IB Diploma Programme Philosophy — Full Course Resources

Coverage. All five components of the current DP Philosophy syllabus are represented across 48 lessons: the core theme (Being human), seven optional themes, the prescribed text, the HL extension (Philosophy and contemporary issues), and the internal assessment. Each component is grounded in the key concepts central to philosophical inquiry — consciousness, freedom, identity, justice, knowledge, and more — and developed across 16 units.

How the lessons work. Each lesson follows a structured teaching arc — a prompt to surface prior thinking, guided development of the philosophical problem, analysis of competing positions, and an evaluative or applied task — with explicit learning objectives, command-term focus, and differentiation for SL and HL. Every lesson ships with a lesson plan, a student worksheet, and a mark scheme.

Assessment-ready. Lessons are built around the assessment objectives (AO1–AO4), from identifying and explaining philosophical positions through to constructing and evaluating sustained arguments. Exam-style questions with full mark schemes accompany every subtopic, and dedicated IA lessons guide students through the philosophical analysis of a non-philosophical stimulus.