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A-Level Philosophy Tutors
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Why A-Level Philosophy matters
A-level Philosophy is marked on argument, and argument can be taught
A-level Philosophy is set by AQA, the only board that offers it as a subject in its own right. It covers four areas: epistemology (what we can know, and how), moral philosophy (the main ethical theories, what they say about real dilemmas, and whether moral claims can be true at all), the metaphysics of God (the arguments for and against God's existence) and the metaphysics of mind (how the mind relates to the body). It is assessed by two three-hour written papers at the end of Year 13, each worth half the A-level, and there is no coursework.
The hard part is not the reading but the writing. Students have to set out a philosopher's argument precisely, give the strongest objection to it, and then reach a judgement of their own and defend it, against the clock. Most start the course without having studied philosophy before, often in a small class, and the step from understanding an argument to evaluating it is where they get stuck. A tutor works on that step directly, so the long answers in Year 13 are built on habits secured in Year 12.
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What an A-level Philosophy tutor will strengthen
Epistemology
Perception, reason and the limits of knowledge, including the definition of knowledge and the problems Gettier raised for it.
Moral philosophy
Utilitarianism, Kantian ethics and virtue ethics, applied to practical questions, and the metaethical debate about whether moral claims can be true.
The metaphysics of God
The concept of God, the ontological, teleological and cosmological arguments, the problem of evil, and religious language.
The metaphysics of mind
Dualism, physicalism, functionalism and the other answers to the mind-body problem, with the objections to each.
A-Level Philosophy Tutors: common questions
Which exam boards offer A-level Philosophy?
AQA is the only board that offers A-level Philosophy as a subject in its own right, so our tutors teach to the AQA specification. Edexcel, OCR and Eduqas cover philosophy of religion inside their A-level Religious Studies, which is a different qualification. If your child is taking Religious Studies, look for a Religious Studies tutor instead.
My child hasn't studied philosophy before. Is that a problem?
No. Most students start the A-level without having studied philosophy before. What matters is learning early how to set out an argument and test it, because the whole course depends on that skill.
How is A-level Philosophy assessed?
By two written papers at the end of the course, each three hours long and worth half the A-level. Paper 1 covers epistemology and moral philosophy; Paper 2 covers the metaphysics of God and the metaphysics of mind. There is no coursework.
Is A-level Philosophy useful for university?
Universities accept it like any other A-level, and the skills it trains (reading closely, arguing carefully and writing clearly under time pressure) carry straight into essay-based degrees such as law, politics and philosophy itself.
How are lessons run online?
In the classroom built into this site: video, a shared whiteboard for mapping out arguments and objections, screen sharing for past papers and mark schemes, and nothing to install. The whiteboard is saved to the lesson so the working can be reviewed afterwards.