Philosophy, Religion and Ethics (AQA)

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In this course we tackle the biggest questions ever asked. Does God exist? How should I live my life? Are we free? Along the way we consider whether science and religion are compatible, whether we can ever trust someone who claims to have seen a miracle, and why religion is declining in the UK but booming elsewhere. This course is not ‘Religious Studies’ as you might have known it before. We will be picking arguments with some of the greatest minds in human history, including Plato, Descartes and Hume. You will grow your reading, writing and analysis skills, and enjoy plenty of spirited class debate.

This is a linear qualification: it is assessed at the end of the two-year course by two threehour written examinations. The first examination is worth 50% of the A Level, and covers philosophy of religion, and ethics and religion. The second examination is also worth 50% of the A Level, and covers the study of religion, and dialogues between philosophy, ethics and religion. Philosophy of religion - Arguments for the existence of God - Evil and suffering - Religious Experience - Religious language - Miracles - Self and life after death Ethics and religion - Ethical theories - Issues of human life and death - Issues of animal life and death - Introduction to meta-ethics - Free will and moral responsibility - Conscience - Bentham and Kant Study of religion - Sources of wisdom and authority - God/gods/ultimate reality - Self, death and the afterlife - Good conduct and key moral principles - Expression of religious identity - Religion, gender and sexuality - Religion and science - Religion and secularisation - Religion and religious pluralism The dialogue between philosophy of religion and religion The dialogue between ethical studies and religion

This is a linear qualification: it is assessed at the end of the two-year course by two threehour written examinations. The first examination is worth 50% of the A Level, and covers philosophy of religion, and ethics and religion. The second examination is also worth 50% of the A Level, and covers the study of religion, and dialogues between philosophy, ethics and religion.

This is an academic, essay-based subject. Students should have at least a B grade in GCSE English. They do not need to have taken Religious Studies at GCSE.

No prior study of Religious Studies is required. As an essay-based subject, students should have a B grade or higher in GCSE English.