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When considering what is needed of any a level essay question, the best place to start is the mark scheme for past papers. These mark schemes give a consise explanation of what is needed to acheive top marks...

Inflation is defined as "a sustained increase in the general price level." The accepted method of measuring inflation is by observation of change in the Consumer price index (CPI), which is derived...

The ‘is-ought’ fallacy, associated most notably with David Hume, is a fallacy committed in reasoning from descriptive premises to normative or prescriptive conclusions. Descriptive statements describe things...

Consciousness seems like a very different kind of thing to the inert matter of the physical world. Yet we, who are conscious, are made out of such matter, complete with our brains and nervous systems. Furthe...

Moral non-cognitivism is the view that moral claims (e.g. 'Suffering is evil', 'Kindness is a virtue', 'Stealing from others is wrong') are not true or false, indeed, do not aspire to be true or false. Rathe...