2019 Exam Feedback (5th June and 10th June)

christian@christian
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Quote from christian on June 6, 2019, 6:41 pm
How did you find it? I think the questions were something like this:
Paper 1:
Epistemology:
- Define the three types of knowledge. (3 marks)
- Explain Berkeley's master argument. (5 marks)
- Explain Descartes' intuition and deduction. (5 marks)
- Explain scepticism and Locke's reply from the involuntary nature of perception. (12 marks)
- Is there innate knowledge? (25 marks)
Ethics:
- What is moral anti realism? (3 marks)
- Explain the difference between acting in accordance with duty and acting out of duty. (5 marks)
- Explain why Hume says moral judgements are non-cognitive. (5 marks)
- Apply Aristotle's virtue theory to the issue of simulated killing. (12 marks)
- Assess utilitarianism. (25 marks)
Paper 2:
Metaphysics of God:
- Explain the difference between moral evil and natural evil. (3 marks)
- Explain the paradox of the stone. (5 marks)
- Outline the differences between cognitivist and non-cognitivist accounts of religious language. (5 marks)
- Outline Descartes' ontological argument and Kant's response that existence is not a predicate. (12 marks)
- Assess the teleological argument. (25 marks)
Metaphysics of Mind:
- Define qualia. (3 marks)
- Explain how the knowledge argument could be used against functionalism. (5 marks)
- Explain Ryle's argument that substance dualism makes a category mistake. (5 marks)
- Outline what a philosophical zombie is and explain the response that philosophical zombies are metaphysically impossible. (12 marks)
- Assess eliminative materialism. (25 marks)
How did you find it? I think the questions were something like this:
Paper 1:
Epistemology:
- Define the three types of knowledge. (3 marks)
- Explain Berkeley's master argument. (5 marks)
- Explain Descartes' intuition and deduction. (5 marks)
- Explain scepticism and Locke's reply from the involuntary nature of perception. (12 marks)
- Is there innate knowledge? (25 marks)
Ethics:
- What is moral anti realism? (3 marks)
- Explain the difference between acting in accordance with duty and acting out of duty. (5 marks)
- Explain why Hume says moral judgements are non-cognitive. (5 marks)
- Apply Aristotle's virtue theory to the issue of simulated killing. (12 marks)
- Assess utilitarianism. (25 marks)
Paper 2:
Metaphysics of God:
- Explain the difference between moral evil and natural evil. (3 marks)
- Explain the paradox of the stone. (5 marks)
- Outline the differences between cognitivist and non-cognitivist accounts of religious language. (5 marks)
- Outline Descartes' ontological argument and Kant's response that existence is not a predicate. (12 marks)
- Assess the teleological argument. (25 marks)
Metaphysics of Mind:
- Define qualia. (3 marks)
- Explain how the knowledge argument could be used against functionalism. (5 marks)
- Explain Ryle's argument that substance dualism makes a category mistake. (5 marks)
- Outline what a philosophical zombie is and explain the response that philosophical zombies are metaphysically impossible. (12 marks)
- Assess eliminative materialism. (25 marks)
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