Overview of the Book

An essential companion to help students master one of the most important areas of their Religious Studies course in Philosophy: knowing the key thinkers.

Provides an overview of each thinker's life and ideas

with key dates, social context and why they are important.

Helps students understand the thinkers' main arguments

and how they justified their approach to philosophy, allowing students to evaluate the theories themselves.

Exam guidance section in each chapter

provides a focus for revision and includes advice on how different types of questions could be tackled.

Encourages students to explore each area of scholarly knowledge

required by the specification, from grasping key ideas to knowing how to best criticise a thinker’s approach.

Puts ideas and theories into contemporary contexts

to help students build their evaluation skills.

Timeline displaying an overview of the key dates

for each thinker in relation to world events.