Epistemology

'Assess idealism' - 25 mark essay for AQA a level philosophy - graded 25/25 A* top band - Berkeley's idealism for perception as a source module

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3 pages

Written in 2023/2024

Grade A+

miaapfel

An essay plan answering ' Is Innatism Convincing?' It is designed for the AQA Philosophy A-Level 25 Marks. All essays are Band 5 and above. The essays largely follow the recommended RICE (Reason, Issue, Counterexample and Evaluation). Introduction, Statement of Intent and Conclusion are not included. The purpose of this document is to have 3 detailed arguments.

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3 pages

Written in 2024/2025

lameesrahman1

These AO1 notes cover every bullet point on the specification and are sufficient for students to write precise, full and detailed 5/5 and 12/12 answers. They also have extremely detailed AO2 evaluation and essay plans for 25/25 answers for every topic.

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harryeastonphilosophytutoring

These AO1 notes cover every bullet point on the specification and are sufficient for students to write precise, full and detailed 5/5 and 12/12 answers. They also have extremely detailed AO2 evaluation and an essay plan for 25/25 answers.

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harryeastonphilosophytutoring

These AO1 notes cover every bullet point on the specification and are sufficient for students to write precise, full and detailed 5/5 and 12/12 answers. They also have extremely detailed AO2 evaluation and an essay plans for 25/25 answers.

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7 items

harryeastonphilosophytutoring

These AO1 notes cover every bullet point on the specification and are sufficient for students to write precise, full and detailed 5/5 and 12/12 answers. They also have extremely detailed AO2 evaluation and an essay plan for 25/25 answers.

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26 pages

Written in 2026/2027

harryeastonphilosophytutoring

These AO1 notes cover every bullet point on the specification and are sufficient for students to write precise, full and detailed 5/5 and 12/12 answers. They also have extremely detailed AO2 evaluation and an essay plan for 25/25 answers.

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20 pages

Written in 2026/2027

harryeastonphilosophytutoring

These AO1 notes cover every bullet point on the specification and are sufficient for students to write precise, full and detailed 5/5 and 12/12 answers. They also have extremely detailed AO2 evaluation and an essay plan for 25/25 answers.

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17 pages

Written in 2026/2027

harryeastonphilosophytutoring

These AO1 notes cover every bullet point on the specification and are sufficient for students to write precise, full and detailed 5/5 and 12/12 answers. They also have extremely detailed AO2 evaluation and an essay plan for 25/25 answers.

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13 pages

Written in 2026/2027

harryeastonphilosophytutoring

These AO1 notes cover every bullet point on the specification and are sufficient for students to write precise, full and detailed 5/5 and 12/12 answers. They also have extremely detailed AO2 evaluation and an essay plan for 25/25 answers.

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16 pages

Written in 2026/2027

harryeastonphilosophytutoring

These AO1 notes cover every bullet point on the specification and are sufficient for students to write precise, full and detailed 5/5 and 12/12 answers. They also have extremely detailed AO2 evaluation and an essay plan for 25/25 answers.

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15 pages

Written in 2026/2027

harryeastonphilosophytutoring

AQA A-Level Philosophy: Epistemology: 1.1 Tripartite View of Knowledge: Justified, True, Belief: AQA Philosophy Notes including information on the Justified, True, Belief and challenges to this theory with counterpoints or challenges such as Gettier Cases. Comprehensive AQA Philosophy Epistemology for students who would like to achieve A*s and As. Notes are all inclusive of the 1.1 foundational ideas of the AQA A-Level exam board on ideas entailing what knowledge is and how it can be defined.

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11 pages

Written in 2025/2026

perlaaau

AQA Philosophy A-Level: Epistemology: 1.1. Tripartite View of Knowledge AQA AS and A-Level Philosophy Epistemology Notes for Section 1 "The Tripartite View of Knowledge" comprehensive and detailed colour coded notes for students aiming to achieve As and A*s for Philosophy A-Level for revision and reference. Notes on the Tripartite View of Knowledge as a Justified, True Belief, counterarguments to the JTB theory of knowledge, ability, acquaintance and propositional knowledge, nece...

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11 pages

Written in 2025/2026

perlaaau

7 * 25 mark essay plans and written example essays, including all possible epistemology 25 markers (Paper 1, Section A): - What is Knowledge - Direct Realism - Indirect Realism - Idealism - Innatism - Intuition and Deduction - Philosophical Scepticism (includes out of specification content for top grades)

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jagodasasin

An AQA A Level philosophy essay plan answering the 25 mark question 'Is there a convincing response to philosophical scepticism?'. Introduction, 4 paragraphs and a conclusion, arguing that there is no convincing responses to philosophical scepticism, therefore it remains a strong problem. Includes out of specification content for top grades.

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4 pages

Written in 2024/2025

Grade A+

jagodasasin

An AQA A Level philosophy essay plan answering the 25 mark question 'How successful is Descartes' intuition and deduction thesis?'. Introduction, 3 paragraphs and a conclusion, arguing that Descartes' intuition and deduction thesis is unsuccessful, and his trademark argument fails. Includes out of specification content for top grades.

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3 pages

Written in 2024/2025

Grade A+

jagodasasin

An AQA A Level philosophy essay plan answering the 25 mark question 'Do we have innate knowledge?'. Introduction, 4 paragraphs and a conclusion, arguing that innate knowledge is unconvincing and empiricist theories are stronger. Includes out of specification content for top grades.

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4 pages

Written in 2024/2025

Grade A+

jagodasasin

An AQA A Level philosophy essay plan answering the 25 mark question 'Is Berkeley's idealist account of perception convincing?'. Introduction, 4 paragraphs and a conclusion, arguing that idealism is unconvincing and a weak theory. Includes out of specification content for top grades.

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4 pages

Written in 2024/2025

Grade A+

jagodasasin

An AQA A Level philosophy essay plan answering the 25 mark question 'How convincing is indirect direct realism?'. Introduction, 3 paragraphs and a conclusion, arguing that indirect realism is a convincing theory of perception. Includes out of specification content for top grades.

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4 pages

Written in 2024/2025

Grade A+

jagodasasin

An AQA A Level philosophy essay plan answering the 25 mark question 'How convincing is direct realism?'. Introduction, 4 paragraphs and a conclusion, arguing that direct realism is a convincing theory of perception. Includes out of specification content for top grades.

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3 pages

Written in 2024/2025

Grade A+

jagodasasin

An AQA A Level philosophy essay plan answering the 25 mark question 'Is there a successful way in which propositional knowledge can be defined?'. Introduction, 4 paragraphs and a conclusion, arguing that virtue epistemology is the best definition of propositional knowledge. Includes out of specification content for top grades.

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4 pages

Written in 2025/2026

Grade A+

jagodasasin

In this essay I will argue that indirect realism is not the correct theory of perception. I will first show that indirect realism doesn’t face the same criticisms direct realism faces, such as the issue of perceptual variation, illusions, and hallucinations. I will then critique that by showing that indirect realism faces scepticism about the nature of the external world, and then show that indirect realism eventually faces the threat of solipsism, which is the view that your own mind is the o...

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3 pages

Written in 2024/2025

Grade A+

Yashathered