AQA_2024: A-level Philosophy - Paper 1
Epistemology and Moral Philosophy.
(Merged Question Paper and Marking Scheme)
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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.
Answer all questions. 3
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.
,For A-Level Philosophy Paper 1: Epistemology and Moral Philosophy, focus on the following key
areas:
Epistemology:
1. Nature of Knowledge: Differentiate between a priori (knowledge independent of experience)
and a posteriori (knowledge from experience).
2. Sources of Knowledge: Understand empiricism (knowledge through senses - Locke, Berkeley,
Hume) vs. rationalism (knowledge through reason - Descartes, Spinoza).
3. Justified True Belief: Study the Gettier problem that challenges traditional views of knowledge.
4. Skepticism: Explore Cartesian skepticism and responses to doubts about knowledge.
5. Perception: Understand how perception can provide knowledge and the problem of induction.
Moral Philosophy:
1. Ethical Theories:
o Utilitarianism: Greatest happiness principle (Bentham, Mill).
o Deontology: Moral duties (Kant’s categorical imperative).
o Virtue Ethics: Focus on moral character (Aristotle).
o Situation Ethics: Context-based moral decisions (Fletcher).
2. Meta-Ethics:
o Moral Realism vs. Anti-Realism: Objectivity of moral facts.
o Ethical Naturalism: Moral facts as natural facts.
3. Moral Dilemmas: Apply ethical theories to situations like euthanasia, animal rights, and the
trolley problem.
Study key philosophers (Descartes, Hume, Kant, Mill, Aristotle) and apply their theories to real-world
ethical issues.
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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]
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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]
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Epistemology and Moral Philosophy.
(Merged Question Paper and Marking Scheme)
Please write clearly in block capitals.
Centre number Candidate number
Surname
Forename(s)
Candidate signatu re
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.
Answer all questions. 3
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.
,For A-Level Philosophy Paper 1: Epistemology and Moral Philosophy, focus on the following key
areas:
Epistemology:
1. Nature of Knowledge: Differentiate between a priori (knowledge independent of experience)
and a posteriori (knowledge from experience).
2. Sources of Knowledge: Understand empiricism (knowledge through senses - Locke, Berkeley,
Hume) vs. rationalism (knowledge through reason - Descartes, Spinoza).
3. Justified True Belief: Study the Gettier problem that challenges traditional views of knowledge.
4. Skepticism: Explore Cartesian skepticism and responses to doubts about knowledge.
5. Perception: Understand how perception can provide knowledge and the problem of induction.
Moral Philosophy:
1. Ethical Theories:
o Utilitarianism: Greatest happiness principle (Bentham, Mill).
o Deontology: Moral duties (Kant’s categorical imperative).
o Virtue Ethics: Focus on moral character (Aristotle).
o Situation Ethics: Context-based moral decisions (Fletcher).
2. Meta-Ethics:
o Moral Realism vs. Anti-Realism: Objectivity of moral facts.
o Ethical Naturalism: Moral facts as natural facts.
3. Moral Dilemmas: Apply ethical theories to situations like euthanasia, animal rights, and the
trolley problem.
Study key philosophers (Descartes, Hume, Kant, Mill, Aristotle) and apply their theories to real-world
ethical issues.
IB/M/Jun24/E3 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]
IB/M/Jun24/7172/1
, 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 ►
IB/M/Jun24/7172/1
