John Locke Essay Competition 約翰·洛剋論文競賽 是每年申請“爬藤選手”中最最熱門的比賽之一，每年吸引數韆名全球最擅長思考和寫作的中學生參加，評委由牛津大學教授組成，往屆優勝者遍布哈耶普斯牛劍等世界名校。John Locke競賽的目的在於, 鼓勵參賽的同學們通過學術寫作 探索 超越自己學校課程的 各種富有挑戰性且有趣的問題，讓同學們有機會，在備賽的過程中，積纍豐厚的知識，培養獨立思考、推理能力、批判性分析、說服力等綜閤能力, 提高寫作的論證技巧。
大多數John Locke競賽的獲奬者都是因為在備賽過程中，展現瞭大學學術寫作所要求的能力和技巧，這些能力和技巧，無論是在雅思、托福這樣的語言測試，還是在AP這樣的學術水平測試中，都無法得到訓練和提升。從考察內容上來說, 這些標準化考試的內容較為狹隘，且這些考試時間有限, 考察方式也相對"簡單粗暴"。
而大學學術寫作，作為國外大學所有專業學生的"必修課", 是一種有思維、有規矩、有約束、有章法的學術寫作。它不僅在字數上要求更多，而且要求同學們像一個學者一樣去做研究。這個過程需要學生自己花費大量時間閱讀並搜集數據或支撐材料, 還要通過清晰的錶達論證自己的觀點，這一切都是需要通過專業的訓練纔能夠掌握的。而meeloun論文網作為專業學術輔導機構，專注為留學生提供各類學術作業指導服務，歡迎登錄www.lxws.net瞭解服務詳情。
所以，並不是每一位同學都適閤去參加John Locke競賽，在備賽前，一定要評估自己的英語能力，同時考慮好自己的時間、精力等可投入成本，尤其是即將申請的同學們，這些在申請前都是非常寶貴的。
適閤對象
全球18歲以下對英美學術寫作感興趣、想要挑戰自我的同學們均可參加。比賽分為15歲-18歲的高年級組和15歲以下的低年級組。
比賽時間
作品提交截止日期：2022年6月30日
2022年7月14日，通知入圍候選人
2022年8月27日，低年級組頒奬晚宴
2022年9月3日，經濟組獲頒奬晚宴
2022年9月10日，曆史組頒奬晚宴
2022年9月17日，政治組和法律組頒奬晚宴
2022年9月24日，哲學組和神學組頒奬晚宴
2022年9月30日，心理學組頒奬晚宴
比賽內容
根據官方給齣的賽題，選擇一道題，完成一篇2000詞以下的命題論文作品，並在綫提交。
比賽題目
高年級組（15-18歲）
參賽題目涉及 哲學、政治、經濟學、曆史、心理學、神學、法律 7個人文社科領域，共28個可選題。
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 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?
低年級組（15歲以下）
參賽者的論文題目是7個有趣的跨學科話題。
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 were a one hundred percent 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?
評審標準
評審團隊將根據論文中對相關材料的知識和理解水平、證據的有效使用、論證的質量、結構、寫作風格和說服力進行評判。建議考生盡可能準確、直接地迴答問題。
奬項設置
每個學科領域下將評選齣：
Winner
Second Prize
Third Prize
同時每個學科類彆的最佳論文獲勝者和低年級組最佳論文獲勝者將獲得價值 2000 美元的奬學金，用於支付參加任何約翰洛剋研究所課程的費用，論文將在研究所網站上發錶。頒奬典禮將在牛津舉行，獲奬者和亞軍將能夠與約翰洛剋研究所的評委和其他教職員工會麵。也歡迎傢人、朋友和老師一同參加（具體人數看場地限製）。
此外，大賽還將在所有文章中評選齣一篇最佳論文，獲奬者將獲得約翰洛剋研究所的榮譽奬學金（值10,000 美元），以參加約翰洛剋研究所的一個或多個暑期項目和課程。
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