A necessary condition of becoming an Examination (or Prize) Fellow of All Souls College, Oxford, is taking an exam. The exam consists of four three-hour essay tests, or “papers.” Two of these are in your chosen specialist subject—Classical Studies, Law, History, English Literature, Economics, Politics, or Philosophy—and the other two are general tests and ask questions on a variety of topics. What questions have been on the philosophy exams? They change each year. Typically candidates are given around 30 questions for each test, from which they must choose three to answer. The exams cover a variety of philosophical topics, from classic questions to contemporary work. Below are the questions from the two 2022 philosophy exams: PHILOSOPHY I ‘If there is a god, they will look benevolently upon atheists.’ Discuss. Is disability primarily a social phenomenon? Is the principle of bivalence incompatible with free action? ‘Anything that exists is (exactly) one Therefore, to be many is not to exist.’ Discuss. Can there be vague objects? Can there be time without change? Change without time? Is it possible to define truth? Compare the merits of Aristotelian and Newtonian mechanics. Should we expect that mathematics is in principle dispensable in natural science? Can testimony convey the quality of experiences? Is Plato’s tripartition of the soul still of any philosophical relevance? Explain and evaluate Epicurus’ theory of perception. How many things-in-themselves did Kant think there are? Does it matter? Is envy necessarily bad? Should there be laws that require the gradual replacement of natural animal meat with lab-grown meat? Can there be rights without duties? Justify your answer. How did Leibniz explain the meanings of subject-predicate propositions? Assess the merits of his explanation relative to the Fregean one. If there are moral facts, are they necessary truths? Suppose that two knife blades and two knife handles are laid out on a table. In such circumstances, ought we also to accept that there are at least four possible knives? To what extent does ontology reflect grammar? To what extent should citizens of democracies be held responsible for the acts of their governments? Can the freedom of the many outweigh the fear of the few? Is virtual reality genuine reality? How does Kant’s categorical imperative differ..