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A-level
PHILOSOPHY
Paper 1 Epistemology and moral
philosophy
Thursday 16 May 2024 Afternoon Time allowed: 3 hours
Materials For Examiner’s Use
You will need no other materials.
Question Mark
Instructions 1
Use black ink or black ball-point pen. 2
Fill in the boxes at the top of this page.
3
Answer all questions.
You must answer the questions in the spaces provided. Do not write 4
outside the box around each page or on blank pages. 5
If you need extra space for your answer(s), use the lined pages at the end of
6
this book. Write the question number against your answer(s).
Do all rough work in this book. Cross through any work you do not want 7
to be marked. 8
9
Information
The marks for questions are shown in brackets. 10
The maximum mark for this paper is 100. TOTAL
You will be assessed on your ability to:
– use good English
– organise information clearly
– use specialist vocabulary where appropriate.
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Epistemology
Answer all questions in this section.
0 1 What is meant by (a) a necessary condition and (b) a sufficient condition?
[3 marks]
3
0 2 How does the argument from perceptual variation present an issue for direct realism?
[5 marks]
final
, 3
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Extra space
5
0 3 Explain how Bertrand Russell responds to scepticism by arguing that the external world
is the ‘best hypothesis’.
[5 marks]
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Please write clearly in block capitals.
Centre number Candidate number
Surname
Forename(s)
Candidate signature
I declare this is my own work.
A-level
PHILOSOPHY
Paper 1 Epistemology and moral
philosophy
Thursday 16 May 2024 Afternoon Time allowed: 3 hours
Materials For Examiner’s Use
You will need no other materials.
Question Mark
Instructions 1
Use black ink or black ball-point pen. 2
Fill in the boxes at the top of this page.
3
Answer all questions.
You must answer the questions in the spaces provided. Do not write 4
outside the box around each page or on blank pages. 5
If you need extra space for your answer(s), use the lined pages at the end of
6
this book. Write the question number against your answer(s).
Do all rough work in this book. Cross through any work you do not want 7
to be marked. 8
9
Information
The marks for questions are shown in brackets. 10
The maximum mark for this paper is 100. TOTAL
You will be assessed on your ability to:
– use good English
– organise information clearly
– use specialist vocabulary where appropriate.
,7172/1
, 2
Do not write
outside the
Section A box
Epistemology
Answer all questions in this section.
0 1 What is meant by (a) a necessary condition and (b) a sufficient condition?
[3 marks]
3
0 2 How does the argument from perceptual variation present an issue for direct realism?
[5 marks]
final
, 3
Do not write
outside the
box
Extra space
5
0 3 Explain how Bertrand Russell responds to scepticism by arguing that the external world
is the ‘best hypothesis’.
[5 marks]
Turn over ►
