AQA An Introduction To Philosophy For AS Level

Product Description

A student-friendly introduction to AS Philosophy structured around the AQA AS Philosophy

Specification. From the author team behind the successful Philosophy in Focus series this book covers 7 popular AS themes in sufficient depth to achieve a top grade. It combines academic rigour with engaging activities. The authors have used their wealth of experience in teaching philosophy to devise a set of helpful features that deepen understanding & exercise the philosophical mind including:
- Activities: practical tasks to help users understand the key philosophical ideas
- Experimenting with ideas: activities that explore the concepts & helps students identify their own philosophical viewpoints
- Criticism: highlights & evaluates some of the weaknesses in the arguments advanced by philosophers
- More difficult: guides students carefully through particularly daunting arguments
-"ations are included from the key texts by the key philosophers
- Key point summaries: help students to consolidate knowledge Topics covered: 1 Why should I be moral? 2 The idea of God 3 Persons 4 Reason & experience 5 The debate over free will & determinism 6 God & the world 7 Knowledge of the external world