Philosophy A-Level
Parable of the Partisan
What Parable of the Partisan means in Philosophy A-Level, as defined for AQA.
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Mitchell's reply to Flew, in which a resistance fighter meets a stranger who claims to lead the resistance and trusts him despite reports of him helping the enemy.
Topics that use Parable of the Partisan
- Religious language (AQA A-Level)
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