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Philosophy · AQA 7172 · Paper 1 · June 2023

AQA A Level Philosophy Paper 1 June 2023 question paper

AQA 7172 · Paper 1

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Question 1

What is the difference between direct realism and indirect realism?

[3 marks]

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Question 2

Explain Locke’s distinction between primary qualities and secondary qualities.

[5 marks]

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Question 3

Explain Hume’s Fork.

[5 marks]

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Question 4

Explain one of Gettier’s original counter examples and explain how the addition of a ‘no false lemmas’ condition responds to it.

[12 marks]

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Question 5

Are the claims of philosophical scepticism true?

[25 marks]

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Question 6

What is the difference between moral naturalism and moral non-naturalism?

[3 marks]

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Question 7

Explain the difference between Bentham’s quantitative hedonistic utilitarianism and Mill’s qualitative hedonistic utilitarianism.

[5 marks]

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Question 8

Explain Hare’s prescriptivism.

[5 marks]

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Question 9

Explain how Kant’s deontological approach to ethics might be applied to the issue of stealing.

[12 marks]

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Question 10

To what extent can Aristotelian virtue ethics be defended?

[25 marks]

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