Secondary epistemology and metaphysics resources

Hi all, Here is my topic on the conscience. I made it in reference to the spec and my background of philosophy and psychology. Topic makes reference to primary text analogies and has exam questions in relation to material presented. All lessons are ready to be taught. Any issues, please message me. Enjoy!

This contains a set of fully resourced, differentiated lessons to cover the entire OCR AS Philosophy syllabus. Theme 1 - Philosophical Language And Thought It was taught in the following order: What Is Plato’s Analogy Of The Cave? How Valid Is Plato’s Analogy Of The Cave? What Is Plato’s Theory Of The Forms? What Are Aristotle’s Four Causes? What Is Aristotle’s Prime Mover? How Did Plato Distinguish Between The Body And Soul? How Did Aristotle Distinguish Between The Body And Soul? How Did Descartes Distinguish Between The Mind And Soul? Theme 2 - The Existence Of God It was taught in the following order: What Is The Teleological Argument? How Can The Teleological Argument Be Challenged? What Is The Cosmological Argument? What Is The Ontological Argument? Does The Ontological Argument Work? Theme 3 - God And The World It was taught in the following order: What Are Religious Experiences? Do Religious Experiences Prove The Existence of God? How Can The Validity Of Religious Experiences Be Challenged? How Is The Problem Of Evil A Challenge To The Existence Of God? Does The Augustinian Theodicy Solve The Problem Of Evil? Does The Irenaean Theodicy Solve The Problem Of Evil?

This contains a set of fully resourced, differentiated lessons on the nature of reality (Plato vs Aristotle) and the philosophical distinctions between the body and soul (Plato, Descartes, Aristotle, Dawkins, Ryle) to cover the OCR AS Philosophy specification for Theme 1 - Philosophical Language And Thought. It was taught in the following order: What Is Plato’s Analogy Of The Cave? How Valid Is Plato’s Analogy Of The Cave? What Is Plato’s Theory Of The Forms? What Are Aristotle’s Four Causes? What Is Aristotle’s Prime Mover? How Did Plato Distinguish Between The Body And Soul? How Did Aristotle Distinguish Between The Body And Soul? How Did Descartes Distinguish Between The Mind And Soul?

This contains a fully resourced, differentiated lesson on how Descartes philosophical distinction between the mind (soul) and body. The main part of the lesson involves students using an information sheet to complete a table summarising the key properties of the mind (soul) and body for Descartes, as well as grading the effectiveness of Descartes responses to the initial philosophical rejections of his theory, after which they produce a fact file on Gilbert Ryle’s criticism of Descartes viewpoint. They then, as a final activity, complete a grid showing how different philosophers would respond to an essay title with evidence/arguments they might use to support. Learning Objectives: To outline Descartes theory of mind-body dualism. To assess Gilbert Ryle’s criticism of Descartes. To evaluate the overall philosophical positions on the immortality of the soul.

This contains a fully resourced, differentiated lesson on Aristotle’s philosophical distinction between the body and soul. The main part of the lesson involves students having to make an educated guess on his viewpoint through an introductory quote, followed by students creating their own diagram to show Aristotle’s philosophical viewpoint, then they complete a Venn diagram comparing this view with that of Plato, before finally creating a mind map on the reasons why Richard Dawkins rejects any notion of an immortal soul. Learning Objectives: To outline Aristotle’s distinction between the body and soul. To compare the similarities and differences with Plato’s view of the soul. To assess the philosophical opinions for the rejection of the existence of a soul.

This contains a set of fully resourced, differentiated lessons on religious experiences and the problem of evil to cover the OCR AS Philosophy specification for Theme 3 - God And The World. It was taught in the following order: What Are Religious Experiences? Do Religious Experiences Prove The Existence of God? How Can The Validity Of Religious Experiences Be Challenged? How Is The Problem Of Evil A Challenge To The Existence Of God? Does The Augustinian Theodicy Solve The Problem Of Evil? Does The Irenaean Theodicy Solve The Problem Of Evil?

This contains a fully resourced, differentiated lesson on the Irenaean theodicy. The main part of the lesson involves using an information sheet to answer a set of questions on its key features, including a comparison to the Augustinian theodicy as an extension task, followed by class note-taking and brief discussion tasks on John Hick’s extension of the theodicy, followed by a ranking task on the strengths of the theodicy and brainstorming activity on its weaknesses before finally reflecting on their viewpoint towards the overall success of the theodicy. Learning Objectives: To explain the key features of the Irenaean theodicy. To assess its relative strengths and weaknesses. To evaluate its success in responding to the problem of evil.

This contains a fully resourced, differentiated lesson on the Augustianian theodicy. The main part of the lesson involves an information hunt answering key questions on the Augustinian theodicy, a ranking task on the strengths of the theodicy, then a sorting task of the weaknesses of the theodicy into different categories (moral/scientific/logical), before producing a bullet-pointed essay plan on the overall success of the theodicy.

This contains a fully resourced, differentiated lesson on how the problem of evil can be seen by some to challenge the existence of God. The main part of the lesson involves a brief section of note-taking and class discussion on the basic idea behind the problem of evil, with students suggesting their own solutions to the inconsistent triad (logical problem), followed by a written comprehension exercise on the evidential problem. The lesson concludes with a brainstorming exercise on the strengths and weaknesses of Swinburne’s Free Will Defence and class continuum on its success in resolving the problem of evil. Learning Objectives: To explain the logical and evidential problem as a challenge to the existence of God. To assess one philosophical response to the problem. To evaluate the success of this response.

This contains a fully resourced, differentiated lesson on how the different grounds under which religious experiences can be challenged, including psychological, physiological explanations, interpretation difficulties and the inability for humans to experience a divine reality. The main part of the lesson involves students summarising the challenge they have been allocated on the sheet, then peer teaching to others in their group. This leads onto producing a bullet-pointed essay plan on the topic. Learning Objectives: To explain the various challenges to the validity of religious experiences. To assess the strength of these challenges. To evaluate whether the notion of religious experiences is valid.

This contains a fully resourced, differentiated lesson on the arguments for and against religious experiences proving the existence of God. The main part of the lesson involves some note-taking, class discussion and written tasks to explain scholarly views for and against religious experiences, followed by an extended written reflection considering whether they believe religious experiences prove the existence of God (with focus on what makes these scholarly arguments strong or weak).

Hi all Here I have planned my edexcel course for Spec A Religious Studies/Education. All lessons are made with my classes in mind and if you use Kahoot- search MRJRWEBB as there is some extra quizes that could support the resources. All have been created with the GCSE text book and the spec in mind. Exam questions and practice is embedded in to the slide. Enjoy

AQA AS Epistemology: The limits of knowledge: Appeal to ordinary language includes web links & you tube clips

AQA AS Epistemology: limits of knowledge responses to scepticism includes activities, web links and you tube links

A new bundle combining the best-selling ‘Complete RE/Philosophy Display Pack’ that’s now sold over 800 copies and my new high-quality ‘Logical Fallacies and Cognitive Biases’ displays to root out any irrationality in your classroom. Between them there is plenty to cover any classroom’s wallspace: The awesome Philosophers Timeline with 68 thinkers and pop-out quotes for each Bloomin’ good questions display RE skills/levels wall-chart Blooms questioning chart Classroom opinion line Philosophical Language display 21 Common logical fallacies display 18 Cognitive biases we’re all guilty of Make your classroom a joy to look at!

This lesson introduces students to Plato’s cave and the distinction between realism and anti-realism. My students really enjoyed it. If white skittles are not available, the starter task will need to be adapted!

AQA AS Epistemology: Descartes efforts to overcome scepticism about knowledge of a mind reality Includes activities , web links and you tube links

This collection of 17 lessons is for GCSE Religious Studies teachers who are teaching Christianity & Hinduism. It is for Theme B of the AQA Religious Studies specification: Religion, Crime & Punishment. It includes 10 lessons about Christian beliefs and 7 lessons aboutThis collection of 17 lessons is for GCSE Religious Studies teachers who are teaching Christianity & Hinduism. It is for Theme D of the AQA Religious Studies specification: Religion, Crime & Punishment. It includes 10 lessons about Christian beliefs and 7 lessons about Hindu beliefs. It also includes some bonus resources that I hope will be useful to you. Lesson 1-10 (Christianity) Introduction Central Debates The Causes of Crime Responses to Crime Christian Teachings About Crime & Criminals The Aims & Effectiveness of Punishment ICT Suite Lesson Corporal & Capital Punishment Assessment Lesson Unit Overview (Video-Learning Worksheet Lesson) Lesson 11-17 (Hinduism) 11) Crime & Criminals 12) Forgiveness & Crime 13) Capital Punishment (1) 14) Capital Punishment (2) 15) Corporal Punishment 16) Unit Overview (Hinduism) 17) Unit Overview (Hinduism) It also includes three bonus resources: -A Personal Learning Checklist for this unit -A debate generator -A set of learning mats Each lesson is fully resourced and includes a lesson plan, homework, AfL tasks. Most lessons are based around professionally designed A3 worksheets. This download is designed to be everything you need in order to teach this theme and cover Christian & Hindu perspectives. Whilst designed around the AQA specification, it is certainly relevant to all GCSE Religious Studies teachers covering Christianity & Hinduism. Positive reviews are warmly welcome! The contents of this page, the download, and all included materials are copyrighted by Adam Godwin (2017) System Requirements: Microsoft Office (PowerPoint & Word) Printing (for the worksheet) 512MB Ram 1.5GHZ Processor Check-out some of my most popular resources: GCSE Religious Studies Buddhism (20 Lesson Unit) Buddhism (Thematic Studies Units) Christianity (Thematic Studies Units) Hinduism (20 Lesson Unit) Islam (Thematic Studies Units) .    GCSE Sociology Resources Complete Units (Whole Course) .  AS/A2 Revision Sessions OCR Religious Studies AQA Philosophy AQA Sociology .  Philosophy for Children (P4C) The Ultimate P4C Resource Pack The Debating Society Toolkit Philosophy Boxes . Other Tools A3 DIRT Worksheet (15+ 5-star ratings!) KS3 RE Units beliefs. It also includes some bonus resources that I hope will be useful to you. Lesson 1-10 (Christianity) Introduction Central Debates The Causes of Crime Responses to Crime Christian Teachings About Crime & Criminals The Aims & Effectiveness of Punishment ICT Suite Lesson Corporal & Capital Punishment Assessment Lesson Unit Overview (Video-Learning Worksheet Lesson) . Lesson 11-17 (Islam) 11) Crime & Criminals 12) Forgiveness & Crime 13) Capital Punishment (1) 14) Capital Punishment (2) 15) Corporal Punishment 16) Unit Overview (Islam) 17) Unit Overview (Islam) It also includes three bonus resources: -A Personal Learning Checklist for this unit -2 x Debate Generators [revision tools] Each lesson is fully resourced and includes a lesson plan, homework, AfL tasks. Most lessons are based around professionally designed A3 worksheets. This download is designed to be everything you need in order to teach this theme and cover Christian & Muslim perspectives. Whilst designed around the AQA specification, it is certainly relevant to all GCSE Religious Studies teachers covering Christianity & Islam. Positive reviews are warmly welcome! The contents of this page, the download, and all included materials are copyrighted by Adam Godwin (2017) System Requirements: Microsoft Office (PowerPoint & Word) Printing (for the worksheet) 512MB Ram 1.5GHZ Processor Check-out some of my most popular resources: GCSE Religious Studies Buddhism (20 Lesson Unit) Buddhism (Thematic Studies Units) Christianity (Thematic Studies Units) Hinduism (20 Lesson Unit) Islam (Thematic Studies Units) .    GCSE Sociology Resources Complete Units (Whole Course) .  AS/A2 Revision Sessions OCR Religious Studies AQA Philosophy AQA Sociology .  Philosophy for Children (P4C) The Ultimate P4C Resource Pack The Debating Society Toolkit Philosophy Boxes . Other Tools A3 DIRT Worksheet (15+ 5-star ratings!) KS3 RE Units

This collection of 17 lessons is for GCSE Religious Studies teachers who are teaching Christianity & Hinduism. It is for Theme B of the AQA Religious Studies specification: Religion & Life. It includes 10 lessons about Christian beliefs and 7 lessons about Hindu beliefs. It also includes three bonus resources that I hope will be useful to you. Lesson 1-10 (Christianity) Introduction Central Debates Christian Views About The Origins & Value of The World Christian Views About The Origins of Life Animal Ethics & Animal Testing Abortion & Christianity ICT Suite Lesson Euthanasia & Christianity Assessment Lesson Unit Overview (Video-Learning Worksheet Lesson) Lesson 11-17 (Hinduism) 11) Abortion (1) 12) Abortion (2) 13) Euthanasia (1) 14) Euthanasia (2) 15) Animal Experimentation 16) Unit Overview (Hinduism) 17) Unit Overview (Hinduism) It includes three bonus resources: -A Personal Learning Checklist for this unit -A debate generator (revision tool) -Learning Mats / Posters Each lesson is fully resourced and includes a lesson plan, homework, AfL tasks. Most lessons are based around professionally designed A3 worksheets. This download is designed to be everything you need in order to teach this theme and cover Christian & Hindu perspectives. Whilst designed around the AQA specification, it is certainly relevant to all GCSE Religious Studies teachers covering Christianity & Hinduism. Positive reviews are warmly welcome! The contents of this page, the download, and all included materials are copyrighted by Adam Godwin (2017) System Requirements: Microsoft Office (PowerPoint & Word) Printing (for the worksheet) 512MB Ram 1.5GHZ Processor Check-out some of my most popular resources: GCSE Religious Studies Buddhism (20 Lesson Unit) Buddhism (Thematic Studies Units) Christianity (Thematic Studies Units) Hinduism (20 Lesson Unit) Islam (Thematic Studies Units) .    GCSE Sociology Resources Complete Units (Whole Course) .  AS/A2 Revision Sessions OCR Religious Studies AQA Philosophy AQA Sociology .  Philosophy for Children (P4C) The Ultimate P4C Resource Pack The Debating Society Toolkit Philosophy Boxes . Other Tools A3 DIRT Worksheet (15+ 5-star ratings!) KS3 RE Units

This seven lesson unit is for teachers covering Hinduism as a comparative religion at GCSE level. It covers Theme E: ‘Religion, Crime & Punishment’ and focuses on Hindu views, beliefs and teachings. It was designed around the GCSE AQA specification, Theme E, and, consequently, covers the three topics listed: • Corporal punishment • The Death Penalty / Capital Punishment • Forgiveness Each lesson is fully resourced and includes a lesson plan, homework, AfL tasks. Most lessons are based around professionally designed A3 worksheets. You can buy this 7 lesson unit alongside a 10 lesson Christianity Thematic Study unit in one 17-lesson bundle to save money. The lessons included are outlined as follows: Lesson 1 - Crime & Criminals Lesson 2 - Forgiveness & Crime Lesson 3 - Capital Punishment (1) Lesson 4 - Capital Punishment (2) Lesson 5 - Corporal Punishment Lesson 6 - Unit Overview Lesson 7 - Unit Overview It also contains three bonus resources: -GCSE Hinduism - Ethical Debate Generator -Learning MATS -A PLC (Personal, Learning Checklist) for this unit [AQA spec] Positive reviews are warmly welcome! The contents of this page, the download, and all included materials are copyrighted by Adam Godwin (2017) Contents may differ slightly from those depicted on the cover photo, which are meant to be a fair illustration of the quality and activities contained in the download. System Requirements: Microsoft Office (PowerPoint & Word) Printing (for the worksheet) 512MB Ram 1.5GHZ Processor Check-out some of my most popular resources: GCSE Religious Studies Buddhism (20 Lesson Unit) Buddhism (Thematic Studies Units) Christianity (Thematic Studies Units) Hinduism (20 Lesson Unit) Islam (Thematic Studies Units) .    GCSE Sociology Resources Complete Units (Whole Course) .  AS/A2 Revision Sessions OCR Religious Studies AQA Philosophy AQA Sociology .  Philosophy for Children (P4C) The Ultimate P4C Resource Pack The Debating Society Toolkit Philosophy Boxes . Other Tools A3 DIRT Worksheet (15+ 5-star ratings!) KS3 RE Units

This seven lesson unit is for teachers covering Hinduism as a comparative religion at GCSE level. It covers Theme B: ‘Religion & Life’ and focuses on Hindu views, beliefs and teachings. It was designed around the GCSE AQA specification (Theme B), and, consequently, covers the three topics listed: • Abortion. • Euthanasia. • Animal experimentation. Each lesson is fully resourced and includes a lesson plan, homework, AfL tasks. Most lessons are based around professionally designed A3 worksheets. Whilst designed for the AQA specification, it is relevant to any GCSE Religious Studies teacher covering Hinduism. You can buy this 7 lesson unit alongside a 10-lesson Christianity Thematic Study Unit in one bundle to save money. The lessons included are outlined as follows: Lesson 1 - Abortion (Comparing Christian & Hindu Views) Lesson 2 - Abortion (Hindu Views) Lesson 3 - Euthanasia (Hindu Views) Lesson 4 - Euthanasia (Comparing Christian & Hindu Views) Lesson 5 - Animal Experimentation Lesson 6 - Unit Overview Lesson 7 - Unit Overview Positive reviews are warmly welcome! The contents of this page, the download, and all included materials are copyrighted by Adam Godwin (2017) Contents may differ slightly from those depicted on the cover photo, which are meant to be a fair illustration of the quality and activities contained in the download. System Requirements: Microsoft Office (PowerPoint & Word) Printing (for the worksheet) 512MB Ram 1.5GHZ Processor Check-out some of my most popular resources: GCSE Religious Studies Buddhism (20 Lesson Unit) Buddhism (Thematic Studies Units) Christianity (Thematic Studies Units) Hinduism (20 Lesson Unit) Islam (Thematic Studies Units) .    GCSE Sociology Resources Complete Units (Whole Course) .  AS/A2 Revision Sessions OCR Religious Studies AQA Philosophy AQA Sociology .  Philosophy for Children (P4C) The Ultimate P4C Resource Pack The Debating Society Toolkit Philosophy Boxes . Other Tools A3 DIRT Worksheet (15+ 5-star ratings!) KS3 RE Units

This display pack is designed to engage students in reflecting on their thinking and argument. The pack includes two displays: Logical fallacies covering a range of 21 examples of irrationality including: Strawman, slippery slope, ad hominum, black or white, appeal to authority, bandwagon, middle ground, begging the question, non-representative sample, moral equivalency, non sequitur, red herring, splitting hairs, non-testable hypothesis, anecdotal support, genetic, post hoc ergo propter hoc, appeal to tradition, appeal to emotion, affirming the consequent and denying the antecedent. Cognitive biases covering a range of 18 reasons why we all fail to be objective including: Anchoring, confirmation bias, declinism, framing, fundamental attribution error, the halo effect, backfire effect, reactance, groupthink, belief bias, availability heuristic, clustering illusion, conservatism bias, blind spot bias, the ostrich effect, zero risk, in-group bias and the Dunning-Kruger effect. All of the displays are styled in a high contrast white on black or black on white (apart from the red herring of course…) They are eye-catching and informative for your students of all ages from Year 7 through to Year 13. Great for an RE, Philosophy or Psychology classroom. Maybe these should be in every classroom - just think about the world we could create! Instructions: Just cut around the shape leaving a small border of white. You could create a board for each or put both together! I’ve uploaded a model of how they look in my classroom.

AQA AS Epistemology: the limits of knowledge Descartes response to scepticism Includes you tube clips & web links

Used for OCR but can easily be adapted. Pupils will be able to identify the different types of yoga and why yogis/yoginis may be considered important to Hindus. I use Gavin Flood (1996) ‘Introduction to Hinduism’ for the information aspect but videos identified also explain the different types of yoga.

The dreaming argument - Descartes AQA Epistemology: the limits of knowledge Includes web links, you tube links and activities

A powerpoint which introduces students to the role of women in Plato’s ideal society. Used to set up an assessment. Designed for IB Philosophy course, but can be used with any KS5 Specification.

A guide for KS5 students on the role of Justice in Plato’s Republic

This is a workbook indented for independent study or revision for the topic of Philosophy of Religion: Soul, Mind and Body, as part of the OCR AS/A Level specification. It is a 29 page document (PDF also included) to support your learners. These workbooks are ideal for independent study or set as topic-specific homework/revision. Resource Includes: *The Soul Plato and the Soul Aristotle and Soul Aquinas Substance Dualism Materialism Objections Exam questions (35 marks) with exam technique Created with the OCR RS AS/A Level in mind, though can be applied across specifications and qualifications. Please give feedback! I am always happy to respond to comments - whether positive or constructive - this will help to improve the quality of my resources in the future and, more importantly, the quality of pupils’ RE/RS education in general - which is what we’re all here for!

A one page overview of Plato’s Cave.

A PowerPoint for 6th form students which talks through and explains Plato’s Forms

A resource pack with mini revision activities designed to cover Philosophy and Developments throughout the year. Topics include: Empiricism and Rationalism Ancient Greeks Soul, mind, body Augustine Problem of evil Death and the afterlife Knowledge of God Arguments for God There is a PowerPoint with activities and answers included. Activities vary and include mini essay plans, quiz questions, brain-dump activities, key words and scholarly views. There is also a booklet included to print and give to students to complete with their answers.

This complete lesson was professionally designed for the new AQA Religious Studies GCSE specification. It is for the ‘Religion, Crime & Punishment’ theme and deals with Hindui teachings, beliefs and perspectives. It is the seventh of seven lessons in our new GCSE Thematic Studies units for Hinduism: have a look at the downloadable unit - buying the lessons together saves considerable time & money! This download includes: -An editable PowerPoint file -A double-sided A4 Worksheet (.doc) (with instructions and integrated peer-assessment) -A detailed lesson plan: highlighting differentiation, AfL, key-words, SMSC and a time-line of learning activities. This lesson is designed to be used with an ICT/Computing Suite: students will need access to computers for this lesson as it is based around them creating a PowerPoint presentation in pairs and then peer-assessing one another’s work. It is a unit overview lesson and covers all of the main topics of this unit. We’ve made 10-lesson units covering Christian views for each of the themes, you can now bolster these with 7-lesson add-on units for the comparative religions: in this case Hinduism. Download individual units or all 17 lessons (Christianity & Hinduism) together to save money! We take considerable time making the highest quality lessons and we believe these are the best GCSE Religious Studies resources money can buy, positive reviews are greatly appreciated. PLEASE NOTE: Minimum system requirements: 512MB RAM, 1.5ghz processor. Microsoft Office.

This complete lesson was professionally designed for the new AQA Religious Studies GCSE specification. It is for the ‘Religion & Life’ theme and deals with Hindui teachings, beliefs and perspectives. It is the seventh of seven lessons in our new GCSE Thematic Studies units for Hinduism: have a look at the downloadable unit - buying the lessons together saves considerable time & money! This download includes: -An editable PowerPoint file -A double-sided A4 Worksheet (.doc) (with instructions and integrated peer-assessment) -A detailed lesson plan: highlighting differentiation, AfL, key-words, SMSC and a time-line of learning activities. This lesson is designed to be used with an ICT/Computing Suite: students will need access to computers for this lesson as it is based around them creating a PowerPoint presentation in pairs and then peer-assessing one another’s work. It is a unit overview lesson and covers all of the main topics of this unit. We’ve made 10-lesson units covering Christian views for each of the themes, you can now bolster these with 7-lesson add-on units for the comparative religions: in this case Hinduism. Download individual units or all 17 lessons (Christianity & Hinduism) together to save money! We take considerable time making the highest quality lessons and we believe these are the best GCSE Religious Studies resources money can buy, positive reviews are greatly appreciated. PLEASE NOTE: Minimum system requirements: 512MB RAM, 1.5ghz processor. Microsoft Office.

This is a workbook indented for independent study or revision for the topic of Ancient Philosophy: Aristotle, as part of the OCR AS/A Level specification. It is a 21 page document (PDF also included) to support your learners. These workbooks are ideal for independent study or set as topic-specific homework/revision. Resource Includes: Background Plato vs Aristotle Four Causes Prime Mover Prime Mover and Plato’s Form of the Good Objections to Aristotle Exam questions (35 marks) with exam technique Created with the OCR RS AS/A Level in mind, though can be applied across specifications and qualifications. Please give feedback! I am always happy to respond to comments - whether positive or constructive - this will help to improve the quality of my resources in the future and, more importantly, the quality of pupils’ RE/RS education in general - which is what we’re all here for!

This is a workbook indented for independent study or revision for the topic of Ancient Philosophy: Plato, as part of the OCR AS/A Level specification. It is an 11 page document (PDF also included) to support your learners. These workbooks are ideal for independent study or set as topic-specific homework/revision. Resource Includes: Intro to Philosophy (What is it?) Four branches of philosophy Logic Syllogism Three logical principles Epistemology (a priori / a posteriori) Philosophical doubt / knowledge and belief Metaphysics Created with the OCR RS AS/A Level in mind, though can be applied across specifications and qualifications. Please note: resource does not cover these topics in detail, but serves as an introduction to the language, ideas, themes and terminology of KS5 Philosophy and Ethics / Religious Studies. Please give feedback! I am always happy to respond to comments - whether positive or constructive - this will help to improve the quality of my resources in the future and, more importantly, the quality of pupils’ RE/RS education in general - which is what we’re all here for!

This is a workbook indented for independent study or revision for the topic of Ancient Philosophy: Plato, as part of the OCR AS/A Level specification. It is a 20 page document (PDF also included) to support your learners. These workbooks are ideal for independent study or set as topic-specific homework/revision. Resource Includes: Historical Context Reality The Forms Hierarchy of the Forms The Simile of the Divided Line The Simile of the Cave Aristotle’s Objections Other Objections Exam question (35 marks) with exam technique Created with the OCR RS AS/A Level in mind, though can be applied across specifications and qualifications. Please give feedback! I am always happy to respond to comments - whether positive or constructive - this will help to improve the quality of my resources in the future and, more importantly, the quality of pupils’ RE/RS education in general - which is what we’re all here for!

Revision summary of the unit for A Level. Easily adaptable for the AS.

When a spirit reaches out from the other side, it wants something. Be it acknowledgment, or notice, or freedom from entrapment. It may be as simple as to communicate with another living being. Or to tell its story. Visit one special property where an estranged spirit disrupts its new family. Disoriented, this troubled soul captures the attention of all who trespass, but in particular it attaches to one human who was receptive to its advances. Through a series of intriguing encounters a connection was made that transcended time and space. Curiosity drove both sides to explore and seek the truth. Walk within the bounds of this totally true and riveting tale to discover the events that helped two souls meet across the veil and resolve their karma.

Abba’s story is not just about a beloved horse, rather it’s about the challenges of love, loss and letting go that we all must face in life. Abba’s history is reflected in his final hours as his life-long friend comes to terms with her own destiny. Crossroads come from life altering events and Abba’s trail end spurred a significant turning point for his owner. This story crosses bridges where no time exists. It questions choices. It explores the soul. It forces insights. And, in the end it reveals that life and death are but a mirror; a complement to worlds not so far apart. A heartfelt hanky read, one not to be put down.

AQA AS Epistemology: The limits of knowledge issues with Descartes Scepticism (1) Includes you tube links and web links etc… for extra reading

This is a complete set of notes for the topic of Epistemology. This follows the AQA AS specification for philosophy from 2015, but is still useful in the current specification or for anyone studying for philosophy. In it, it contains; Perception The Origin of Knowledge The Origin of Concepts and the Nature of Knowledge

AQA AS Epistemology:the limits of knowledge - Descartes’ use of scepticism ‘the method of doubt’. Includes web links, activities, and you tube links