2022 John Locke寫作競賽七大主題開題！

從2月初就開始盼，這個中學生“殿堂級”的論文學術活動——John Locke寫作學術活動終于放題啦！

年齡限制：高中組15-18歲

提交截止時間： 2022年6月30日

約翰洛克寫作學術活動由普林斯頓、牛津大學聯合參辦，以17世紀英國著名哲學家、古典自由主義鼻祖John Locke命名，是人文社科含金量最高的國際征文比賽之一。?它由Top 10院校專家輪流坐鎮評委，牛津大學資深教授親自評獎。設有哲學、政治學、經濟學、歷史學、心理學、神學和法學7個學科，每個學科設置不同的問題，考核學生的獨立思考能力、邏輯推理能力和批判性思維。

2022年的題目如下：

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?

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