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My Revision Notes OCR A Level Religious Studies: Philosophy of Religion
Julian Waterfield, Chris Eyre
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High quality A* religious experience notes for RS a-level OCR
Extremely high-detailed and comprehensive A* philosophy notes including not only the content but also a whole range of relevant scholars, responses and pros and cons of the different arguments. Everything you would need for this topic!
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A* quality notes on ancient philosophical influences for RS OCR A-level
PopularExtremely high-detailed and comprehensive A* philosophy notes including not only the content but also a whole range of relevant scholars, responses and pros and cons of the different arguments. Everything you would need for this topic!
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Teleological arguments for the existence of God - Model essay stem
This resource is an OCR A Level Religious Studies essay structure/stem that I memorised and used for my A level exams to write full 40-mark exam answers. It provides a flexible but high-level framework for constructing balanced essays, including clear argument development, use of key scholars, and structured evaluation across key topics such as ethics and philosophy of religion. 
The structure is designed to help students consistently achieve top band marks by providing a clear method for evalu...
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OCR Religious Studies Philosophy essays
OCR religious studies exemplar papers written by myself scoring Grade A.
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The problem of evil - Essay stem and revision
This resource is an OCR A Level Religious Studies essay structure/stem that I memorised and used for my A level exams to write full 40-mark exam answers. It provides a flexible but high-level framework for constructing balanced essays, including clear argument development, use of key scholars, and structured evaluation across key topics such as ethics and philosophy of religion. 
The structure is designed to help students consistently achieve top band marks by providing a clear method for evalu...
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‘God is omniscient, omnibenevolent, and omnipotent’ –Discuss 40 marks
This is an OCR A Level Religious Studies Philosophy of Religion essay on the question “God is omniscient, omnibenevolent, and omnipotent – Discuss.” Written by myself achieving an A grade in OCR A Level Religious Studies (2021). It explores the traditional attributes of God, focusing on omnipotence, omniscience, and omnibenevolence, alongside key philosophical debates about the nature of God. 
The essay evaluates different interpretations of God's attributes through the views of thinker...
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‘The world was created by chance, not God’s design’ – Discuss 40 marks
This is an OCR A Level Religious Studies Philosophy of Religion essay on the question “The world was created by chance, not God’s design – Discuss.” Written by myself achieving an A grade in OCR A Level Religious Studies (2021), it explores the teleological argument through the ideas of Aquinas and William Paley, alongside key criticisms from David Hume, John Stuart Mill, Charles Darwin, and Richard Dawkins. 
The essay evaluates whether the order and complexity of the universe point to a...
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To what extent is the ontological argument successful in proving the existence of God – Discuss 40 marks
This is an OCR A Level Religious Studies Philosophy of Religion essay on the question “To what extent is the ontological argument successful in proving the existence of God – Discuss.” Written by myself achieving an A grade in OCR A Level Religious Studies (2021), it explores Anselm’s two forms of the ontological argument and Descartes’ development of the argument, alongside key criticisms from Gaunilo, Aquinas and Kant. 
The essay evaluates whether the ontological argument successfull...
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Critically compare the logical and evidential aspects of the problem of evil as challenges to belief. 40 marks (June 2019 paper) 

This is an OCR A Level Religious Studies Philosophy of Religion essay on the June 2019 exam question “Critically compare the logical and evidential aspects of the problem of evil as challenges to belief”, written by myself (grade A). It explores the logical and evidential problems of evil, explaining how each challenges belief in an omnipotent, omnibenevolent and omniscient God. 
The essay examines key responses to the problem of evil, including Augustine’s theodicy, the Irenaean theodicy,...
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40 marks 'The best approach to understanding religious language is through the cataphatic way' - Discuss
Model essay written by myself (Grade A). This is an OCR A Level Religious Studies Philosophy of Religion essay on religious language, focused on the debate between the cataphatic (via positiva) and apophatic (via negativa) approaches to describing God. 
The essay weighs up both approaches and considers whether religious language is meaningful, anthropomorphic, or too limited by human understanding. It concludes by arguing that the cataphatic approach is the most useful, as it allows believers to...
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Nature or Attributes of God - Essay Plans/ Outlines
Handwritten, pretty essay plans for the OCR A Level RS Nature or Attributes of God topic within the Philosophy unit. Includes key scholar and book names as well as relevant examples. Perfect for revision, especially the days leading up to the exam.
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OCR Alevel Philosophy Detailed Essay Plans (12)
1.	To what extent is Aristotle's use of the senses (empiricism) to make sense of reality more convincing than Plato's reliance on reason(rationalism)? 
2.	critically compare Plato's form of the good to Aristotle's Prime Mover 
3.	Assess Aristotle's belief in the prime mover as an explanation for the universe 
4.	assess Aristotle's belief of the four causes 
5.	To what extent are a posteriori argument the more persuasive argument for God? 
6.	'Evidence of God's existence c...
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A* level mind, body and soul notes for OCR RS A-level
Extremely high-detailed and comprehensive A* philosophy notes including not only the content but also a whole range of relevant scholars, responses and pros and cons of the different arguments. Everything you would need for this topic!
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High level A* nature of God notes for RS OCR A-level
Extremely high-detailed and comprehensive A* philosophy notes including not only the content but also a whole range of relevant scholars, responses and pros and cons of the different arguments. Everything you would need for this topic!
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A* level problem of evil notes for RS OCR A-level
Extremely high-detailed and comprehensive A* philosophy notes including not only the content but also a whole range of relevant scholars, responses and pros and cons of the different arguments. Everything you would need for this topic!
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Religious language 21st century A* notes and arguments
Extremely high-detailed and comprehensive A* philosophy notes including not only the content but also a whole range of relevant scholars, responses and pros and cons of the different arguments. Everything you would need for this topic!
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Religious Language OCR A-level A* notes
Extremely high-detailed and comprehensive A* philosophy notes including not only the content but also a whole range of relevant scholars, responses and pros and cons of the different arguments. Everything you would need for this topic!
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Arguments from observation and reason notes
Extremely high-detailed and comprehensive A* philosophy notes including not only the content but also a whole range of relevant scholars, responses and pros and cons of the different arguments. Everything you would need for this topic!
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The Cosmological Argument Mind Map
A mind map about the Cosmological Argument, with all you need to know for the exam!
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Teleological Argument Mind Map
A mind map about the Teleological argument, with all you need to know for the exam!