SACE Stage 2 Philosophy study guide

SACE Stage 2 Philosophy is a 20-credit Year 12 subject (code 2PPS20) in the South Australian Certificate of Education, offered by the SACE Board of South Australia. It suits students who want to examine questions about existence, knowledge and ethics - questions the Board itself describes as having no simple answers - and who are willing to argue about them carefully rather than memorise a settled body of doctrine. The subject builds skills of critical reasoning through the study of reasoning and the foundations of argument analysis, and it develops students' capacity to be creative and independent critical thinkers who can articulate and justify philosophical positions and argue for reasoned action. Assessment follows the Stage 2 pattern: school assessment contributes 70 per cent and external assessment 30 per cent. The SACE Stage 2 Philosophy study guide has 3 sections and about 1,098 words.