2024 John Locke 征文竞赛题目公布

约翰-洛克写作竞赛由美国普林斯顿大学和英国牛津大学联合主办，培养优秀学生具备独立思考、知识深度、清晰推理、批判性分析和有说服力的能力。通过参赛，学会可以积累知识，提高论证技巧。还能有机会让专家对他们的作品进行评估。

约翰-洛克征文比赛邀请学生在学校课程范围之外探索各种富有挑战性和趣味性的问题。所有写作奖都由来自牛津大学和普林斯顿大学等一流大学的资深学者组成的评审团进行评审。

评委们将从哲学、政治学、经济学、历史学、心理学、神学和法学等七个学科类别中分别选出他们最喜爱的文章，然后评选出各学科最佳作品大奖的获得者。

2024年约翰-洛克写作竞赛题目已公布：

哲学学科

Do we have any good reasons to trust our moral intuition?

我们有充分的理由相信自己的道德直觉吗？

Do girls have a right to compete in sporting contests that exclude boys?

女孩有权参加排斥男孩的体育比赛吗？

Should I be held responsible for what I believe?

我们应该为自己的信仰负责吗？

政治学科

Is there such a thing as too much democracy?

是否存在过于民主的问题？

Is peace in the West Bank and the Gaza Strip possible?

约旦河西岸和加沙地带可能实现和平吗？

When is compliance complicity?

什么情况下遵从是共谋？

心理学学科

What is the optimal global population?

全球最佳人口是多少？

Accurate news reporting is a public good. Does it follow that news agencies should be funded from taxation?

准确的新闻报道是一种公共产品。这是否意味着新闻机构应从税收中获得资金？

Do successful business people benefit others when making their money, when spending it, both, or neither?

成功的商人在赚钱、花钱、赚钱和花钱时都会给他人带来好处吗？

历史学科

Why was sustained economic growth so rare before the later 18th century and why did this change?

为什么在 18 世纪晚期之前经济持续增长如此罕见？

Has music ever significantly changed the course of history?

音乐是否曾极大地改变过历史进程？

Why do civilisations collapse? Is our civilisation in danger?

为什么文明会崩溃？我们的文明是否处于危险之中？

法律学科

When, if ever, should a company be permitted to refuse to do business with a person because of that person’s public statements?

何时（如果有的话）应允许公司因某人的公开言论而拒绝与该人做生意？

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?

在过去五年中，英国警方已经逮捕了数千名在社交媒体上发帖的人。英国是否正在成为一个警察国家？

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?

你的父母说晚上 11 点是你睡觉的时间。但如果你到 11 点还不上床睡觉，他们也不会惩罚你。晚上 11 点真的是你的就寝时间吗？

心理学科

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?

根据英国四所大学的一项研究，智商每提高 16 分，男性结婚的可能性就会增加 35%，而女性结婚的可能性则会降低 40%。为什么？

There is an unprecedented epidemic of depression and anxiety among young people. Can we fix this? How?

抑郁症和焦虑症在年轻人中空前流行。我们能解决这个问题吗？如何解决？

What is the difference between a psychiatric illness and a character flaw?

精神病和性格缺陷有什么区别？

神学

“I am not religious, but I am spiritual.” What could the speaker mean by “spiritual”?

"我不信教，但我有灵性。发言者所说的 "精神 "指的是什么？

Is it reasonable to thank God for protection from some natural harm if He is responsible for causing the harm?

如果上帝是造成伤害的罪魁祸首，那么感谢上帝保护我们免受某种自然伤害是否合理？

Does God reward those who believe in him? If so, why?

上帝会奖赏那些相信他的人吗？如果是，为什么？