哇!听说2024年的John Locke论文竞赛已经放题了!对于许多人文社科生来说,这是一个期待已久的机会!毕竟相比于理工科竞赛,文科竞赛的选择相当有限。而John Locke论文竞赛作为一项备受认可的文社科竞赛,其含金量尤为突出,可以为申请名校增添亮点。那么,今年的John Locke竞赛又会引导出哪些思考方向呢?
John Locke
赛事规则介绍
John Locke Essay Competition(约翰·洛克论文竞赛)写作竞赛是由位于英国牛津的独立教育组织John Locke Institute与牛津、普林斯顿、布朗、白金汉大学等名校教授合作组织的学术项目。
为了培养出能独立思考,知识渊博,推理清晰和有说服力的小作家,John Locke 每年邀请世界各地的中学生来参加写作竞赛,探讨校外具有挑战性的问题。在比赛中获得Distinction可以大幅提升美国和英国大学本科申请成功率。往年参与学生录取成绩包括普林斯顿、哈佛、耶鲁、斯坦福、芝加哥、伯克利、牛津、剑桥等世界名校。
🔸参赛时间
2024年6月
🔸适合学生
15岁-18岁的高年级组
14岁或以下的低年级组
🔸竞赛要求
个人参赛,提交一篇2000词以内的论文。
🔸可选题目
涉及哲学,政治,经济学,历史,心理学,神学和法律共7个领域的21个题目。
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2024John Locke论文题目
哲学Philosophy
Q1:Do we have any good reasons to trust our moral intuition?
Q1:我们有什么充分的理由去相信我们的道德直觉吗?
Q2:Do girls have a right to compete in sporting contests that exclude boys?
Q2:女孩有权参加不包括男孩的体育竞赛吗?
Q3:Should I be held responsible for what I believe?
Q3:我应该为我的信仰负责吗?
政治Politics
Q1:Is there such a thing as too much democracy?
Q1:是否存在过于民主的问题?
Q2:Is peace in the West Bank and the Gaza Strip possible?
Q2:加沙地带和西岸的和平有可能实现吗?
Q3:When is compliance complicity?
Q3:什么时候服从会是一种共谋?
经济Economics
Q1:What is the optimal global population?
Q1:什么是全球最佳人口数量?
Q2:Accurate news reporting is a public good. Does it follow that news agencies should be funded from taxation?
Q2:准确的新闻报道是一种大众福祉。如果这条成立,新闻机构应该由税收资助吗?
Q3:Do successful business people benefit others when making their money, when spending it, both, or neither?
Q3:成功的商界人士在赚钱和花钱时是否都对他人有利?是两者兼而有之,还是两者都没有?
历史History
Q1:Why was sustained economic growth so rare before the later 18th century and why did this change?
Q1:为什么在18世纪后期之前,持续经济增长如此罕见?为什么会发生这种变化?
Q2:Has music ever significantly changed the course of history?
Q2:音乐是否曾显著改变历史进程?
Q3:Why do civilisations collapse? Is our civilisation in danger?
Q3:为什么文明会崩溃?我们的文明正处于危险之中吗?
心理学Psychology
Q1:According to a study by four British universities, for each 16-point increase in IQ, the likelihood of getting married increases by 35% for a man but decreases by 40% for a woman. Why?
Q1:根据四所英国大学的一项研究,智商每提高16分,男性结婚的可能性就会增加35%,而女性结婚的可能性就会降低40%。为什么?
Q2:There is an unprecedented epidemic of depression and anxiety among young people. Can we fix this? How?
Q2:抑郁症和焦虑症在年轻人中史无前例地流行。我们能解决这个问题吗?如何解决?
Q3:What is the difference between a psychiatric illness and a character flaw?
Q3:精神疾病和性格缺陷有什么区别?
神学Theology
Q1:“I am not religious, but I am spiritual.” What could the speaker mean by “spiritual”?
Q1:“我不信教,但我有精神层面的灵性”。发言者所说的“精神层面的灵性”是什么意思?
Q2:Is it reasonable to thank God for protection from some natural harm if He is responsible for causing the harm?
Q2:如果上帝对造成伤害负有责任,那么感谢上帝保护我们免受自然伤害是否合理?
Q3:Does God reward those who believe in him? If so, why?
Q3:上帝会奖励那些相信他的人吗?如果会,为什么?
法律Law
Q1:When, if ever, should a company be permitted to refuse to do business with a person because of that person’s public statements?
Q1:如果有的话,什么时候应该允许一家公司因为某人的公开声明而拒绝和他/她做生意?
Q2:In the last five years British police have arrested several thousand people for things they posted on social media. Is the UK becoming a police state?
Q2:在过去五年里,几千人因为其社交媒体言论被英国警察逮捕,英国正在成为一个警察国家?
Q3:Your parents say that 11pm is your bedtime. But they don’t punish you if you don’t go to bed by 11pm. Is 11pm really your bedtime?
Q3:你的父母说晚上11点是你的就寝时间。但如果你晚上11点前不睡觉,他们不会惩罚你。那晚上11点真的是你的就寝时间吗?
低年龄组Junior Prize
Q1:Does winning a free and fair election automatically confer a mandate for governing?
Q1:赢得自由公正的选举是否自动授予执政权?
Q2:Has the anti-racism movement reduced racism?
Q2:反种族主义运动是否减少了种族主义吗?
Q3:Is there life after death?
Q3:有来世吗?
Q4:How did it happen that governments came to own and run most high schools, while leaving food production to private enterprise?
Q4:为什么政府拥有和经营绝大多数高中,而将食品生产加工留给私营企业?
Q5:When will advancing technology make most of us unemployable? What should we do about this?
Q5:技术进步什么时候会让我们大多数人无法就业?我们应该对此做些什么?
Q6:Should we trust fourteen-year-olds to make decisions about their own bodies?
Q6:我们应该相信14岁的孩子能对自己的身体做出决定吗?
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