John Locke寫作競賽究竟難度如何？看看今年最新發布的題目

每每看到沖擊美本的理科生有那么多的學術活動可以豐富背景，文科生心里就開始“酸”了。
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-又有AMC數學思維挑戰
-又有USACO信息學奧林匹克
-還有HiMCM數學建模學術活動
....
數都數不完！
就沒有適合文科生的學術活動了嗎？
-no?no?no-

文科生也是有份量十足的頂級賽事的，如果你平日喜愛閱讀硬核學術文獻，又有滿腔寫作“熱血”卻又無處釋放，那么John Locke論文學術活動就非常適合你參加。
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01學術活動簡介

John Locke Essay Competition（約翰·洛克論文學術活動）寫作學術活動是由位于英國牛津的獨立教育組織John Locke Institute與牛津、普林斯頓、布朗、白金漢大學等名校教授合作組織的學術項目。為了培養出能獨立思考，知識淵博，推理清晰和有說服力的小作家，John Locke 每年邀請世界各地的中學生來參加寫作學術活動，探討校外具有挑戰性的問題。

寫作要求
從官網提供的哲學、政治、經濟、歷史、心理學、神學和法律板塊中，選擇一個自己感興趣的板塊，并回答其中一個問題（只能選擇一個問題）。

學術活動規則
每篇文章只能在所選主題類別中回答一個問題，可以提交多篇文章，但不得超過2000字（不包括圖表、數據表、腳注、參考書目或作者聲明）。

學術活動信息
參賽時間
2022年6月

適合學生
15歲-18歲的高年級組
15歲以下的低年級組

學術活動安排
提交截止日期：6月底7月初（暫定）
通知了入圍候選人：7月中旬（暫定）
獲獎者將于9月在牛津大學的頒獎典禮上宣布

學術活動要求
個人參賽，提交一篇2000詞以內的論文。

可選題目
涉及哲學，政治，經濟學，歷史，心理學，神學和法律共7個領域的21個題目。

02John Locke考察學生什么？
>>>是否了解哲學、經濟、政治、歷史、心理學、神學或法律等學科領域的基本知識結構。
>>>是否掌握議論文的基本寫作格式和技巧。
>>>是否在文章中展現獨立的思想、清晰的邏輯和辯證的分析方式。
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03John Locke2022寫作學術活動題目

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 even 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 crimes” be punished more severely than the same crime with different motives?
Q4. What is the relationship between justice and law?

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 was a 100% 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?For Question 7 we recommend you read Markets Without Limits: Moral Virtues and Commercial Interests by Jason Brennan and Peter Jaworski and Why Some Things Should Not Be for Sale by Debra Satz.

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