Paper 1 Section A A Level Questions Compilation 2023 Edition

1 Past Year KI A Level Questions for Paper 1 Section A Q. No. Year Question 1. 2007 Discuss critically the view that knowledge gained through the use of reason is superior to knowledge gained through sense experience 2 2007 Because all human knowledge is merely provisional, there is no real distinction between fact and belief. Discuss. 3 2008 Compare and contrast the nature of evidence in two different fields of knowledge. 4 2008 'The only kinds of questions worth asking are those which will lead to a clear and right answer.' Discuss 5 2009 ‘The knowledge we should value the most is the knowledge for which we have the strongest evidence.’ Discuss 6 2009 Consider the view that if our beliefs improve our behavior towards each other, it does not matter whether or not they are true beliefs 7 2010 Critically discuss the role of reason in knowledge construction. 8 2010 When reason comes up against tradition, reason must always win. Discuss. 9 2011 If we can never be certain about anything, there's no point trying to learn about the world. Discuss. 10 2011 Critically assess the view that although inductive reasoning has contributed to intellectual progress, its conclusions are never fully justified. 11 2012 It is not what you know but what you can do that matters. Critically assess this view. 12 2012 Most of what we ordinarily call knowledge is not justified true belief and is therefore worthless. Critically discuss this view. 13 2013 Critically assess the view that we can never have enough evidence to justify a claim to knowledge about the world. 14 2013 Critically assess the view that commonsense knowledge is as valuable as academic knowledge. 15 2014 Almost all our knowledge of the world is based on the testimony of others and is therefore unreliable.' Critically assess this view. 16 2014 Assess the relative merits of two modes of inquiry. 17 2015 “Wisdom is more valuable than knowledge.” Critically assess this view. 18 2015 What, if anything, counts as an adequate reason for believing something to be the case?

2 19 2016 “If a person believes that Paris is the capital of France and her belief is true, then she knows that Paris is the capital of France.” Critically assess this view. 20 2016 “Knowledge of the world requires the synthesis of reason and experience.” Critically assess this view. 21 2017 Critically assess the view that we can never eradicate scepticism. 22 2017 Critically assess the claim that observation and testing are the most important elements in knowledge construction. 23 2018 Critically assess the view that a belief is justified only if it coheres with our other beliefs. 24 2018 ‘There can be no knowledge without certainty.’ Critically assess this view. 25 2019 We can say that someone "knows" something only if she knows that she knows it.' Critically assess this view. 26 2019 Knowledge is more valuable than mere true belief.' Critically assess this view. 27 2020 Critically assess what you believe to be the best answer to the question 'What is knowledge?'. 28 2020 Knowledge is a social construction.' Critically assess this view. 29 2021 Critically discuss the role of induction in constructing knowledge about the world. 30 2021 All I know is that I know nothing.' To what extent does philosophical scepticism undermine the quest for human knowledge? 31 2022 All knowledge and ideas come from experience.' Critically assess this view. 32 2022 Assess the view that what makes a belief true is its cultural context