Philosophy

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Accreditation period - Units 1-4: 2008-2013

The accreditation period for Philosophy ends on 31 December 2013.

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Curriculum

• Study Design (updated August 2011, PDF - 1.3MB)
  Details on areas of study, outcomes and assessment for Philosophy Units 1-4: 2008-2013.
  For details of how to purchase a hardcopy of the VCE Philosophy Study Design, please refer to Publications.
• Study Summary (June 2010, PDF - 49KB)
  A summary of the VCE Philosophy Study Design.
• Prescribed Texts 2011 (PDF - 192KB)
  VCAA Bulletin, June 2010, Liftout
  Prescribed texts for reaccredited VCE Philosophy 2011.
  • 2011 Text List Clarification
    As published in the VCAA Bulletin, September 2010, p.9.
  • 2011 Text List Clarification
    As published in the VCAA Bulletin, February 2011, p.11.
• Prescribed Texts 2012 (PDF - 696KB)
  VCAA Bulletin, June 2011, p.8.
  Prescribed texts for reaccredited VCE Philosophy 2012.
• Postscript to the 'The Nature of Mind' by DM Armstrong (PDF - 117KB)

 

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Assessment

• Assessment Handbook (October 2008, DOC - 220KB).
• Exam Criteria (PDF - 33KB)
  Assessment criteria for the end of year exam in Philosophy.
• Examination Reports
  Find past exams and sample exams for Philosophy.
• School-assessed Coursework Report
  Find the past School-assessed Coursework Report for Philosophy.

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Support Material

• Victorian Association for Philosophy in Schools (http://vaps.vic.edu.au/)
  The PowerPoint and speaker notes used at the VCE Philosophy implementation workshops for the revised study design which commenced in 2008.
• Unit 3 Support Material
  Simone Weil 'The Needs of the Soul' (December 2010, PPT 1.3MB) 
  Notes to Support Simone Weil PowerPoint Slides (December 2010, DOC 191KB)
• Unit 4 Support Material
  David Hume, An Enquiry Concerning Human Understanding (updated July 2011, DOC 584KB) 

 

 

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Review

The Philosophy Study Design is being reviewed during 2012.

Applications for the VCE Philosophy Review Panel have now closed.