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3.1.1 WHAT IS KNOWLEDGE
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3.1.2 PERCEPTION AS A SOURCE OF KNOWLEDGE - DIRECT REALISM
This A level philosophy topic looks at 3 theories of perception that explain how we can acquire knowledge from experience, i.e. a posteriori. They are: Direct Realism Indirect Realism Idealism The theories disagree over such issues as whether the external world exists (realism vs. anti-realism) and the way we perceive it (direct vs. indirect). Each theory also has various arguments for and against.
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3.1.2 PERCEPTION AS A SOURCE OF KNOWLEDGE - INDIRECT REALISM
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3.1.2 PERCEPTION AS A SOURCE OF KNOWLEDGE - BERKELEY'S IDEALISM
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3.1.3 REASON AS A SOURCE OF KNOWLEDGE - INNATISM
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3.1.3 REASON AS A SOURCE OF KNOWLEDGE - THE INTUITION ANS DEDUCTION THESIS
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3.2.1 NORMATIVE ETHICAL THEORIES - UTILITARIANISM
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3.2.1 NORMATIVE ETHICAL THEORIES - KANTIAN DEONTOLOGICAL ETHICS
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3.2.1 NORMATIVE ETHICAL THEORIES - ARISTOTELIAN VIRTUE ETHICS
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3.2.2 APPLIED ETHICS - STEALING, STIMULATED KILLING, EATING ANIMALS & TELLING LIES
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MORAL UTILITARIANISM EXAM QUESTIONS
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