Ancient Philosophical Influences Revision Lesson - PPT and Resources

This thorough and interactive revision lesson on the topic of ‘Ancient Philosophical Influences’ (in the Philosophy of Religion) section of the course helps learners to revise both AO1 and AO2, in line with the specification requirements. The lesson PPT and resources can be downloaded as both a PPT document and a PDF, for compatibility.

Activities include card sorts, fill in the blanks, video tasks, true/false quizzes and more!

This 25-slide lesson specifically follows the requirements of the OCR A Level Religious Studies Spec, though they can be edited easily for other specifications. They explore appropriate AO1 (knowledge and understanding) followed by AO2 (analysis and evaluation), culminating in exam practise with a choice of four essay titles.

The lesson itself can be both teacher-led and used as a revision resources for at-home learning. It is a versatile resources for both class and home.

Resource covers:
o The philosophical views of Plato in relation to:
 Understanding of reality
 The Forms
• Nature of the Forms
• Hierarchy of the Forms
 The analogy of the cave
• Purpose
• Relation to theory of the Forms

o The philosophical views of Aristotle in relation to:
 Understanding of reality
• Use of teleology
 The four causes
• Material
• Formal
• Efficient
• Final
 The Prime Mover
• Connections with final cause

o Analysis and evaluation (AO2) relating to:
 Comparison and evaluation of Plato’s Form of the Good and Aristotle’s Prime Mover
 Comparison and evaluation of Plato’s reliance on reason (rationalism) and Aristotle’s use of the senses (empiricism) in their attempts to make sense of reality

o Exam practise questions

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