2025 AQA A-Level PHILOSOPHY 7172/2
Paper 2 The metaphysics of God and the metaphysics of mind
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A-level
PHILOSOPHY
Paper 2 The metaphysics of God and the metaphysics of mind
Tuesday 20 May 2025 Morning Time allowed: 3 hours
Materials For Examiner’s Use
You will need no other materials. Question Mark
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Instructions
• Use black ink or black ball-point pen. 2
• Fill in the boxes at the top of this page. 3
• Answer all questions.
4
• You must answer the questions in the spaces provided. Do not write
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). 7
• Do all rough work in this book. Cross through any work you do not want
8
to be marked.
9
Information 10
• The marks for questions are shown in brackets.
• 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.
, 2
Do not write
outside the
Section A box
Metaphysics of God
Answer all questions in this section.
0 1 State the difference between God being everlasting and God being eternal.
[3 marks]
3
0 2 Explain Aquinas’ Second Way (his argument from atemporal causation).
[5 marks]
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, 3
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box
Extra space
5
0 3 Explain Basil Mitchell’s view about religious language using his ‘Partisan’ story.
[5 marks]
Turn over ►
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Do not write
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box
Extra space
5
IB/M/Jun25/7172/2
Paper 2 The metaphysics of God and the metaphysics of mind
Question paper and Marking scheme Merged
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 2 The metaphysics of God and the metaphysics of mind
Tuesday 20 May 2025 Morning Time allowed: 3 hours
Materials For Examiner’s Use
You will need no other materials. Question Mark
1
Instructions
• Use black ink or black ball-point pen. 2
• Fill in the boxes at the top of this page. 3
• Answer all questions.
4
• You must answer the questions in the spaces provided. Do not write
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). 7
• Do all rough work in this book. Cross through any work you do not want
8
to be marked.
9
Information 10
• The marks for questions are shown in brackets.
• 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.
, 2
Do not write
outside the
Section A box
Metaphysics of God
Answer all questions in this section.
0 1 State the difference between God being everlasting and God being eternal.
[3 marks]
3
0 2 Explain Aquinas’ Second Way (his argument from atemporal causation).
[5 marks]
IB/M/Jun25/7172/2
, 3
Do not write
outside the
box
Extra space
5
0 3 Explain Basil Mitchell’s view about religious language using his ‘Partisan’ story.
[5 marks]
Turn over ►
IB/M/Jun25/7172/2
, 4
Do not write
outside the
box
Extra space
5
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