Showing posts with label Competitions. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Competitions. Show all posts

Tuesday, 3 June 2014

2014 Religion Philosophy & Ethics Essay Competition

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If you're missing Religious Studies after your exams, then the University of Gloucestershire's 2014 Religion, Philosophy and Ethics Essay Competition might be for you.

The competition is open to AS and A2 students in the UK, and the winner will receive an iPad. All you have to do is write 1500 words on one of the following titles:

1)  What is the proper role of religion in a modern, secular, society?
2)  If you had a time machine, would it be wrong to travel back and kill Hitler?
3)  Does science give us an accurate picture of "how the world is"?

Easy peasy, eh?

Even if you don't win, entering competitions like this one is an excellent way of developing your writing skills, and preparing you for the deeper research and reading required at degree level study (and that good universities will look for in UCAS statements).

You can find out more here. The deadline for entries is 24th October 2014.

Monday, 11 March 2013

Philosophy Essay Competition



One of my ex-students shared a link to the Lloyd Davies Philosophy Prize. The £250 prize is awarded for the best essay written by Year 12 (or equivalent) students. The closing date is the 14th June 2013 and to enter you need to write a 2,000 word essay on one of the following titles:

1. What does morality have to do with happiness?
2. Is knowledge intrinsically valuable? Why?
3. Why can you affect the future but not the past?

Full details can be found here.