2022John Locke約翰·洛克寫作競賽，28個選題備賽報名倒計時！

John Locke Essay Competition 約翰·洛克論文學術活動 是每年申請“爬藤選手”中最最熱門的比賽之一，每年吸引數千名全球最擅長思考和寫作的中學生參加，評委由牛津大學教授組成，往屆優勝者遍布哈耶普斯牛劍等世界名校。John Locke學術活動的目的在于, 鼓勵參賽的同學們通過學術寫作 探索 超越自己學校課程的 各種富有挑戰性且有趣的問題，讓同學們有機會，在備賽的過程中，積累豐厚的知識，培養獨立思考、推理能力、批判性分析、說服力等綜合能力, 提高寫作的論證技巧。
適合對象
全球18歲以下對英美學術寫作感興趣的同學們均可參加。比賽分為15歲-18歲的高年級組和15歲以下的低年級組。

比賽時間
作品提交截止日期：2022年6月30日
2022年7月14日，通知入圍候選人
2022年8月27日，低年級組頒獎晚宴
2022年9月3日，經濟組獲頒獎晚宴
2022年9月10日，歷史組頒獎晚宴
2022年9月17日，政治組和法律組頒獎晚宴
2022年9月24日，哲學組和神學組頒獎晚宴
2022年9月30日，心理學組頒獎晚宴

比賽內容
根據官方給出的賽題，選擇一道題，完成一篇2000詞以下的命題論文作品，并在線提交。

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比賽題目

高年級組（15-18歲）
參賽題目涉及 哲學、政治、經濟學、歷史、心理學、神學、法律 7個人文社科領域，共28個可選題。

Philosophy
Q1. How likely is the multiverse? Would it change anything if (somehow) we came to know the theory was true?
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. Is it moral to take money from people through the force of law in order to pay philosophers to philosophize?
Q4. When, if ever, can acts involving only consenting adults be morally wrong?
Politics
Q1. Should we allow political donations?
Q2. What, if anything, do rich nations owe poor nations?
Q3. Is there such a thing as a common good?
Q4. Is the good citizen always a good person? Is the good person always a good citizen?
Economics
Q1. Is Bitcoin a blessing or a curse?
Q2. What’s wrong with the housing market? How can we fix it?
Q3. Should Amazon pay people more? What would happen if they immediately increased every worker’s salary by twenty percent?
Q4. Is Henry George’s land value tax fair, efficient, both, or neither?
History
Q1. Was there anything good about the British empire?
Q2. Is China an imperial power?
Q3. Is Western civilization in decline?
Q4. Do leaders make events or do events make leaders?
Psychology
Q1. Are we getting nastier?
Q2. Are men and women?psychologically?different? Does it matter?
Q3. Is there any mental illness that isn’t ultimately physical?
Q4. Does it make sense to hate someone for his or her opinions?
Theology
Q1. Why would God be so coy?
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?
Q4. Is faith anything other than uncertain belief on incomplete evidence?
Law
Q1. Does prison work?
Q2. “People who serve on juries are ill-informed, prejudiced, and not clever enough to avoid jury service.” Should we abolish Trial by Jury?
Q3. Should “hate crime” be punished more severely than the same crime with different motives?
Q4. What is the relationship between justice and law?
低年級組（15歲以下）
參賽者的論文題目是7個有趣的跨學科話題。

JUNIOR prize
Q1. Which existential threat are humans underestimating?
Q2. What should the age of consent be for irreversible sex reassignment surgery?
Q3. Were the lockdowns worth it?
Q4. What does it mean for people to be equal?
Q5. What would happen if there were a one hundred percent inheritance tax?
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?
Q7. Should some things be legal to give away but illegal to sell?
評審標準
評審團隊將根據論文中對相關材料的知識和理解水平、證據的有效使用、論證的質量、結構、寫作風格和說服力進行評判。建議考生盡可能準確、直接地回答問題。

獎項設置
每個學科領域下將評選出：
Winner
Second Prize
Third Prize
同時每個學科類別的最佳論文獲勝者和低年級組最佳論文獲勝者將獲得價值 2000 美元的獎學金，用于支付參加任何約翰洛克研究所課程的費用，論文將在研究所網站上發表。頒獎典禮將在牛津舉行，獲獎者和亞軍將能夠與約翰洛克研究所的評委和其他教職員工會面。也歡迎家人、朋友和老師一同參加（具體人數看場地限制）。

此外，大賽還將在所有文章中評選出一篇最佳論文，獲獎者將獲得約翰洛克研究所的榮譽獎學金（值10,000 美元），以參加約翰洛克研究所的一個或多個暑期項目和課程。

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