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A-level Philosophy tutoring
Epistemology, moral philosophy, and the metaphysics of God and of mind. I got an A* in AQA Philosophy, scoring 196/200 across the two papers, so I know how the exam rewards a well-built argument.
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Topics
What we'll cover
Sessions follow your exam board's specification and your target grade. These are the main areas.
Paper 1: Epistemology
- What knowledge is
- Perception
- Reason as a source of knowledge
- The limits of knowledge and scepticism
Paper 1: Moral philosophy
- Utilitarianism
- Kantian ethics
- Aristotelian virtue ethics
- Applied ethics
- Meta-ethics
Paper 2: Metaphysics of God
- Arguments for the existence of God
- The attributes of God
- The problem of evil
- Religious language
Paper 2: Metaphysics of mind
- Dualism
- Physicalism
- Functionalism
- The problem of other minds
The exams
How the exams work
AQA A-level Philosophy is examined in two papers, each 3 hours and worth 100 marks. Paper 1 covers Epistemology and Moral philosophy; Paper 2 covers the Metaphysics of God and the Metaphysics of mind.
With that much writing time, the skill that separates grades is building a clear, sustained argument and weighing it, not listing everything you know.
Exam technique
Where marks are usually lost
- Listing arguments instead of evaluating them
- Skipping the strongest objections and the replies to them
- Lopsided answers: all knowledge, very little judgement
- Running short of time across a three-hour paper
Results
Taught by someone who sat the papers
I sat these papers recently, so the specifications and mark schemes I teach from are the current ones.
| A-level Philosophy | A* |
|---|---|
| AQA, across both papers | 196/200 |
FAQ
A-level Philosophy: common questions
Which specification do you teach?
AQA A-level Philosophy, the one I sat, scoring 196/200 across the two papers.
What does a top-mark essay look like?
A clear line of argument, precise use of the arguments and key terms, genuine engagement with objections, and a reasoned judgement at the end.
Do I need to have studied Philosophy before?
No. If you're at A-level, we start from what you've covered in school and build from there.
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