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AS Philosophy – Revision Checklist, May 2016

How am I assesse!

By one three hour exam. There are two sections, with fve questions in each section: 2-mark, 5-mark,

9-mark, 9-mark, 15-mark questions. A questions are com!usory an" there is an in"ication o# how

much to write #or each question. $ou%hy s!eakin%, each question shou" take you two minutes #or

each mark it&s worth. "on#t miss any o$t%  Try to leave &' min$tes (o) the essay *$estion.

+hat o I nee to e ale to o!'nowe"%e an" (n"erstan"in% is )*+ o# the !oint o# this exam !a!er. The other 2*+ o# marks are #or

Assessment an" vauation, an" ony come in ex!icity in the 15-mark essay. o, #or each to!ic:

1. can you outine an" ex!ain it2. can you %ive a /rie# exam!e an" show how the exam!e is reevant0. can you make a cou!e o# alance critica, evauative, "iscursive !oints, wei-h $p an" i"enti#y

any that are c)$cial!

How o I )evise!

By oin- somethin- with the mate)ial. et the materia you nee" #rom showmyhomework. t&s a

there. 3ook /ack. tart /y tra4c-i%htin% the to!ics /eow: re", am/er, %reen.  Be%innin% with the re"

ones: rea" over the materia &ve !rovi"e" you with. i%hi%ht, make /uet-!ointe" ists, 6ashcar"s. Then move to am/er to!ics. Then %reen.  Break revision into three 2*-minute chunks, coverin% three

to!ics. Aim to revise each to!ic at east three times. 7or each, can you outine, iustrate 8 an", where

in"icate", evauate

He)e#s what yo$ nee to )evise.

/opic to )evise "e( .

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1. hat is knowe"%e 1.1. The "istinction /etween: acquaintance knowe"%e, a/iity knowe"%e an"

!ro!ositiona knowe"%e ;knowin% ecessary an" su4cient con"itions 8 can you defne with an example?  ;?TB

wou" "o@=

1.. The tri!artite view: ustife" true /eie# is necessary an" su4cient #or

!ro!ositiona knowe"%e ; knows that ! ony i# is ustife" in /eievin% that

!, ! is true an" /eieves that !=

1.5. ssues: the con"itions are not in"ivi"uay necessary: 1.5.1. ustifcation is not a necessary con"ition o# knowe"%e -1.5.2. truth is not a necessary con"ition o# knowe"%e1.5.0. /eie# is not a necessary con"ition o# knowe"%e.

1.C. ssues: the con"itions are not ointy su4cient, incu"in%: 1.C.1. cases o# ucky true /eie#s show that the ustifcation con"ition shou"

/e either st)en-thene", ae to or )eplace ;i.e. ettier-stye

!ro/ems=.1.C.2. $es!onses, incu"in%:

1.C.2.1. st)en-then the ustifcation con"ition: in#ai/iism an" the

requirement #or an im!ossi/iity o# "ou/t ;Descartes=1.C.2.2. a a

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2.2.2. the ar%ument #rom !erce!tua variation ;$usse&s ta/e exam!e=

2.2.0. the ar%ument #rom haucination ;the !ossi/iity o# ex!eriences that are

su/ectivey in"istin%uisha/e 7rom veri"ica !erce!tion=

2.2.. the time-a% ar%ument.2.0. n"irect reaism: the imme"iate o/ects o# !erce!tion are min"-"e!en"ent

o/ects that are cause" /y an" re!resent min"- in"e!en"ent o/ects. Can

 you defne and support?2.. ssues, incu"in%:

2..1. it ea"s to sce!ticism a/out the

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knowe"%e, in #act /ase" on ex!eriences or merey anaytic=H

0.C.2.2. 3ocke&s ar%uments a%ainst innatism 8 aternative ex!anation 8

"erive" #rom ex!erience, #aiure o# universa consent, em!tiness o#