Self, Death and the afterlife section AQA Religious Studies A-Level Philosophy section Main aims of this lesson are: To understand what Dual Aspect Monism is To understand the benefits of dual aspect monism Contains: Highly detailed PowerPoint Notes Worksheet

Self, Death and the afterlife section AQA Religious Studies A-Level Philosophy section - Continuation of Personal Identity as Physical Main aims of this lesson are: To understand how our identity can continue after death physically To understand The Bundle Theory Contains: Highly detailed PowerPoint Notes on Physical Identity and continuation after death Notes on the Bundle Theory

Self, Death and the afterlife section AQA Religious Studies A-Level Philosophy section Main aims of this lesson are: To understand what the possibilites of psychological continuity after death To understand Dennett’s argument To think about the strengths and weaknesses of his argument Contains: Highly detailed PowerPoint Notes on Dennet Newspaper article for statrter

‘A Brief Overview of Everything’ For the Philosophy Section of the A-Level AQA Religious Studies Course. This PPT does what it says on the tin. In 116 slides it covers the full 2 year Philosophy content for the AQA Religious Studies Course. My students asked for ‘a brief overview of everything’ and so this was made. It is just slides of information - as condensed as possible. Is an excellent revision tool. Revision Tool PPT Colour Coded strengths and Weaknesses

Religious Language as an analogy as presented by Aquinas Main aims of this lesson are: To understand how religious language can be meaningful through analogy To understand what Aquinas thinks about religious language To understand the strengths and weaknesses Contains: Highly detailed PowerPoint Notes on religious language as an analogy Worksheet Strengths and weaknesses

The Logical Problem of Evil Aims of the Lesson: Explain what is meant by the ‘Inconsistent Triad’. Examine its strengths and weaknesses. This lesson examines the logical problem of evil, the Inconsistent Triad and the challenges to it.

Criticisms of the Ontological Argument as presented by Gaunilo. Also includes the following criticisms: Russell Frege Kant Plantinga Descartes

Hick’s response to the problem of evil Main aims of this lesson are: Recall the Irenaean Theodicy. Understand John Hick’s views on the Problem of Evil. Contains: notes, strengths and weaknesses and a recap of Hick

The Augustinian reponse to the Problem of Evil Includes: Augustine worksheet, strengths and weaknesses sheet and Augustine notes

The Irenaen response to the problem of evil Contains: Paper plane starter (The students love this!), notes and a worksheet

Swinburne’s principles of Credulity and Testimony Challenges to Swinburne’s principles Main aims of this lesson are: To understand Swinburne’s principles To understand the challenges to his Principles Contains: Highly detailed powerpoint Notes on special considerations Scientific responses to the principles worksheet Challenges Sheet

Religious Language and the Verification principle Main aims of this lesson are: To understand who the Logical Positivists were To understand the Verification Principle Contains: Highly detailed PowerPoint Notes on Logical Positivism and the Verification principle

Religious Language as cognitive or non-cognitive Main aims of this lesson are: To understand what cognitive and non-cognitive language is To understand the strengths and weaknesses of language as cognitive or non-cognitive Contains: Highly detailed PowerPoint Strengths and Weaknesses sheet Quiz style task

Responses to challenges from verification and falsification Hick’s eschatalogical verification Main aims of this lesson are: To understand the main responses to verification and falsification principles To understand Hicks eschatalogical verification Contains: Highly detailed PowerPoint Strengths and Weaknesses hands The parable of the celestial city Strengths and weaknesses of Hick

Religious Language as a language game as presented by Wittgenstein Main aims of this lesson are: To understand what language game is To understand the strengths and weaknesses of Wittgensteins theory Contains: Highly detailed PowerPoint Strengths and Weaknesses colour code Strengths and weaknesses answers The implications of language games on religious language

Religious Language as symbolic as presented by Tillich Main aims of this lesson are: To understand how religious language is symbolic To understand what Tillich believes about religious langauge To understand the strengths and weaknesses Contains: Highly detailed PowerPoint Notes on religious language as symbolic Strengths and weaknesses

Knowledge Organisers for Self and Life after Death A level Religious Studies AQA but could also be used for other exam boards Dualism and Monism Plato Descartes Aristotle Resurrection Hick’s Replica Theory Hard Materialism Functionalism and Physicalism Reincarnation Swinburne Near Death Experiences Parfit Dennett Objective Immortality Lots more also included

Learning Journeys for the Philosophy sections of AQA A-Level Religious Studies Topics Covered: The Design Argument The Cosmological Argument The Ontological Argument Good and Evil Religious Experience Religious Language Miracles Self, Death and the Afterlife Each Learning Journey Contains: The Journey of lessons Example AO1 and AO2 questions Key Concepts and their meanings as detailed in the Hodder textbook List of named scholars for that section

Self, Death and the afterlife section AQA Religious Studies A-Level Philosophy section Main aims of this lesson are: To understand what Interactionalism, Physicalism and Functionalism are To understand the ‘hard problem’ of consciousness To think about the strengths and weaknesses of these Contains: Highly detailed PowerPoint Notes on Functionalism

Self, Death and the afterlife section AQA Religious Studies A-Level Philosophy section - Ryle and The Ghost in the Machine Main aims of this lesson are: To understand what Ryle’s Argument is To understand to main criticisms of Descartes Argument Contains: Highly detailed PowerPoint Notes on the Problem of a soul substance