最近,備受備受關注的John Locke論文競賽終于公布了2024年的題目,讓今年的選手們瞬間緊張起來。John Locke Essay Competition(約翰·洛克論文競賽)是備受"爬藤"學生關注的熱門競賽之一,其比賽結果備受美國名校認可,是含金量非常高的寫作競賽。每年暑期,該競賽吸引了全球最擅長思考和寫作的中學生參賽,獲獎選手不乏被哈佛、耶魯、普林斯頓、斯坦福、牛津、劍橋等名校錄取的成功案例。
對于文科學生來說,該競賽是展示寫作能力的絕佳平臺;對于理科學生來說,也能體現文理兼修的一面,因此都具有參加的價值。John Locke Essay Competition是完美留學導師們比較推薦的一個文科類競賽。去年被耶魯錄取的學員參加了JL的哲學和心理學競賽,并獲得了獎項;今年獲得芝加哥全獎錄取的學員也獲得了JL神學全球一等獎。
該比賽引領學生去探索七個學科分類的問題,包括哲學、政治學、經濟學、歷史、心理學、神學、法律和Junior組別。這為學生提供了廣泛的學科選擇,讓他們可以在自己感興趣的領域展開探索和寫作。
一、參賽要求和關鍵時間節點
1、參賽資格:
所有國家18歲以下的學生都可以參與。
高年級組:截止2024年6月30日,年齡在18歲及以下的學生;低年級組:截止2024年6月30日,年齡不超過15歲的學生。
2、報名費用:
免費(逾期報名需支付20美元)。
John Locke報名投稿中【翰林提供報名服務】

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3、論文要求:
每個學生只能報名每個類別中的一個題目,但可以報多個類別。需要提交不超過2000的論文(不包括圖表,數據表,腳注,參考書目或作者聲明)。
注意:參賽選手的pdf 文件名必須采用以下格式:FirstName-LastName-Category-QuestionNumber.pdf,例如,Alexander Popham 將使用以下文件名提交他對心理學類別中問題 2 的回答:Alexander-Popham-Psychology-2.pdf,文件名不符合此格式的論文將被拒絕。
4、關鍵時間:
開始報名時間:2024年4月1日(比去年略晚)報名截止時間:2024年5月31日23點59分(英國時間)提交截止日期:2024年6月30日逾期報名截止日期:2024年7月10日(逾期參賽將收取20.00美元的費用,于7月1日前支付。)入圍通知時間:2024年7月31日學術會議:2024年9月20-22日頒獎晚宴:2024年9月21日
5、獎項:
入圍(short-listed):所有入圍選手都可以獲得電子證書;
每個領域都會評出一二三等獎(各一名),一名世界冠軍,并在每個領域中選出最佳作品獎獲得2000美元獎學金,可覆蓋John Locke學院任意課程的學費,還會邀請到牛津參加頒獎典禮;
所有論文會評出一名世界冠軍并獲得10,000美元青年榮譽獎學金,可用于支付參加學院一個或多個夏季學校或訪問學者項目。
需要注意的是:今年所有參賽選手可能被要求與約翰·洛克研究所的教員討論他們的參賽作品。官方會用各種手段來識別抄襲,欺騙、人工智能的使用和其他形式的欺詐行為。
二、論文題目
1、Philosophy 哲學
Q1. Do we have any good reasons to trust our moral intuition?
Q2. Do girls have a right to compete in sporting contests that exclude boys?
Q3. Should I be held responsible for what I believe?
2、Politics政治
Q1. Is there such a thing as too much democracy?
Q2. Is peace in the West Bank and the Gaza Strip possible?
Q3. When is compliance complicity?
3、Economics經濟學
Q1. What is the optimal global population?
Q2. Accurate news reporting is a public good. Does it follow that news agencies should be funded from taxation?
Q3. Do successful business people benefit others when making their money, when spending it, both, or neither?
4、History歷史
Q1. Why was sustained economic growth so rare before the later 18th century and why did this change?
Q2. Has music ever significantly changed the course of history?
Q3. Why do civilisations collapse? Is our civilisation in danger?
5、Psychology心理學
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?
Q2. There is an unprecedented epidemic of depression and anxiety among young people. Can we fix this? How?
Q3. What is the difference between a psychiatric illness and a character flaw?
6、Theology神學
Q1. “I am not religious, but I am spiritual.” What could the speaker mean by “spiritual”?
Q2. Is it reasonable to thank God for protection from some natural harm if He is responsible for causing the harm?
Q3. Does God reward those who believe in him? If so, why?
7、Law法律
Q1. When, if ever, should a company be permitted to refuse to do business with a person because of that person’s public statements?
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?
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?
8、JUNIOR prize
Q1. Does winning a free and fair election automatically confer a mandate for governing?
Q2. Has the anti-racism movement reduced racism?
Q3. Is there life after death?
Q4. How did it happen that governments came to own and run most high schools, while leaving food production to private enterprise?
Q5. When will advancing technology make most of us unemployable? What should we do about this?
Q6. Should we trust fourteen-year-olds to make decisions about their own bodies?

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