I am an experienced teacher/tutor of History/Classics and RS/Philosophy offering detailed and extensive lessons and resources for teachers of these subjects.
I am an experienced teacher/tutor of History/Classics and RS/Philosophy offering detailed and extensive lessons and resources for teachers of these subjects.
This resource contains all lessons for the second section of ‘Epistemology’ (perception as a source of knowledge) under AQA’s A-Level Philosophy course. Relevant for either the AS or A-Level, these resources summarise each respective argument/theory, alongside their critiques and any relevant defences. Exam questions are also included routinely.
Unit contains:
Realism
Direct Realism and its issues (perceptual variation, illusion, hallucination and time-lag)
Indirect Realism and its issues (scepticism about mind-independent objects)
Berkeley’s Idealism and its issues
Whilst this contains all relevant theoretical materials, and poses questions to probe understanding, please use the approved AQA textbook for relevant activities.
Note: any extra materials/resources or videos used herewithin are not owned by me, and I take no credit for these. Please refer to their URL links for the original designer/creator.
This resource contains a complete lesson on ‘Berkeley’s Idealism’ as part of the Epistemology unit for AQA’s A-Level Philosophy course. The lesson focuses on theory and skills on debate/oracy as well as higher-order thinking. For further activities and guidance, please use the official AQA A-Level Philosophy textbook.
This resource contains a complete lesson on ‘Innatism’ as part of the Epistemology unit for AQA’s A-Level Philosophy course. The lesson focuses on theory and skills on debate/oracy as well as higher-order thinking. For further activities and guidance, please use the official AQA A-Level Philosophy textbook.
This resource contains a complete lesson on ‘Tabula Rasa’ as part of the Epistemology unit for AQA’s A-Level Philosophy course. The lesson focuses on theory and skills on debate/oracy as well as higher-order thinking. For further activities and guidance, please use the official AQA A-Level Philosophy textbook.
This resource contains a complete lesson on Descartes’ ‘Intuition and Deduction Thesis’ as part of the Epistemology unit for AQA’s A-Level Philosophy course. The lesson focuses on theory and skills on debate/oracy as well as higher-order thinking. For further activities and guidance, please use the official AQA A-Level Philosophy textbook.
This resource contains a complete lesson on ‘Hume’s Fork’ (an empiricist response to Descartes’ Intuition and Deduction Thesis) as part of the Epistemology unit for AQA’s A-Level Philosophy course. The lesson focuses on theory and skills on debate/oracy as well as higher-order thinking. For further activities and guidance, please use the official AQA A-Level Philosophy textbook.
This resource contains a complete lesson on ‘Descartes’ Cogito’ as part of the Epistemology unit for AQA’s A-Level Philosophy course. The lesson focuses on theory and skills on debate/oracy as well as higher-order thinking. For further activities and guidance, please use the official AQA A-Level Philosophy textbook.
This lesson, on Moral Anti-Realism (Emotivism and Prescriptivism, contains all theories and materials needed as part of the ‘Moral Philosophy’ section of AQA’s ‘A-Level Philosophy’ course. The lessons focuses on debate/oracy skills and higher-order questioning. For further activities/guidance, please use the official AQA A-Level Philosophy textbook.
This lesson, on the issues of Moral Anti-Realism, contains all theories and materials needed as part of the ‘Moral Philosophy’ section of AQA’s ‘A-Level Philosophy’ course. The lessons focuses on debate/oracy skills and higher-order questioning. For further activities/guidance, please use the official AQA A-Level Philosophy textbook.
This resource contains all lessons for ‘Moral Philosophy’ under AQA’s A-Level Philosophy course. Relevant for either the AS or A-Level, these resources summarise each respective argument/theory, alongside their critiques and any relevant defences. Exam questions are also included routinely.
Unit contains:
An introduction to Moral Philosophy
Utilitarianism (including: Act Utilitarianism, Rule Utilitarianism, Two-Tier Utilitarianism, Psychological Hedonism, strengths/issues of Utilitarianism and application of Utilitarianism to the eight specified scenarios)
Deontological Kantian Ethics (including: The Categorical Imperative, The Universal Law Formulation, The Humanity Formulation, strengths/issues of Deontological Kantian Ethics and application of Kantian Ethics to the eight specified scenarios
Aristotelian Virtue Ethics (including: the function of the soul, Aristotelian virtue/vice, the Doctrine of the Mean, the role of practical wisdom/reasoning, Eudaimonia, strengths/issues of Aristotelian Virtue Ethics and application of Virtue Ethics to the eight specified scenarios
Meta-Ethics (including: Moral Realism, Naturalism, Innatism, Moral Anti-Realism, Emotivism, Prescriptivism and Cognitivism/Non-Cognitivism)
Whilst this contains all relevant theoretical materials, and poses questions to probe understanding, please use the approved AQA textbook for relevant activities.
Note: any extra materials/resources or videos used herewithin are not owned by me, and I take no credit for these. Please refer to their URL links for the original designer/creator.
This lesson, on virtue and vice as part of Aristotelian Virtue Ethics, contains all theories and materials needed as part of the ‘Moral Philosophy’ section of AQA’s ‘A-Level Philosophy’ course. The lessons focuses on debate/oracy skills and higher-order questioning. For further activities/guidance, please use the official AQA A-Level Philosophy textbook.
This lesson, on Eudiamonia and practical wisdom/reasoning as part of Aristotelian Virtue Ethics, contains all theories and materials needed as part of the ‘Moral Philosophy’ section of AQA’s ‘A-Level Philosophy’ course. The lessons focuses on debate/oracy skills and higher-order questioning. For further activities/guidance, please use the official AQA A-Level Philosophy textbook.
This lesson, on the strengths and issues of Aristotelian Virtue Ethics, contains all theories and materials needed as part of the ‘Moral Philosophy’ section of AQA’s ‘A-Level Philosophy’ course. The lessons focuses on debate/oracy skills and higher-order questioning. For further activities/guidance, please use the official AQA A-Level Philosophy textbook.
This lesson, on the application of Aristotelian Virtue Ethics, contains all theories and materials needed as part of the ‘Moral Philosophy’ section of AQA’s ‘A-Level Philosophy’ course. The lessons focuses on debate/oracy skills and higher-order questioning. For further activities/guidance, please use the official AQA A-Level Philosophy textbook.
This lesson, on Meta-Ethics, contains all theories and materials needed as part of the ‘Moral Philosophy’ section of AQA’s ‘A-Level Philosophy’ course. The lessons focuses on debate/oracy skills and higher-order questioning. For further activities/guidance, please use the official AQA A-Level Philosophy textbook.
This lesson, on Rule Utilitarianism (as well as Two-Tier), contains all theories and ideas relevant for the this theory as part of the ‘Moral Philosophy’ section of AQA’s ‘A-Level Philosophy’ course. There is a particular emphasis on debate/oracy and higher-order questioning, but for further activities please use in conjunction with the official AQA A-Level Philosophy textbook.
This lesson, on Psychological Hedonism, contains all theories and ideas relevant for the this theory as part of the ‘Moral Philosophy’ section of AQA’s ‘A-Level Philosophy’ course. There is a particular emphasis on debate/oracy and higher-order questioning, but for further activities please use in conjunction with the official AQA A-Level Philosophy textbook.
This lesson, on the strengths and issues of utilitarianism, contains all theories and ideas relevant for the this theory as part of the ‘Moral Philosophy’ section of AQA’s ‘A-Level Philosophy’ course. There is a particular emphasis on debate/oracy and higher-order questioning, but for further activities please use in conjunction with the official AQA A-Level Philosophy textbook.
This lesson, on applying Utilitarianism to the eight suggested scenarios given by AQA, contains all theories and ideas relevant for the this theory as part of the ‘Moral Philosophy’ section of AQA’s ‘A-Level Philosophy’ course. There is a particular emphasis on debate/oracy and higher-order questioning, but for further activities please use in conjunction with the official AQA A-Level Philosophy textbook.
This lesson, on Moral Realism (Naturalism and Innatism), contains all theories and materials needed as part of the ‘Moral Philosophy’ section of AQA’s ‘A-Level Philosophy’ course. The lessons focuses on debate/oracy skills and higher-order questioning. For further activities/guidance, please use the official AQA A-Level Philosophy textbook.