Equality in the news

An excellent article about Tom Daley. 

One day ‘coming out’ won't be a thing - and the reaction to Tom Daley's announcement shows we're getting there

It's news because millennia of bigotry cannot simply be eradicated in a few decades

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Political Party Quiz

For the Political Parties quiz click here

Sikhism in the news

An interesting article about how a Sikh model was used for a GAP advert in America and the racist abuse it received. Happily GAP stuck behind the idea and promoted Sikhism and equality even further. Click here to read the article.

Why even atheists should be praying for Pope Francis - The left's new poster boy!

An excellent article about the work of Pope Francis.

Looks at how he is trying to change the focus of the Catholic Church and advocates change in a capitalist world.

Click here to read the article

Mr Baker

Prime Mover

To access the summaries from each other click on the links below:

• Danielle and Chloe
• Eleanor and Kiera
• Amelia, Callum and Bella
• Alex and Lea
• Daisy, Maisy, Milly and Louisa

Great work all round - use these in your essays and for revision

In search of Soren Kierkegaard

Interesting audio from Nigel Warburton (editor of Philosophy Bites)  on the Soren Kierkegaard.  Extra listening that will be useful for AS Philosophy students.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b03brsc5/Sunday_Feature_Fear_and_Trembling_in_Copenhagen_In_Search_of_Soren_Kierkegaard/

Create a summary sheet for the Prime Mover.

Follow the link to see an example:

http://cw.routledge.com/textbooks//9780415468244/resources/Aristotle%20Prime%20Mover%20student%20sheet%20JM%2009_02_09.pdf

Use your readers, your knowledge of the 4 causes and

www.philosophicalinvestigations.co.uk to create a summary sheet for the rest of the class.

Success criteria:

1.Explain Aristotle’s Idea of the Prime Mover
2.Describe the characteristics of the Mover
3.Explain why it is unmoved
4.Consider the impact on Christianity
5.Tie in to the 4 causes
6.The difference between the modern idea of God and the Prime Mover
7.Definition of perfection
8.Definition of ‘telos’.
9.Definition of ‘transient’.
10.The problem with Aristotle’s concept of the Prime Mover (especially in contrast to classical theism)
11.Evaluation of the compatibility of the four causes and the universe?
12.A link between the four causes, potentiality and actuality, the substance categories and the role of the prime mover in holding all of the other concepts together logically.

Email to everyone when it is complete.

Mr B