If you’re struggling to “get” meta-ethics, these are the notes for you. Meta-ethics is one of the most difficult topics to understand. These very clear, step-by-step notes explain what the topic is and what emotivism, naturalism and intuition are. The notes do not contain essay plans, but they do very clearly explain the AO1 (knowledge) of each theory, as well as bonus sections on Hume’s is-ought gap. Though these notes aren’t evaluative, they do contain ideas for evaluation and spell out the philosopher’s arguments for their own theories. My students call these notes a “life saver” for what is one of the hardest topics in the OCR RS A Level. Note: much of this material would help with AQA RS and Edexcel RS.

These notes provide everything you need to get an 40/40 or a high A in Meta-ethics questions. The plans are clear, easy to read and colour-coded so you can see AO1 and AO2. I’ve been tutoring OCR RS A Level for over a decade, and I have a degree in Theology from Cambridge. These aren’t textbook-style notes explaining the thinkers. Don’t download if you don’t understand the main thinkers already! These notes cut straight to the point and give you 40/40 essays for all possible questions on meta-ethics for the OCR A Level. As with all OCR RS topics, there are a limited number of possible questions from the specification, and this document gives you A Grade essay for all possible question. These plans use a structure of six shortish paragraphs, with two AO1 and four AO2. You could, instead, have paragraphs that mix AO1 and AO2. Whatever you do, two thirds of your essay should be two thirds AO2 because two thirds of the marks are AO2. There are many other strengths and weaknesses of these theories, this is just one way of writing 40/40 essays. You may have to adapt a plan to the exact wording of the question set, but in OCR RS there are a small number of possible question themes and these plans cover all those themes, if not the exact wording of every possible question. Provided are exemplar, detailed plans for: Question theme 1: ‘What is meant by the term “good” is the defining term in the study of ethics’. Discuss. Question theme 2: Does the word “good” have an objective factual basis in describing something? / Evaluate the cognitive approach to ethical language Question theme 3: Evaluate the view that the terms “good”, “bad”, “right” and “wrong” refer only to what is in the mind of a person using such terms / evaluate emotivism / evaluate the view that terms like “good” and “bad” are meaningless Question theme 4: Do people “just know” what is right and wrong as a matter of common sense?

These notes provide everything you need to get an 40/40 or a high A in Conscience questions. The plans are clear, easy to read and colour-coded so you can see AO1 and AO2. I’ve been tutoring OCR RS A Level for over a decade, and I have a degree in Theology from Cambridge. These aren’t textbook-style notes explaining the thinkers. Don’t download if you don’t understand the main thinkers already! These notes cut straight to the point and give you 40/40 essays for all possible questions on conscience for the OCR A Level. As with all OCR RS topics, there are a limited number of possible questions from the specification, and this document gives you A Grade essay for all possible question. These plans use a structure of six shortish paragraphs, with two AO1 and four AO2. You could, instead, have paragraphs that mix AO1 and AO2. Whatever you do, two thirds of your essay should be two thirds AO2 because two thirds of the marks are AO2. There are many other strengths and weaknesses of these theories, this is just one way of writing 40/40 essays. You may have to adapt a plan to the exact wording of the question set, but in OCR RS there are a small number of possible question themes and these plans cover all those themes, if not the exact wording of every possible question. Provided are exemplar, detailed plans for: Question theme 1: Compare Aquinas and Freud on the process of moral decision-making Question theme 2: Compare Freud and Aquinas’ views on the role of guilt. Question theme 3: Evaluate the presence or absence of God in moral decision-making Question theme 4: Is the ‘conscience’ just an umbrella term covering various factors such as culture, environment, genetic predisposition and education? / is conscience linked to, or separate from, the unconscious mind?

These notes provide everything you need to get an 40/40 or a high A in Religious Experience questions. The plans are clear, easy to read and colour-coded so you can see AO1 and AO2. I’ve been tutoring OCR RS A Level for over a decade, and I have a degree in Theology from Cambridge. These aren’t textbook-style notes explaining the thinkers. These notes cut straight to the point and give you 40/40 essays for all possible questions on Religious Experience for the OCR A Level. As with all OCR RS topics, there are a limited number of possible questions from the specification, and this document gives you A Grade essay for all possible question. These plans use a structure of six shortish paragraphs, with two AO1 and four AO2. You could, instead, have paragraphs that mix AO1 and AO2. Whatever you do, two thirds of your essay should be two thirds AO2 because two thirds of the marks are AO2. There are many other strengths and weaknesses of these theories, this is just one way of writing 40/40 essays. You may have to adapt a plan to the exact wording of the question set, but in OCR RS there are a small number of possible question themes and these plans cover all those themes, if not the exact wording of every possible question. Provided are detailed plans for: Question theme 1: Does religious experience provide a basis for belief in God or a higher power? Question theme 2: Is personal testimony enough to support the validity of religious experience? Question theme 3: Evaluate the views and conclusions of William James’ study of religious experience. Question theme 4: Are corporate religious experiences more reliable than individual religious experiences?

These notes provide everything you need to get 40/40 in Problem of Evil questions. The plans are clear, easy to read and colour-coded so you can see AO1 and AO2. I’ve been tutoring OCR RS A Level for over a decade, and I have a degree in Theology from Cambridge. These aren not textbook-style lengthy notes explaining the thinkers. They cut straight to the point and give you 40/40 essays for all possible questions on the Problem of Evil for the OCR A Level. As with all OCR RS topics, there are a limited number of possible questions from the specification, and this document gives you A Grade essay for all possible questions. These plans use a structure of six shortish paragraphs, with two AO1 and four AO2. You could, instead, have paragraphs that mix AO1 and AO2. Whatever you do, two thirds of your essay should be AO2 because two thirds of the marks are AO2. There are many other strengths and weaknesses of these theories, this is just one way of writing 40/40 essays. You may have to adapt a plan to the exact wording of the question set, but in OCR RS there are a small number of possible question themes and these plans cover all those themes, if not the exact wording of every possible question. These plans cover the following questions: Question theme 1: Is Augustine’s view of the origins of moral and natural evil enough to spare God from blame for evils in the world? Question theme 2: Does the concept of the world as a “vale of soul-making” justify the existence or extent of evil? Question theme 3: Which of the logical or evidential aspects of the problem of evil poses the greater threat to belief in God. Question theme 4: Is it possible to successfully defend monotheism in the face of evil?