed bullet-points 9 slides in total, all with work for students as they go.

Full 45-60 mins lesson (1 hour) PPT on Chomsky, innate grammar and innate language. Designed for use with Y12 and Y13 Philosophy students on AQA A Level Philosophy course, but could work for KS5 or post-16 Linguistics, English Language or as an assembly. Contains 12 slides which includes: Case study/scenario as starter activity Explanation of Chomsky’s thesis and key claims Criticisms - 5 criticisms, shared slide-by-slide Responses - with 3 main responses visible on board Plenary activity asking students to evaluate Chomsky’s claim (for AO2 at A Level Philosophy)

Full AQA A Level lesson on qualia, intentionality, hard problem of consciousness incl Chalmers, Dennett, and whether dualism is a successful response.

1-2 full lesson/s for KS4 to KS5 on free will, determinism, fatalism. Assumes no prior knowledge - can work with AQA Philosophy and younger. Contains useful video link (c.15 mins)

PPT on property dualism for AQA A Level Philosophy - full A Level/post-16 lesson. Chalmers, emergence, supervenience, knowledge, zombies.

Detailed worksheet for AQA A Level Philosophy KS5. AO1 & AO2 direct & indirect realism & idealism - incl criticisms and AO2 evaluation.

Detailed worksheet for AQA A Level Philosophy KS5. Cloze exercise; AO1 & AO2 incl evaluation of Descartes; Plato; Leibniz. Usable in 1-2 hour lessons.

Full PPT for A Level AQA Philosophy, KS5, post-16. Argument + objections + student activities throughout. 1-2 hours’ lesson.

Lesson PPT (45-60 minutes) aimed at AQA A Level Philosophy - Metaphysics of Mind. Contains: qualia, with definitions & examples intentionality, with definitions & examples -substance dualism -Descartes’ indivisibility argument for substance dualism.