Having had a look at the questions which have come up in the last two years for both AS and A Level, I have arrived at a list of topics and sometimes questions for each area which could possibly come up. Some of these are more likely than others to do so.
PHILOSOPHY
Two topics have never come up at all – Plato and 20th Century approaches to religious language. I think it is likely that one of the year 2 questions will be on either falsification, verification or Wittgenstein. A question on Plato’s understanding of reality or his theory of Forms is possible.
Other areas in philosophy might be Mind body and soul – materialism, Anselm’s ontological argument or one of the theodicies.
Edit: I’ve decided to add some possible questions:
To what extent does Plato’s theory of the Forms make sense of reality?
‘Religious texts are best interpreted non-cognitively’ Discuss.
‘Aquinas view of religious language is no longer valuable’ Discuss.
Critically evaluate soul-making theodicies.
Stay tuned for tomorrow’s post on Ethics questions.
Philosophy of Religion A Level 