A Level Soul, Mind and Body Revision Lesson - PPT and Resources

This thorough and interactive revision lesson on the topic of ‘Soul, Mind and Body’ (in the Philosophy of Religion) section of the course helps learners to revise both AO1 and AO2, in line with the specification requirements. The lesson PPT and resources can be downloaded as both a PPT document and a PDF, for compatibility.

Activities include card sorts, fill in the blanks, video tasks, quizzes and more!

This 23-slide lesson specifically follows the requirements of the OCR A Level Religious Studies Spec, though they can be edited easily for other specifications. They explore appropriate AO1 (knowledge and understanding) followed by AO2 (analysis and evaluation), culminating in exam practise with a choice of four essay titles.

The lesson itself can be both teacher-led and used as a revision resources for at-home learning. It is a versatile resources for both class and home.

Resource covers:
 The philosophical language of the soul, mind and body in the thinking of:
 Plato
 Plato’s view of the soul as the essential and immaterial part of a human, temporarily united with the body
 Aristotle
 Aristotle’s view of the soul as the form of the body; the way the boy behaves and lives; something which cannot be separated from the body

 Metaphysics of consciousness, including:
 Substance dualism
 The idea that mind and body are distinct substances
 Materialism
 The idea that mind and consciousness can be fully explained by physical or material interactions

Knowledge and understanding (AO1) relating to:
 Plato’s and Aristotle’s view of the soul
 Substance Dualism as the idea that mind and body are separate or distinct substances
 Descartes’ proposal of material and spiritual substances as a solution to the mind/soul and body problem
 Materialism as the idea that mind and consciousness can be fully explained by physical or material interactions
 The rejection of a soul as a spiritual substance

oAnalysis and evaluation (AO2) relating to:
 Materialist critique of dualism and dualist responses to materialism
 Whether the concept of ‘soul’ is best understood metaphorically or as a reality
 The idea that any discussion about the mind-body distinction is a category error

o Exam practise questions

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