2022John Locke论文竞赛题目
哲学 Philosophy
Q1.How likely is the multiverse? Would it change anything if (somehow) we came to know the theory was true?
多重宇宙存在的可能性有多大？如果我们知道了多重宇宙的存在，将会对我们的生活带来什么改变？
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 forour choices?
如果我们的行为是我们能力和选择的结果，而我们的能力和选择又受到基因遗传和外部环境的影响，那我们最终是否要对自己的行为负责？
Q3.Is it moral to take money from people through the force of law in order to pay philosophers to philosophize?
运用法律的力量从人们身上收钱，再付钱给哲学家要求他们进行哲学思考，这样的行为合乎道德吗？
Q4.When, if ever, can acts involving only consenting adults be morally wrong?
如果一种行为是所涉及的成年人都同意的，那么在道德上还会不会不正确？
政治 Politics
Q1.Should we allow political donations?
政治献金是否应被允许
Q2.What, if anything, do rich nations owe poor nations?
如果有的话，富有的国家是否对贫穷的国家有亏欠？
Q3.Is there such a thing as a common good?
共同利益是存在的吗？
Q4.Is the good citizen always a good person? Is the good person always a good citizen?
一位好公民是否会一直是一位好人？一位好人是否一直会是一位好公民？
经济 Economics
Q1.Is Bitcoin a blessing or a curse?
比特币的诞生是一件幸事还是诅咒？
Q2.What’s wrong with the housing market? How can we fix it?
住房市场出了什么问题？我们该如何解决？
Q3.Should Amazon pay people more? What would happen if they immediately increasedevery worker’s salary by twenty percent?
亚马逊公司应该提高员工薪水吗？如果他们现在立刻给每位员工增加20%的薪水，会发生什么事？
Q4.Is Henry George’s land value tax fair,efficient, both, or neither?
HenryGeorge提出的地价税是合理且有效的吗？还是既不合理也不有效？
历史 History
Q1.Was there anything good about the British empire?
大英帝国的存在有什么好处吗？
Q2.Is China an imperial power?
中国是帝国强权吗？
Q3.Is Western civilization in decline?
西方文明是否正在衰落？
Q4.Do leaders make events or do events make leaders?
是领导人创造事件？还是事件造就领导人？
心理学 Psychology
Q1.Are we getting nastier?
我们是否正在变得更令人讨厌？
Q2.Are men and women psychologically different? Does it matter?
男性和女性是否在心理上有所差异？这些差异会带来什么影响？
Q3.Is there any mental illness that isn’t ultimately physical?
有没有哪一种精神疾病是与生理问题完全无关的？
Q4.Does it make sense to hate someone for his or her opinions?
因为某人的观点而讨厌他/她是合理的吗？
神学 Theology
Q1.Why would God be so coy?
为什么上帝如此神秘？
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 aholy book that manifests divine authorship?
“如果《圣经》和《古兰经》中的上帝是人类对伟大生物的最初想象……但那却不是一个更高生物应有的形态”这世上是否有一本可以体现神性作者身份的书？
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?
“如果基督没有复活，我们所传的便是枉然，你们所信的也是枉然”。一个不相信基督神奇复生的人可以成为基督徒吗？
Q4.Is faith anything other than uncertain belief on incomplete evidence?
信仰是基于不完全证据的不确定信仰吗？
法律 Law
Q1.Does prison work?
监狱有用吗？
Q2.“People who serve on juries are ill-informed, prejudiced, and not clever enough to avoid jury service.” Should we abolish Trial by Jury?
“陪审团成员得到的信息不够公正、大部分人抱有偏见、且没有聪明到可以逃避陪审职责”我们是否应废除陪审团制度？
Q3.Should “hate crime” be punished more severely than the same crime with different motives?
以“仇恨犯罪”为动机的犯罪行为，是否应比起以其他动机为由的相同犯罪行为受到更严重的惩罚？
Q4.What is the relationship between justice and law?
正义与法律之间的关系是什么？
初级赛 Junior Prize
Q1.Which existential threat are humans underestimating?
人类低估了哪些潜在的威胁？
Q2.What should the age of consent be for irreversible sex reassignment surgery?
不可逆的变性手术的年龄应该是多少岁？
Q3.Were the lockdowns worth it?
封锁隔离是值得的吗？
Q4.What does it mean for people to be equal?
人与人平等意味着什么？
Q5.What would happen if there were a one hundred percent inheritance tax?
如果有百分之百的遗产税会发生什么？
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?
如果你可以在下一个假期乘坐时光机旅行，那么你将访问哪个时间和地点？你会为你的旅程做些什么准备？在前二十四小时内，你会遇到什么挑战，你会如何处理这些挑战？
Q7.Should some things be legal to give away but illegal to sell?
是否有些东西，赠予他人是合法的，但出售是非法的？
(For Question 7 we recommend you read Markets Without Limits: Moral Virtues and Commercial Interests by Jason Brennan and Peter Jaworski and Why Some Things Should Not Be for Sale by Debra Satz.
对于问题7，建议阅读Jason Brennan和Peter Jaworski的《没有限制的市场：道德美德和商业利益》以及Debra Satz的《为什么有些东西不应该出售》)
