Philosophy AS:
Module 1:Theory of Knowledge
*Empiricism and Rationalism -
Can reason and / or
experience provide adequate basis for a systematic
account of human knowledge?
Key Concepts: A Priori, A
Posteriori
*Knowledge and Justification -
How can we justify
our beliefs?
Key Concepts: Reliabilism, Coherence,
Foundationalism, Tripartite definition.
*Knowledge and Scepticism -
What is distinctive
about philosophical doubt?
Key Concepts: Scepticism,
Philosophical doubt.
*Knowledge of the External World -
Do we
experience the external world directly?
Key Concepts:
Naive realism, representative realism, Idealism,
Phenomenalism.
AS Module 2: Moral Philosophy
*Normative Ethics -
Can 'first
principles'governing what is right be successfully
established?
Key Concepts: Deontological Views,
Utilitarianism (Positive, negative, preference, ideal
and hedonistic, act and rule), Virtue Theory.
*Practical Ethics -
When, if ever, is it
permissible to kill?
Key Concepts: Euthanasia
(voluntary, involuntary, non-voluntary, active and
passive), Abortion, Animal
Rights.
