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A-level
PHILOSOPHY
Paper 2 The metaphysics of God and the metaphysics of mind
AQA A-LEVEL PHILOSOPHY Paper 2 The metaphysics of God and the metaphysics of mind QP
MAY 2025
Tuesday 20 May 2025 Morning Time allowed: 3 hours
Materials For Examiner’s Use
You will need no other materials. Question Mark
1
Instructions
Use black ink or black ball-point pen. 2
Fill in the boxes at the top of this page. 3
Answer all questions. 4
You must answer the questions in the spaces provided. Do
5
not write outside the box around each page or on blank
pages. 6
If you need extra space for your answer(s), use the lined pages at 7
the end of this book. Write the question number against your 8
answer(s).
9
Do all rough work in this book. Cross through any work you do
not want to be marked. 10
TOTAL
Information
The marks for questions are shown in brackets.
The maximum mark for this paper is 100.
You will be assessed on your ability to:
– use good English
– organise information clearly
– use specialist vocabulary where appropriate.
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, 2
Do not write
outside the
Section A box
Metaphysics of God
Answer all questions in this
section.
0 1 State the difference between God being everlasting and God being eternal.
[3 marks]
3
0 2 Explain Aquinas’ Second Way (his argument from atemporal causation).
[5 marks]
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Jun25/7172/2
, 3
Do not write
outside the
box
Extra space
5
0 3 Explain Basil Mitchell’s view about religious language using his ‘Partisan’ story.
[5 marks]
Turn over ►
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Jun25/7172/2
Centre number Candidate number
Surname
Forename(s)
Candidate signature I declare this is my own work.
A-level
PHILOSOPHY
Paper 2 The metaphysics of God and the metaphysics of mind
AQA A-LEVEL PHILOSOPHY Paper 2 The metaphysics of God and the metaphysics of mind QP
MAY 2025
Tuesday 20 May 2025 Morning Time allowed: 3 hours
Materials For Examiner’s Use
You will need no other materials. Question Mark
1
Instructions
Use black ink or black ball-point pen. 2
Fill in the boxes at the top of this page. 3
Answer all questions. 4
You must answer the questions in the spaces provided. Do
5
not write outside the box around each page or on blank
pages. 6
If you need extra space for your answer(s), use the lined pages at 7
the end of this book. Write the question number against your 8
answer(s).
9
Do all rough work in this book. Cross through any work you do
not want to be marked. 10
TOTAL
Information
The marks for questions are shown in brackets.
The maximum mark for this paper is 100.
You will be assessed on your ability to:
– use good English
– organise information clearly
– use specialist vocabulary where appropriate.
,IB/M/Jun25/G4001/E3
7172/2
, 2
Do not write
outside the
Section A box
Metaphysics of God
Answer all questions in this
section.
0 1 State the difference between God being everlasting and God being eternal.
[3 marks]
3
0 2 Explain Aquinas’ Second Way (his argument from atemporal causation).
[5 marks]
IB/M/
Jun25/7172/2
, 3
Do not write
outside the
box
Extra space
5
0 3 Explain Basil Mitchell’s view about religious language using his ‘Partisan’ story.
[5 marks]
Turn over ►
IB/M/
Jun25/7172/2
