John Locke寫作比賽提供哲學、政治、經濟學、歷史、心理學、宗教、法律共七個領域的內容(僅限高中組,初中組題目是額外的),喜愛文科方向的學生絕對不要錯過!
往年高中組每個領域都是3個話題,今年首次增加至4個,且難度不斷增大,給同學們更多不同挑戰!
哲學類Philosophy
Q1. How likely is the multiverse? Would it change anything if (somehow) we came to know the theory was true?
多元宇宙的可能性有多大?如果(不知何故)我們知道這個理論是真的,它會改變什么嗎?
Q2. If our actions are a consequence of our capacities and preferences, and if those things are, in turn, a result of our genetic inheritance and the external world in which we happen to find ourselves, are we ultimately responsible for our choices?
Q3. Are you more moral than most people you know? How do you know? Should you strive to be more moral? Why or why not?
通過法律的力量從人們身上拿錢來付錢給哲學家進行哲學思考,這是否合乎道德?
Q4.When, if ever, can acts involving only consenting adults be morally wrong?
什么時候,如果有的話,只涉及成年人同意的行為在道德上是錯誤的?
政治類Politics
Q1. Should we allow political donations?
我們應該允許政治捐款嗎?
Q2. What, if anything, do rich nations owe poor nations?
富裕的國家欠貧窮的國家什么?
Q3. Is there such a thing as a common good?
有什么是一項共同利益嗎?
Q4.Is the good citizen always a good person? Is the good person always a good citizen?
好公民總是好人嗎?好人總是好公民嗎?
經濟類Economics
Q1. Is Bitcoin a blessing or a curse?
比特幣是福還是禍?
Q2.?What’s wrong with the housing market? How can we fix it?
房地產市場出了什么問題?我們該怎么解決呢?
Q3.?Should Amazon pay people more? What would happen if they immediately increased every worker’s salary by twenty percent?
亞馬遜應該付給人們更多嗎?如果他們立即將每個工人的工資提高20%,會發生什么?
Q4.Is Henry George’s land value tax fair, efficient, both, or neither?
亨利·喬治(Henry George)的土地價值稅是公平、高效的,兩者兼而有之,還是兩者兼而有之?
歷史類History
Q1. Was there anything good about the British empire?
大英帝國有什么好處嗎?
Q2.?Is China an imperial power?
中國是帝國主義大國嗎?
Q3.?Is Western civilization in decline?
西方文明正在衰落嗎?
Q4.Do leaders make events or do events make leaders?
是領導者在制造事件還是事件制造了領導者?
心理學類Psychology
Q1. Are we getting nastier?
我們是不是越來越討厭了?
Q2.?Are men and women psychologically different? Does it matter?
男人和女人在心理上有區別嗎?這有關系嗎?
Q3.?Is there any mental illness that isn’t ultimately physical?
有沒有精神疾病最終不是身體疾病?
Q4.Does it even make sense to hate someone for his or her opinions?
因為某人的觀點而憎恨他或她的人有意義嗎?
宗教類Theology
Q1. Why would God be so coy?
上帝為什么會這么害羞?
Q2.?“The God of the Bible and the Koran is a primitive human’s idea of a great being… But that is not what an actual supreme being would be like.” Is there a holy book that manifests divine authorship?
Q3.??“And if Christ has not been raised, our preaching is useless and so is your faith.” Can one be a Christian without believing in the miraculous resurrection of Jesus?
Q3.??Should “hate crimes” be punished more severely than the same crime with different motives?
“仇恨犯罪”應該受到比動機不同的同一犯罪更嚴厲的懲罰嗎?
Q4.What is the relationship between justice and law?
正義與法律之間的關系是什么?
初中組題目(無分類)
Q1. Which existential threat are humans underestimating?
人類低估了哪些生存威脅?
Q2.?What should the age of consent be for irreversible sex reassignment surgery?
不可逆轉的變性手術的年齡應該被設為多少?
Q3.??Were the lockdowns worth it?
封鎖值得嗎?
Q4.What does it mean for people to?be equal?
對人們來說,平等意味著什么?
Q5. What would happen if there was a 100% inheritance tax?
如果有100%的遺產稅會發生什么?
Q6. If you could travel by time machine for your next holiday which time and place would you visit? What preparations would you make for your journey? What challenges would you face in the first twenty-four hours, and how would you handle them?