Course Description
How do we know what is good? Do we have freewill? Could a robot ever be a person? Should we tolerate the intolerant? AS and A2 Philosophy enables students to ask wide-ranging and fundamental questions like these, and to question what is often taken for granted in other subjects.
Students taking Philosophy develop the skills of rational argument, clarity of thought and analysis of complex topics.
Oral discussion, arguing a case in regular written assignments, and careful reading of philosophical arguments all form important parts of the course. At A2 students also study a philosophical text, Plato's Repulic, which brings together different philosophical themes.
Benefits
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Students taking the AS and A2 Level Philosophy course learn to form their own judgments, to express themselves coherently and to contribute to the process of debate – valuable skills for use in contemporary life.
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The techniques and thinking processes taught during this course train the students to question appearances and encourages a high level of analysis.
“My tutor was a constant
source of support
throughout the course,
not only have I received
help with my assignments,
my tutor spent a long
time assisting me with my
university application” Laura Billingham, South Bromsgrove High School. |
