又到了每年的写作季，有一项竞赛是以 “自由主义之父” 的名字来命名的，它就是约翰·洛克论文竞赛（John Locke Essay Competition）。这是一项很多准留学生们在申请过程中的都会选择的竞赛，一方面是因为它由牛津大学的独立教育组织发起，并联合普林斯顿和布朗等世界名校共同组织，被誉为 “文科竞赛天花板”、“爬藤利器”，含金量可谓是相当高了。另一方面是学科范围广泛，并没有只限制在某一学科上，对低龄学生也非常友好。
【适合人群】
- 18岁以下的学生，分为低年级组和高年级组，不限国籍和地域都可参加
- 低年级组：提交论文时为14周岁或以下
- 高年级组：提交论文时为18周岁或以下
【关键时间点】
- 注册开始：2024年4月1日
- 注册截止：2024年5月31日
- 提交截止：2024年6月30日
- 逾期参赛截止：2024年7月10日
- 通知入围作者：2024年7月31日
- 学术会议：2024年9月20至22日
- 颁奖晚宴：2024年9月21日
最近，约翰洛克论文竞赛的2024年题目新鲜出炉啦！我们一起来看看都有哪些题目，另外小编还整理了解题思路和最新的竞赛规则，以及往年优秀获奖范文，
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01
哲学 Philosophy
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?
02
政治 Politics
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？
03
经济 Economics
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？
04
历史 History
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？
05
心理学 Psychology
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?
06
法律 Law
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?
07
神学 Theology
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?
08
少年组 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?
去年“特优生学院”设置了比赛的 Guideline & Reading Recommendation，主要是发现许多学生无法拆分问题。像刚刚我们分析了很多问题，其实是先把问题相关的 key words 关键词和相关的名词先摘了出来。
↑特优生 John Locke 竞赛拆题思路展示↑
约翰洛克竞赛的题目一般都是思辨题（除了心理更像理科的考试题），绝对不是单一的 yes or no 问题，基本都需要从多角度进行分析。这里其实阅读量和阅历也非常重要，不然连问题的相关信息都拆不出来。
还有一点需要对大家强调的是：不要拖到DDL再提交！！因为在竞赛中有一个“Late entries”规则，导致很多同学在答题的过程中发现还有 Late entries 的空间， 因此可能会放缓答题脚步。虽然理解同学们这样做的原因是为了写出更好的内容，但是我们仍然建议大家要按时完成，因为上了大学以后是没有 Late entries 机会的，养成良好习惯这一点非常重要。
