This essay explores Aquinas’ natural moral law, examining the primary precepts and concluding that the primary precepts are not useful for moral decision making. This essay holds the line of argument that the primary precepts alone are not useful as they oppress the minorities, and that they are only successful alongside the use of secondary precepts. This would achieve between an A-A*.

This essay argues that Aristotle’s empirical method is more plausible, over Plato’s reliance on reason. The essay looks at Plato’s allegory of the cave, and explains the failures within his argument, particularly the idea that the world of the forms is unrealistic, due to the interpretations with innatism. Contrasting the essay looks at how Aristotle’s argument offers a useful way of thinking about the chain of causes and effects that lie behind the existence of something. Drawing on examples from Dawkins and Russel to support this! Achieving A-A*.

This is an A-Level essay, discussing Plato’s cave allegory, arguing that his ideals were unrealistic. This essay looks at the various interpretations of the allegory, and how they link with Plato’s theories, including the Form of the Good, World of the Forms, and how the analogy also demonstrates the injustices of Socrates’ death. This achieves between an A-A* level.

This is an A-Level essay looking at the cosmological argument, arguing that there is a reason to account for the universe, achieving A-A* Including discussions from: Leibiniz and his principal of sufficient reason Russel, arguing that the universe does have reason for existence. Aquinas’ first and second way Swinburne argues that the universe does not have to be perfect to be caused by God. Hume arguing that the universe is hardly perfect, if the universe is perfect then it may be logical to assume that it has a perfect creator. Craig and “its existence requires a cause”.

This is an model essay to the question ‘What is the significance of Inspector Goole, in “An Inspector Calls”?’ -Grade 7+