Advanced Level Philosophy Revision: Structural Essays & Textual Analysis

Mastering Advanced Level Philosophy requires deep critical evaluation of historical traditions, epistemic systems, and regional socio-political theories. Test your essay writing and passage analysis skills with these selected problems from image_2406bf.jpg.

SECTION ONE: WESTERN PHILOSOPHY

Question 1 (Ancient Cosmogony)

Anaximenes was preoccupied with the originating substance of the universe. Assess his theory. (25 marks)

Question 2 (Scholasticism)

“Faith and reason are complimentary.” Justify this Scholastic assertion. (25 marks)

SECTION TWO: AFRICAN PHILOSOPHY

Question 3 (Liberation Movements)

To what extent was Pan-Africanism a philosophy of liberation? (25 marks)

Question 4 (Methodological Debates)

Is ethno-philosophy a justifiable philosophical trend? (25 marks)

SECTION THREE: TEXTUAL STUDY / ANALYSIS

Question 5 (Epistemology & Metaphysics)

Read the following passage by R. Descartes (Meditations on First Philosophy) from image_2406bf.jpg:

“What then is the source of my error? They are owing simply to the fact that, since the will extends further than the intellect, I do not contain the will within the same boundaries, rather, I also extend it to things I do not understand…”

• (a) State the main theme and its logical articulations. OR State the author’s problem and the solution provided in the passage. (2, 3 marks)

• (c) What difference does Descartes establish between the will and the understanding? (4 marks)

• (d) How does Cartesian epistemology differ from the Lockean? (4 marks)

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