School Curriculum and Standards Authority

Philosophy and Ethics

2008 was the first year of implementation. The first WACE examinations for Philosophy and Ethics were conducted in 2009.

Please click on one of the headings below to view the relevant information and documents which are available in PDF Pdf (Portable Document Format) and rich text Word doc format.

Show all content | Hide all content

Course Summary

Philosophy and Ethics engages students with three classical questions of the human condition: ‘What is real?’; ‘How do we know?’ and ‘How should we live?’ Within this context, the course gives students the opportunity to explore and tackle the world of concepts from both contemporary and historical perspectives. Students are provided with an apprenticeship in concept clarification, concept evaluation and argument. They are taught the specific skills to inquire, reason and make judgements.

Syllabus

For teaching 2013
(147 Kb)	(391 Kb)	Course Accredited August 2007 (updated June 2012)
(21 Kb)		Course syllabus refinements summary

Assessment and Other Support Materials

Guide to Grades
(151 Kb) (585 Kb) Community of inquiry transcript (uploaded prior to 21/12/12)

Resource Lists
(28 Kb)	(40 Kb)	Combined resource lists (uploaded prior to 21/12/12)
(17 Kb)	(51 Kb)	Introduction (uploaded prior to 21/12/12)
(15 Kb)	(42 Kb)	Print materials (uploaded prior to 21/12/12)
(16 Kb)	(47 Kb)	Web based materials (uploaded prior to 21/12/12)

Examination Materials

Course documents—apart from any third party copyright material contained in them — may be freely copied, or communicated on an intranet, for non-commercial purposes in educational institutions, provided that the School Curriculum and Standards Authority is acknowledged as the copyright owner.

Copying or communication for any other purpose can be done only within the terms of the Copyright Act or with prior written permission of the School Curriculum and Standards Authority.

Copying or communication of any third party copyright material can be done only within the terms of the Copyright Act or with permission of the copyright owners.

Last Updated: 25/02/2013 12:54