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Aesthetics Notes

Collected notes on Aristotle and Plato, Hume's Standard of Taste, Intention in Art, and the Definition of Art (between 5000 and 7000 words each).

Tutorial essays on those topics above, with further essays (all essays between 2000 and 3000 words) on F

Alexander the Great and his early Successors (336 BC – 302 BC) Notes

The author of these notes achieved a First and an Exhibition for the very high quality of his essays during his time at Oxford. This collection includes essays on the following subjects (1) Philip II’s reforms of the Macedonian State (2) Persia in Ale

Austria, 1848 - 1914 Notes

Bullet point notes covering the politics, economy, culture, and above all national identity of Austria and its peoples in the nineteenth century. Quotes, timelines, charts, graphs, paintings and illustrations cover the rise and fall of individual mini

British Foreign Policy, 1815 - 1924 Notes

Extremely detailed notes covering over a century of British foreign policy, complete with illustrations, quotes, and timelines. As well as a blow-by-blow account of party politics and the rise and fall of individual ministers, it considers the theorie

British Liberalism, 1815 - 1918 Notes

Bullet point notes on Whiggery and Liberalism from Grey to Lloyd George. Charting the electoral fortunes, philosophy, and government policies of the party, including differences across England, Scotland, Wales, and Ireland. Everything from personaliti

Christian Ethics (focus on Medical ethics) Notes

Collected notes on four topics in Christian ethics and medical ethics: abortion (6000 words), Luther on Freedom and Love (4500 words), Natural Law, Conscience and Aquinas (12000 words), and euthanasia (8000 words).

Tutorial essays on the above top

Conflict of Laws Notes

These notes provide a comprehensive breakdown of what is needed, seminar by seminar, for the BCL Conflict of Laws course.

They include summaries of academic positions on key issues, case summaries, the relevance of a case to each area (eg. lis ali

Crime and Punishment in England c.1280-c.1450 Notes

These notes contain all the work that I did during the term on the Oxford University module: Crime and Punishment in England c.1280-c.1450.

They include extremely detailed notes on the 6 topics of the course:
The aims of punishment
Homicide
Outl

Disciplines of History: Comparative History & Historical Argument Notes

These notes contain all the work that I did on the Oxford University module: Disciplines of History.

The module was intended to teach students about drawing historical comparisons and making historical arguments.

There are extremely detailed not

Early Greek Hexameter Poetry Notes

The author of these notes achieved a First and an Exhibition for the very high quality of his essays during his time at Oxford. This collection includes 12 essays and commentaries on Homer’s Odyssey, Hesiod’s Works and Days and Theogony, the Trojan an

Early Modern Philosophy Notes

Notes made for the Early Modern Philosophy (previously Descartes to Kant) paper at the University of Oxford.

Each set of notes brings together in detail all the major areas needed to write a first-class essay on the subject, with a focus on Locke,

Epistemology and Metaphysics Notes

Collected notes on four topics in epistemology and metaphysics (between 3600 and 6000 words each): personal identity, the problem of induction, possible worlds and causation.

Tutorial essays on each of the topics above, plus one on the 'justified tru

Ethics Notes
Ethics Notes

Notes made for the Ethics paper at the University of Oxford.

Each set of notes brings together in detail all the major areas needed to write a first-class essay on the subject. Key arguments and positions from both primary and secondary sources are

France, 1851 - 1914 Notes

Rigorous bullet point notes focusing on the Second Empire, but covering the Third Republic, the Commune, and the decline of the Second Republic. Complete with illustrations, quotes, maps, and timelines, they record the politics, society, economics, cu

General History III: 1400-1650 Renaissance, Recovery and Reform Notes

These are all my revision notes for the Oxford University module: General History III: 1400-1650 Renaissance, Recovery and Reform.

They include 34 pages of essay plans on the following topics:
Economic Growth and Social Change
Dutch and Spanish E

General History X: Europe 1715-99 Notes

These notes contain all the work that I did during the term on the Oxford University module: General History X: 1715-99.

They include extremely detailed notes on these topics:
The Enlightenment
Ancien Regime France
The French Revolution and the

Greek Literature of the 5th century Notes

These notes are a detailed and fully-comprehensive set of revision notes at an undergraduate level concentrating on five 5th century texts: Herodotus, Sophocles' Ajax, Euripides' Ajax, Aristophanes' Thesmophoriazusae and Pindar's Odes. They are revisi

Greek Literature of the 5th Century BC Notes

The author of these notes achieved a First and an Exhibition for the very high quality of his essays during his time at Oxford. This collection includes 16 essays and commentaries on the following authors and topics (1) Aristophanes’ Frogs and Thesmop

Greeks and Persians Notes

This is a short module covering the literature and art in 5th century Greece concerned with the Persian wars. The key texts are Herodotus' Histories and Aeschylus' Persae. There is one essay discussing Athenian perceptions of Persia, one set of notes

Greek Tragedy Notes

Comprehensive notes on a range of topics relating to Greek tragedy, focusing on three main texts (the Agamemnon, Oedipus Rex, and the Medea) but drawing examples from many other Greek tragedies too. Topics covered include: the role of the chorus, the

History of Philosophy Notes

Three sets of collected notes on Descartes, Hume, and Locke and Berkeley (between 3000 and 6000 words).

7 tutorial essays on topics in Descartes, Locke and Hume (all around 2000-3000 words).

All notes are written in full and clear sentences, wi

History of the British Isles II: 1042-1330 Notes

These notes contain all the work that I did during the term on the Oxford University module: History of the British Isles II: 1042-1330.

They include extremely detailed notes on these topics:
The Norman Conquest
The Anarchy and Stephen's reign

History of the British Isles IV: 1500-1700 Notes

These are all my revision notes for the Oxford University module: History of the British Isles IV: 1500-1700

They include 44 pages of essay plans, a detailed timeline and detailed evidence for the following topics:
Economic Change
Wolsey
Cromwel

Homer's Iliad Notes

These are notes covering the Iliad, an ancient Greek poem about the wrath of Achilles and the war at Troy. Included are essays discussing a broad range of topical issues in Iliadic studies, and a set of revision notes which outlines some of the argume

Imperialism Notes

These notes tackle the concept of imperialism - what is an empire, how have historians explained them, why do they rise, stagnate, and fall. As well as comparing how great imperial thinkers - Marx, Hobhouse, Schumpeter and many others - have written a

Intellect and Culture in Victorian Britain Notes

These notes contain all the work that I did during the term on the Oxford University module: Intellect and Culture in Victorian Britain.

They include extremely detailed notes on these topics:
University Reform
Whig History
Art and Aesthetics -

International Relations Notes

These notes cover the core topics in International Relations that are found on most undergraduate syllabi and in standard textbooks. They are primarily taken from tutorial sessions, and are thus a great complement to lectures or lecture notes. They pr

International Relations in the Cold War Notes

Mike Bowker & Phil Williams. Superpower Détente: a Reappraisal. London: Sage Publications, 1988

Aaron L. Friedberg. ‘The Evolution of US Strategic “Doctrine”’. Samuel P. Huntingdon (ed.), The Strategic Imperative: New Politics for American Security

Ireland, 1789 - 1922 Notes

Exhaustive notes covering all aspects of Irish society in the long nineteenth century. As well as charting the development of Irish nationalism and unionism, it records the policies of individual British governments, the fate of the Irish economy, and

Japan, 1850 - 1914 Notes

Bullet point notes looking in great detail at the development of modern Japan. From the collapse of the closed feudal state to the expansionist empire-builder, it notes the transformation of a country, and the controversial imposition of western cultu

Knowledge and Reality Notes

Notes on personal identity.

Labour Economics: Discrimination Notes

• Overview
• Gender Discrimination
Race Discrimination
Taste based discrimination model: BECKER 1957
Overview
Criticism
Statisical Discrimination Model
Implicit Discrimination Model
Monoposony (Manning 2003)
Essay Plan: ‘The failure of women

Labour Economics: Internal Labour Markets Notes

Definition
Features
Theoretical Background
Extent
Advantages
Disadvantages
Job tenure
Overriding paradigm
Permissive Conditions
Information Costs
Mobility Costs
Efficiency Wages
Deferred Compensation - Becker and Stigler (1974)
Evidence:

Labour Economics: Minimum Wage Revision Notes

Overview
Theoretical Effects: PC Model
Theoretical Effects: Dynamic Monopsony Model
Model Reconciliation: Empirics
Literature Summary:
CARD AND KRUEGER (1995)
DOLADO et al (1996)
DOLTON & BONDIBENE (2012).
BAZEN’s (1990) – general equilibrium

Labour Economics: Pay Systems Revision Notes

Overview
Importance of Compensation
Agency Model
Time Rates
Piece Rates
Individual Merit Pay
Group Merit Pay
Profit Sharing/Group wide incentives
Deferred Compensation
Other Paradigms
Loyalty
Productivity
Social custom approach (neglected

Labour Economics: Unemployment Notes

Trends in OECD Employment
Natural Rate of Unemployment & PS/WS Framework
Open Economy Theory
Labour Market Institutions:
Employment Protection Legislation (EPL)
Minimum Wage
Unemployment Benefits
Trade Unions
Alternative Models:
Efficiency Wa

Labour Economics: Union Membership Notes

Definition
Theoretical Framework:
Collective Voice Theory
Criticism of Framework
Union Power:
Types
Measurement
Measurement issues
Literature Summary:
Schabel (2003), Pencavel (1971), Olson (1965), Booth (2003),
Empirical Evidence of Decli

Latin Literature of the 1st Century AD Notes

The author of these notes achieved a First and an Exhibition for the very high quality of his essays during his time at Oxford. This collection includes 17 essays and commentaries on the following authors (1) Ovid (2) Petronius (3) Juvenal (4) Cicero’

Luther and the German Reformation Notes

These notes contain all the work that I did during the term on the Oxford University module: Luther and the German Reformation.

They include extremely detailed notes on Luther's writings in relation to the following topics:
The 95 Theses and the E

Marx and Marxism Notes

Notes on several of Marx and Engel's most important texts, as well as extensive notes on secondary literature, including Lenin, Luxemburg, Trotsky, Furedi and Cohen.

Medical Law and Ethics Notes

A guide to some of the key topics in the BCL course on Medical Law and Ethics.

This features numerous academic positions, case summaries, arguments and up-to-date statistics pertinent to some of the substantial topics in this module (eg. abortion,

Military Logistics, 1550 - 1815 Notes

The essentials of manning, feeding, training, transporting, and keeping an army alive in the field throughout the early modern period. Covering key sources from the time, as well as historical theories and the nuts and bolts of individual campaigns, e

Modern Theology Notes

Three sets of notes collected for revision for finals (between 4000 and 7000 words): on Christianity and the world religions, the nature of the trinity and the nature of personhood, and sin and modern theologies.

Tutorial essays on the above topics,

Nationalism Notes

Brief notes on the concept of nationalism and the idea of a national history.

Neuroscience Notes

In depth notes covering Neuroscience FHS topics from start to finish. Include suitable references, details on relevant experiments and future areas of research.

Philosophy of Mathematics Notes

Notes made for the Philosophy of Mathematics paper at the University of Oxford.

Each set of notes brings together in detail all the major areas needed to write a first-class essay on that topic. Key arguments and positions from both primary and sec

Philosophy of Religion Notes

Four topics covered in greater depth/accuracy: teleological and ontological arguments for God's existence, the problem of evil and the paradox of omniscience/free action. Between 1500 and 3500 words per topic.

Four tutorial essays (around 2500 word

Plato’s Meno and Euthyphro Notes

The author of these notes achieved a First and an Exhibition for the very high quality of his essays during his time at Oxford. This collection includes 7 essays on these two dialogues.

Plato's Republic Notes

Comprehensive revision notes on all key topics concerning Plato's Republic, also includes guidance for how to approach questions on the Republic and perform well in exams on this text. Author used these notes to gain a first-class result at Oxford Uni

Politics: Comparative Government - Executives Notes

Literature
1. Forms of executives
2. Effects of executive format
a. Policy – quantity and nature
b. Democratic survival
3. Non-institutional factors – leadership quality, government’s popularity, relations with executive, policy output. How insti

Politics: Comparative Government - Federalism Notes

Very comprehensive notes and thoughts on federalism based on a combination of the Oxford set reading list and the tutorial discussion.

i) Overview
- Definitions
- Congruent/Incongruent Federalism
- Federalism vs decentralisation
- Advantages &

Politics: Comparative Government - Judiciary Notes

Literature Analyses & Tutorial Discussion
1. Judicialisation of politics - Extent? Causes?
2. Impact of judiciary on courts output; how sustain political position and legitimacy
3. Relationship between judiciary and elected actors

In addition:

Politics: Comparative Government - Legislature Notes

Comparative Study Of Legislatures Globally - Literature summaries, tutorial and revision notes

Overview:
- Methodological Points
- Typologies
- Functions of Legislatures
- Executive-legislative relations
- Agenda Cartel Theory
- Party Unity (

Politics: Comparative Government - Methodology Notes

- Comprehensive Methodology Literature Summaries
- Tutorial and Class Notes
- Exam Tips

Covers Mill's Methods; Rational Choice Theory; Inference; Causality/Causal Inference; Falsifiability; Endogeneity; Microfoundations; Case Studies; Measurement

Politics: Comparative Government - Parties & Party Systems Notes

Parties: Literature Summaries, Class Analysis & Tutorial Notes

- Key’s three party functions
- Number of parties: Duverger’s theory
- Historical dynamics of a party system
- Party systems in new democracies

Party Formation and Party-Voter Lin

Presidential vs Parliamentary Systems Notes

Complete set of notes on the debate as to the relative benefits and disadvantages of presidential and parliamentary systems of government.

Contains:
- Extensive analysis of works by Linz, Ljiphart and their critics
- An essay on the distinctive featu

Politics - Comparative Politics - Semi-Presidentialism Notes

Notes on semi-presidentialism as a form of government, with specific focus on division of power between the president and parliament

Contains:
- Notes on Elgie's extensive studies of semi-presidentialism
- Case study notes on France under a semi-pres

Politics of the USA Notes

Keith E. Whittington. Constitutional Interpretation: Textual Meaning, Original Intent and Judicial Review. Lawrence, Kansas: University Press of Kansas, 1999

John Hart Ely. Democracy and Distrust: A Theory of Judicial Review. Cambridge, MA: Harvard

Restitution of Unjust Enrichment Notes

A comprehensive guide to some of the key topics in the Restitution of Unjust Enrichment module taught on the BCL (but would also be useful for other similar courses).

It includes case summaries, various academic positions and a thorough analysis o

Revolutions Notes

Complete bullet-point notes on the historical approach to revolutions - what they are, how they form, why they fail or succeed. The theoretical approach is balanced with an examination of five separate revolutions - France in 1789, Europe in 1848, Jap

Roman History 241 BC to 146 BC Notes

The author of these notes achieved a First and an Exhibition during his time at Oxford. This collection includes essays on the following subjects (1) Early Treaties between Rome and Carthage (2) Rome and Illyria (3) The Second Punic War (4) The Roman

Roman History; 46 BC to 54 AD Notes

The author of these notes achieved a First and an Exhibition for the very high quality of his essays during his time at Oxford. This collection includes essays on the following subjects (1) Caesar’s Dictatorship (2) the period after the Ides of March

Roman History; the Roman Republic from 146 BC to 46 BC Notes

The author of these notes achieved a First and an Exhibition for the very high quality of his essays during his time at Oxford. This collection includes essays on the following subjects (1) the strengths and weaknesses of the Roman Republican System (

Russia, 1850 - 1914 Notes

From the Emancipation of the Serfs to the 1905 Revolution, all aspects of Russian politics, society, culture, foreign policy, and economics are covered in these bullet-point notes. Including not only metropolitan Russia, but also Belarus, Finland, Pol

Sexuality and Gender in the Ancient World Notes

Comprehensive set of notes (100 pages) covering a wide span of topics relating to sexuality and gender in the ancient world, including, but not limited to: gender theory, masculinity, feminism, the role of women in different periods (including in the

Sociological Theory Notes

Notes on ideology, class, and methodology. Including summaries of Bourdieu, Durkheim, Weber, Zizek, Marx and Giddens.

Sociology and Anthropology of Religion Notes

Collected notes on four topics for Finals revision: Emile Durkheim (1500 words), Clifford Geertz (3000 words), defining 'religion' (2500 words), and methodological problems in the study of religion (two files, both around 4000 words although with some

The British Empire, 1800 - 1914 Notes

Every aspect of the British Empire - its politics, its armies, its culture, its economy, its structure, and the seeds of its undoing - are covered in the period. As well as noting the development of individual colonies, these notes consider the domest

The Gospels of Matthew and John Notes

Collected notes on the Gospel of Matthew (9500 words) and the Gospel of John (8000 words).

Six tutorial essays on Matthew and John (all around 2000-3000 words), all only of a first-year undergraduate standard, but possibly still useful.

Also two f

The Hellenistic World: societies and cultures 300 BC to 100 BC Notes

The author of these notes achieved a First and an Exhibition for the very high quality of his essays during his time at Oxford. This collection includes essays on the following subjects (1) the concept of Good Kingship (2) Cities in the Hellenistic wo

The Law and Warfare, 1618 - 1815 Notes

An account of the development of international law in the early modern period, noting the concept of the civilian, just war, the law at sea, military intervention, and the interplay between the Military Revolution and law. In-depth analysis is provide

The Military Revolution and Military Tactics, 1550 - 1815 Notes

The structure, art, and development of warfare in the early modern period. Focusing mainly on Britain and France, but including developments from Sweden, Holland, much of Europe and the European empires, these bullet point notes include tactics, strat

The Philosophy of Science and Social Science Notes

Notes on various texts and debates in the philosophy of science and philosophy of social science, including explanation, relativism, interpretation, and individual/holism.

The Warfare of the French Revolution Notes

Bullet point notes recording the effect of the French Revolution on European warfare on land and at sea. With particular emphasis on a number of written and visual sources from the period, it records the changes in tactics, military philosophy, and th

Thucydides and the Peloponnesian War Notes

The author of these notes achieved a First and an Exhibition for the very high quality of his essays during his time at Oxford. This collection includes 7 essays on the following subjects in Thucydides (1) Causation (2) Democracy (3) Individuality (4)

Transnationalism Notes

Brief notes looking at the development of global, international, and transnational history.

Virgil’s Aeneid Notes

The author of these notes achieved a First and an Exhibition for the very high quality of his essays during his time at Oxford. This collection includes 8 essays on the following subjects in Virgil’s Aeneid (1) the beginning of the Aeneid (2) Leadersh

Vocabulary for Latin Core texts Notes

Vocabulary for selected texts on the Latin Core syllabus at Oxford:
- Lucretius book 1
- Propertius book 4
- Horace book 3
- Selected vocab for Catullus 64/68 and Cicero Pro Archia (hardest words only)

Vocabulary for Tragedy Texts Notes

Running vocabulary and grammatical notes for three tragedies: the Agamemnon of Aeschylus, the Oedipus Tyrannos of Sophocles and the Medea of Euripides.

War at Sea, 1550 - 1815 Notes

Focusing primarily on the French and British navies, these notes deal with the manning, tactics, strategy, logistics, and popular culture of warfare in the age of sail. Complete with quotes, timelines, and analysis of key sources from the period.

Wittgenstein Notes

Notes on Wittgenstein's later writings on meaning, language, rules and philosophy of mind, together with extensive notes on secondary literature, including Russell, Kripke, Child, Blackburn and Baker & Hacker.

World Imperialism, 1850 - 1914 Notes

Exhaustive notes on every major, and almost every minor, empire of the nineteenth century. Though starting in 1850, they record the background - sometimes as far back as the eighteenth century - as well as the development, extent, rule, and domestic r

Classics Notes Bundle Notes

Alexander the Great and his early Successors (336 BC – 302 BC), Early Greek Hexameter Poetry, Greek Literature of the 5th Century BC, Latin Literature of the 1st Century AD, Plato’s Meno and Euthyphro, Roman History 241 BC to 146 BC, Roman History; 46

Philosophy Notes Bundle Notes

Aesthetics, Epistemology and Metaphysics, History of Philosophy, and Philosophy of Religion

Theology Notes Bundle Notes

Christian Ethics (focus on Medical ethics), Modern Theology, Sociology and Anthropology of Religion, and The Gospels of Matthew and John

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