1. Being human
2. Aesthetics
3. Epistemology
4. Ethics
5. Philosophy of religion
6. Philosophy of science
7. Political philosophy
8. Social philosophy
8.1 Social structures and institutions
8.2 Equality and discrimination
8.3 Gender
9. HL extension: Philosophy and contemporary issues
10. Prescribed philosophical texts
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8.1.1 Formal and informal social structures
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8.1.2 Nature, structure and function of social institutions
51 minute read
8.1.3 Family, marriage and education as social institutions
55 minute read