Philosophy and Ethics is a linear A-Level.

Students study a number of philosophical, ethical and theological areas across the two years.

Unit 1: Philosophy of Religion

This unit explores the key elements of Philosophy of Religion through several different areas:

• Ancient philosophical influences (Plato and Aristotle)
• Soul, mind and body
• Life after death
• The existence of God (cosmological, design and ontological arguments)
• Challenges to belief (including the problem of evil)
• The nature of God
• Religious language
• Twentieth century perspectives

Unit 2: Religion and Ethics

This unit explores the key areas of Ethical Thought and Application through several different areas:

• Normative ethical theory; (virtue ethics, natural law, situation ethics)
• Applied ethics (sex and sexuality and euthanasia)
• Ethical language
• Meta-ethics
• Significant ideas of freewill and conscience
• Developments in ethical thought

Unit 3: Development of Religious (Christian)

Thought This unit explores the key areas of Christian thought and developments within it, including:

• Human nature and purpose of life
• The self and immortality
• Knowledge and revelation of God
• The Bible
• The nature of Jesus Christ
• Presentations of Jesus Christ
• The challenge of secularism
• Responses to secularism
• Pluralism in theology
• Pluralism in society
• Gender in theology
• Gender in society

ENTRY REQUIREMENTS

In order to succeed at A level, students must have at least a grade 6 at GCSE for Religious Studies or History.

More details on this course can be found in our Sixth Form Course Guide.