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QCE Philosophy & ReasonPractice Examination 14

Reading time15 minutes
Writing time2 hours
Total marks50
Questions1
StructureSection 1 — 1 Q, 50 marks

This paper covers

  • Prescribed philosophies: anarchism and social liberalism
  • Question: Should citizens be obliged to obey a law they believe is unjust?
  • Civil disobedience
  • Political obligation and authority
  • Rawls on near-just societies
  • Anarchist rejection of state authority
  • Using the original context figures (penalty change, vote, claimed costs) as evidence
  • Exam technique: spotting the shift from 'disagree' to 'believe unjust' in a universalisation argument

Students are permitted to bring into the examination the materials normally allowed for this subject. Answer all questions in the spaces provided.

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QCE Philosophy & Reason Practice Examination 14