什么是John Locke 论文竞赛 

  John Locke论文竞赛是由John Locke Institute机构组织的针对全球各个国家对哲学，政治，经济，历史，心理学和法律感兴趣的同学可以免费参与的竞赛活动。旨在培养学生具备独立思考，知识渊博，推理清晰，批判性分析和有说服力的风格的作家品质。

  参赛要求及论文提交 

  年龄要求：在论文提交截止日期之前需要满足18岁或者18岁以下

  论文要求：每一个领域只能选择1个问题进行创作，不超过2000字（不包括图表、数据表、脚注、参考书目或作者声明） 

  格式要求：论文需要以PDF格式保存提交，论文命名格式：姓氏+名字+分类+选题编号

  评奖标准：评奖将依据参赛者对相关材料的知识和理解水平，证据的有效使用、论证的质量、结构和写作风格及说服力等方面进行评判提交链接：https://www.johnlockeinstitute.com/submit-essay 

  竞赛时间以及奖项设置？

以2022年比赛时间为例

2022年2月      更新各个领域的论文题目

2022年6月30日 提交论文的截止日期

2022年7月14日 入围结果公布

针对每个分类设置最佳论文奖，奖金2000$，论文同时也会发表在John Locke Institute 官网

  备赛意见：

此项竞赛含金量非常高，得到世界著名大学的认可，也是准备申请全球本科的学生必备的文科类竞赛。建议申请法律，心理学，经济学，哲学等文科专业的同学，积极参加。

1.平时积累相关阅读，参考往年优秀的论文

2.匹配论文辅导，提升获奖概率

  论文竞赛题目都有哪些

PhilosophyQ1. 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?