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Philosophy: questions, reasons and a good life
Move from clear questions to arguments, ethical choices and the grounds of knowledge.
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Humanities and philosophy: ideas, history and shared life
Explore how we reason, judge, read literature and understand society. Work through Indian and wider philosophical ideas, historical evidence and everyday dilemmas.
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4 LESSONS
Humanities: history, literature and society
Read the past and a literary text, then connect social institutions with democratic life.
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Philosophy & reasoning
BeginnerAsking philosophical questions
When friends disagree about success, fairness or a good life, they may be using the same word for different ideas.
Learning outcome: Turn a broad disagreement into a precise question, distinguish different kinds of inquiry, and improve an answer through a counterexample.
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BeginnerLogic, arguments and fallacies
An argument is more than a disagreement.
Learning outcome: Map an argument, test a conditional claim, distinguish deduction from induction, and repair common errors without attacking the speaker.
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IntermediateEthics: duty, consequences and character
Ethical decisions ask what we ought to do and why.
Learning outcome: Apply three ethical lenses to a concrete choice, recognise their limits, and justify an action without reducing people to numbers or intentions.
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IntermediateKnowledge, belief and evidence
You can believe a bus leaves at nine, correctly guess that it leaves at nine, or know its departure time from a reliable current timetable.
Learning outcome: Distinguish truth, belief and justification; compare perception, inference and testimony; and explain why appropriate confidence may change with new evidence.
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BeginnerUnderstanding history and its sources
History explains change in human lives through evidence from the past.
Learning outcome: Read material and written evidence, distinguish an official intention from actual practice, and construct a qualified explanation of change.
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BeginnerReading literature and interpretation
Literature creates experience through language, form and perspective.
Learning outcome: Distinguish author, narrator and character; explain the effects of imagery and structure; and compare interpretations using textual evidence.
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BeginnerSociety, culture and institutions
People make choices within relationships, expectations and unequal opportunities.
Learning outcome: Explain how a rule, a social expectation and access to resources interact, and distinguish individual choice from the conditions shaping it.
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IntermediateDemocracy, rights and public reason
Shared decisions require more than counting preferences.
Learning outcome: Distinguish majority choice from constitutional authority, explain why rights and remedies matter, and evaluate a shared proposal using public reasons.
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