Ancient Greek Influences on the Philosophy of Religion:
Part A:

Explain criticisms that have been made of Plato's Theory of Forms. (25 marks)
Explain the Platonic concept of Forms. (25 marks)
Explain what Aristotle meant by final cause. (25 marks)
Explain the analogy of the cave in Plato's Republic. (25 marks)
Explain the concepts of ideals in Plato's writings. (25 marks)
Explain Aristotle's understanding of the four causes. (25 marks)
Explain Aristotle's concept of the Prime Mover. (25 marks)
Explain the relationship between Plato's Form of the Good and the other Forms. (25 marks)
Explain Plato's Analogy of the Cave. (25 marks)

Part B:

How valid are the criticisms of Plato in your view? (10 marks)
To what extent is it true to say that the Forms teach us nothing about the physical world? (10 marks)
To what extent does the concept of the final cause teach us anything about the real world? (10 marks)
'The analogy of the cave tells us nothing about reality.' Discuss. (10 marks)
'Ideals are an illusion; we can only experience what is real.' Discuss. (10 marks)
'Aristotle's four causes fail as a description of the real world.' Discuss. (10 marks)
'An accidental universe is just as likely as a created one.' Discuss. (10 marks)
'Plato is wrong to say that most people live in the shadow world.' Discuss. (10 marks)
'The Forms teach us nothing about the real world.' Discuss. (10 marks)

	Created by Summer Pearce about 8 years ago

Past exam questions for the AS Level OCR Philosophy exam. (Old spec.)