Product Description

This is the ideal companion to Unit 3 of the new AQA philosophy syllabus, covering the key themes in philosophy; philosophy of mind, political philosophy, epistemology and metaphysics, moral philosophy and philosophy of religion. The author presents the material with great clarity assisting the student with quiz and discussion questions, past exam questions, advanced study sections, cross-references and summaries.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #144795 in Books
• Published on: 2009-08-28
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 368 pages

From the Back Cover

Philosophy for A2: Unit 3 is the definitive textbook for students of the new AQA Advanced level syllabus introduced in 2008. Structured very closely around the AQA specifications for Unit 3: Key Themes in Philosophy, it is the ideal introduction to each of the core themes:

Philosophy of mind

Political philosophy

Epistemology and metaphysics

Moral philosophy

Philosophy of religion

All chapters are helpfully subdivided into short digestible passages, and include:

• Quiz questions to test core knowledge
• Discussion questions to deepen understanding
• 'Going further' sections for advanced study
• Text boxes highlighting key definitions and arguments
• Cross-references to help students make connections
• Lively illustrations, diagrams and a glossary

In addition, a chapter on exam preparation contains a wealth of helpful hints and tips on revision and exam techniques.

Written by an experienced philosopher and A level consultant, Philosophy for A2; Unit 3 is an essential companion for all students of A2 level philosophy.

About the Author
Heythrop College, UK

Customer Reviews

Lacewing has done it again, somebody stop him!
I have written on Lacewing's texts before. If you are an A level student, please refer to the extracts that are free on the Routledge philosophy A level site. If you can, as a student, quite happily read these through and feel you would know how to answer an essay question on any of these topics, based on his notes, then you should be doing a degree at least! However, if you can't get an alternative textbook.

Another useful Lacewing resource.
I have been using this textbook with my classes and it is a very effective resource. Michael Lacewing has been producing materials for A level and working with teachers and students for several years and it shows. The text is clear and addresses the issues thoroughly in language that most students can understand. The review tasks are appropriate and test the reader in exactly the same way that exam questions do. Unlike the 'official' Nelson Thornes text this one is coherent and well written, as well as addressing the key points from the specification with real rigour. Both Lacewing and his publisher deserve credit for the amount of free support material they have made available to students and teachers via the Routledge website.

What are you talking about?
As an examiner for AQA and a teacher too, i find the comments above mysterious. The VAST majority of my students and those who I know who teach elsewhere find Lacewing's approach far more clear and straightforward than the official AQA textbook. Philosophy is a hard subject and intellectually demanding. Perhaps the reviewer above is Ed Balls in disguise, promoting more dumbing down and less emphasis on academic rigour. After all if everyone doing the A level cannot get an A grade, it must by definition be too hard!!