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Teleological/design arguments: AQA A‑Level Philosophy questions

Every AQA A-Level Philosophy exam question on 3.3.2.2 Teleological/design arguments, 2020–2025, with its mark scheme and examiner’s report.

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  1. Q05

    June 2025 · Paper 2

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    June 2025 Paper 2, question 05: Is the teleological/design argument for the existence of God persuasive? [25 marks]
  2. Q04

    June 2024 · Paper 2

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    June 2024 Paper 2, question 04: Explain the design argument as presented by Hume and his objection that it fails as it is an argument from a unique case. [12 marks]
  3. Q01

    June 2023 · Paper 2

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    June 2023 Paper 2, question 01: What does Swinburne mean by ‘temporal order/regularity’ in his design argument? [3 marks]
  4. Q02

    June 2022 · Paper 2

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    June 2022 Paper 2, question 02: Explain the design argument from analogy as presented by Hume. [5 marks]
  5. Q03

    November 2020 · Paper 2

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    November 2020 Paper 2, question 03: Explain how inductive and deductive arguments for the existence of God differ. [5 marks]
All 5 questions on Teleological/design arguments, as a list
  1. June 2025, Paper 2, Q05 (25 marks): Is the teleological/design argument for the existence of God persuasive? [25 marks]
  2. June 2024, Paper 2, Q04 (12 marks): Explain the design argument as presented by Hume and his objection that it fails as it is an argument from a unique case. [12 marks]
  3. June 2023, Paper 2, Q01 (3 marks): What does Swinburne mean by ‘temporal order/regularity’ in his design argument? [3 marks]
  4. June 2022, Paper 2, Q02 (5 marks): Explain the design argument from analogy as presented by Hume. [5 marks]
  5. November 2020, Paper 2, Q03 (5 marks): Explain how inductive and deductive arguments for the existence of God differ. [5 marks]

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