Every subtopic of DP Philosophy, ready to teach.

This unit develops the six topics of the core theme across 18 lessons: Consciousness, Freedom, Human nature, Identity, Others, and Self. Students examine questions ranging from the mind-body problem and determinism to the social constitution of identity and the narrative construction of the self, engaging with a wide range of Western and non-Western philosophical traditions.

Skills & assessment. Lessons are structured to develop AO1–AO4 progressively — from defining and explaining key philosophical positions to constructing and critically evaluating arguments. Command terms such as analyse, compare, discuss, and evaluate are embedded throughout, and each topic culminates in exam-style questions with mark schemes aligned to DP Philosophy assessment criteria.

This unit spans 21 lessons across the seven DP Philosophy optional themes. Each theme is treated across three lessons that move from foundational concepts and key debates to applied and evaluative tasks. Topics include theories of art and aesthetic value, scepticism and theories of justification, normative ethics and metaethics, arguments for the existence of God, scientific realism and demarcation, social contract theory and justice, and the philosophy of power and global responsibility.

Skills & assessment. Each optional theme is developed with attention to the specific command terms and key concepts relevant to that area of philosophy. Lessons build students' capacity to engage with primary philosophical positions, construct comparative analyses, and produce the kind of sustained, well-reasoned argument required in DP Philosophy examinations.

This unit provides three lessons dedicated to the study of one IB prescribed philosophical text. Lessons guide students through close reading and interpretation of the text's central arguments, situating those arguments within their philosophical tradition and historical context, and critically evaluating the text's key claims and concepts.

Skills & assessment. The lessons develop the interpretive and evaluative skills assessed in DP Philosophy's text-based questions, with a focus on the command terms interpret, contextualise, and evaluate. Students practise constructing responses that demonstrate both detailed knowledge of the text (AO1–AO2) and the capacity for independent philosophical judgement (AO3–AO4).

This three-lesson HL extension examines the application of philosophical methods — argumentation, conceptual analysis, thought experiments, and dialectic — to pressing contemporary issues. Lessons address the nature, function, and methodology of philosophical activity as a discipline, and invite students to reflect on the role and relevance of philosophy in the modern world.

Skills & assessment. These lessons develop the higher-order skills distinctive to HL: sustained methodological reflection, independent application of philosophical tools to novel contexts, and the capacity to evaluate philosophy's own disciplinary claims. Structured tasks and mark schemes are aligned to the HL extension assessment criteria.

This unit provides three lessons dedicated to the internal assessment task: philosophical analysis of a non-philosophical stimulus. Lessons take students from identifying and articulating the philosophical issues latent in a stimulus, through constructing a focused analysis using relevant concepts and arguments, to the research skills, organisation, and referencing conventions expected in the written submission.

Skills & assessment. Each lesson targets a distinct stage of the IA process and is directly aligned to the DP Philosophy IA assessment criteria. Students develop the capacity to select and deploy philosophical concepts precisely, build coherent argumentation, and present their analysis to the standard required — supported throughout by structured worksheets and mark schemes.