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January 2, 2026October 1, 2026 ameliacarruthers A Level, Philosophy

AQA Philosophy: Problems with Justified True Belief (and What Comes After)

What happens after Gettier cases and how philosophers have tried (and often failed) to fix the problem...

January 2, 2026September 30, 2026 ameliacarruthers A Level, Philosophy

AQA Philosophy A Level: What Is Knowledge, Actually?

Epistemology is the branch of philosophy concerned with knowledge: what it is, how we get it, and whether we have it at all.

February 15, 2022March 24, 2023 ameliacarruthers Philosophy

OCR A Level Religious Studies: “Hell is an idea not a place” – sample essay

I've recently worked with some fantastic students on the OCR A Level Religious Studies course. Our discussions often revolve around...

Michel De Montaigne - was he really a sceptic?
November 18, 2019March 23, 2020 ameliacarruthers History, Philosophy

Michel De Montaigne: A modern sceptic? (Part Two)

This two-part blog series analyses the influence of Pyrrhonian Scepticism on Montaigne’s writings...

Michel De Montaigne
November 11, 2019March 23, 2020 ameliacarruthers History, Philosophy

Michel De Montaigne: A modern sceptic? (Part One)

Michel Eyquem de Montaigne, Lord of Montaigne (28 February 1533 – 13 September 1592) was one of the most significant philosophers...

Pablo Picasso, Guernica (1937)
October 20, 2019March 23, 2020 ameliacarruthers Art History, Philosophy

What is Hauntology? Art History at Halloween

As we approach officially the spookiest time of the year, I am putting a spotlight on one of my favourite terms in Art Theory – Hauntology...

Leonardo da Vinci (1452–1519) - Adoration of the Magi (c.1480-82)
May 9, 2019March 30, 2020 ameliacarruthers Philosophy

Myth and Mysticism: Christian depictions of the Nativity

The starting point for this blog is my current work tutoring students in A Level Philosophy. What has been particularly striking...

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