15 slides on the AQA topic of Applied Ethics (meta-ethics version is in a different lesson, this is just utilitarianism, kant and VE)
1 slide on lesson objectives
2 slides Act/Rule Utilitarianism on Stealing (featuring a picture I made of Jeremy Bentham dressed as Robin Hood…!)
1 slide Kant vs Stealing
1 slide VE vs Stealing
1 slide on what simulated killing is
3 slides: Utilitarianism, Kant and VE views on Sim Killing
3 slides: Utilitarianism, Kant and VE views on eating animals
3 slides: Utilitarianism, Kant and VE views on telling lies
This was made as a 1-1 lesson and it lasted 90 mins. If you add talking points / discussions etc then you could stretch it out way longer.
11 slide powerpoint on the Peasants’ Revolt.
Goes over the causes of the revolt:
statute of labourers
John Ball
Poll Tax
New King
Goes over the events and how it unfolded.
Goes over the aftermath.
Talks about women’s role in the revolt.
21 slides on Meta-Ethical theories with their application to applied ethical problems at the end.
1 slide on the spec
1 slide on keywords
1 slide on realism
2 slides on Ethical Naturalism
2 slides on Problems (is-ought and naturalistic fallacy)
1 slide on Ethical Non Naturalism
1 slide on Hume’s theory of motivation
2 slides on Error theory and queerness arguments
2 slides on problems (nihilism / moral progress)
2 slides on Ayer (emotivism and verificationism)
1 slide on Prescriptivism
4 slides on application to ethical dilemmas
I am sorry to charge, but it is because I spent 3 hours planning this lesson and lesson planning is just hell <3
I made this for a 1-1 session, lasted 2 hours so with a larger class you could get a lot of lessons worth of content out of this by adding talking points / discussions etc.
24 slides on the theories on religious language in the 20th century.
Includes keywords for the topic
Covers verificationism
Falsification
Eschatological Verification
Language Games
Includes strengths and weaknesses for all arguments.
I think it’s really detailed, and could last a long time.
11 page powerpoint covering the Apophatic Argument, the Argument for Analogy (Aquinas) and Symbollic Language.
Includes strengths and weaknesses for each argument.
Includes a starter for defining key terms.
10 slide powerpoint on the idea of conscience which is required as part of the curriculum for OCR A Level Religious Studies.
It covers Aquinas’ views of the conscience, Freud’s view of the conscience, Fromm’s view of the conscience.
It covers Freud’s views on psychosexual development.
It also contains some views from other scholars on conscience.
8 slide powerpoint presentation on King John.
Includes links for something to watch.
Includes activity on interpretations of him
Lesson is based around: is he a good or a bad king?
Introduces feud with Barons.
11 slide powerpoint on the introduction of the Magna Carta.
Includes starter of defining keywords for the topic and a recap on King John.
Includes the grievances of different social groups which led to the Magna Carta being introduced.
Has an essay question at the end to do as a class.
14 slides on Kantian Ethics.
The last few slides contain essay and exam advice about a specific question to Kant.
Covers his Formulations and Postulates, includes keywords.
Has an activity to apply to ethical dilemmas (SE, BE, Euthanasia).
I used this for a one hour one-one tuition session and didn’t get through everything so could probably stretch even further in a class of 30+.
9 slides on the Epistemology topic of AQA including:
1 slide on the spec (helps students understand what and why they’re leaning)
1 slide of keywords (could use this as a defining exercise by covering it up etc)
3 slides on Descartes (waves of doubt / proof of external world) with criticisms
1 slide on Plato’s innatism
3 slides on Locke vs Leibniz (rationalism vs empiricism / tabula rasa)
Used for a 1 on 1 session and it lasted 2 hours. Could definitely stretch it out in larger classes with your own talking points
15 slides (one that shows the OCR spec, one that shows the AQA spec for Kant - delete as wanted depending on exam board).
1 slide on keywords
2 slides on history of Kant and the Good Will
1 slide Cat vs Hyp imperative
2 slides for contradiction in will/conception
3 slides for the formulations
1 slide with quotes about formulations
1 slide on the postulates
1 slide on problems
1 slide on Phillipa Foot
Was made for a 1-1 session and it lasted 2 hours. Could easily stretch out to more lessons if you add activities to it etc.
13 slides (but one cover and one spec slide).
-1 slide on keywords
2 slides on Bentham
5 slides on problems with Act Utilitarianism
2 Slides on JS Mill
1 Slide on Preference Utilitarianism
Used in a 1-1 session and made it last around 90 mins. Could definitely get it to stretch multiple lessons in bigger classrooms if you add discussion work and activities etc.
16 slides on the Property Dualism topic
1 Title page showing the spec
1 keywords slide
1 slide on qualia
1 slide on supervenience
1 slide on interactionism/epiphenomenalism
3 slides on the philosophical zombie arugment including criticisms
5 slides on Frank Jacksons knowledge argument including responses
3 slides on criticisms of property dualism
This took up 2h of a 1-1 tutoring session so could easily stretch out in bigger classes.
8 slides on the pluralism section of OCR A-Level Philosophy
The first slide contains what the specification says
Includes:
Keywords
What is Exclusivism -> Augustine and Exclusivism -> criticisms of Exclusivism
What is Inclusivism
What is Pluralism -> criticisms of Pluralism
17 slides on the introduction of parliament.
Includes:
starter of defining key words for topic.
card sorting activity on protests through the years.
introduces Henry III
Introduces Simon de Montfort
Activity on whether Montfort was a good ruler
Different interpretations on Montfort.
Table activity on significance of factors on introducing parliament
15 slide powerpoint.
Introduces the topic of power and the people.
Introduces social groups.
Activity for the class on how to talk about the influence of the social groups throughout the years:
monarch
bishops
workers
barons
peasants
minorities
women
A table activity on how to look at different factors and their significance in influencing things.
Could make this lesson last a long time.
14 slides on the Person of Jesus Christ topic in OCR’s Philosophy module
Covers
The specification and what it says
Key words
5 slides on the Trinitarian Theory including biblical evidence and criticisms
2 slides on Jesus’ Miracles
Resurrection
2 slides on Jesus as a Teacher of Wisdom
2 slides on Jesus as a Liberator
I used this for an hour private tuition session and we got through it all, however if you’re using this in a class I imagine you could make it last a couple of lessons at least by adding discussion points etc.
8 slides on the section God’s Existence in the OCR A-Level spec.
Covers Nat Law & Aquinas
Covers Augustine & Barth and rationality being corrupted
Covers Sensus Divinatus & Calvin
References some other scholars.
I’d say this would be good for a ‘recap lesson’ rather than a whole lesson. I got through a 1hour lesson with it, though.
9 slides on the AQA Philosophy topic of Epistemology.
Covers the limits of knowledge (local/global/descartes’ response to scepticism; Russell, Locke, Berkely and Reliablism).