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文商社科赛事天花板——John Locke论文赛事放题啦
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今年和往年的放题模式截然不同：不仅注册和放题时间比往年大幅提前，还破天荒提前两周就在官网预告，更同步Ins上以每日一题的形式持续预热；
与此同时，还新增了三个 senior 组专业。种种调整不仅让学生拥有了更充足的准备周期，也预示着今年的参赛热度将会空前火爆。
John Lokce论文赛事是由英国牛津独立教育组织John Locke Institute与美国普林斯顿大学等院校教授合作组织的学术项目，以高水平的学术活动&教育资源闻名，“出身”让John Locke赛事成为英美院校的“人才库”！
那么今年赛事有哪些主题？话不多说，一键直击今年最新赛制及主题解读。
01
Economics 经济
Q1. Should we fear a cashless society?
我们是否应该担忧无现金社会的到来？
Q2. Technology now allows personalised pricing. If this came to be widely used, what effects should we expect?
当前技术已支持个性化定价。若该技术被广泛应用，可能会产生哪些影响？
Q3. Did Jeff Bezos get rich at the expense of his customers, his employees, neither or both?
杰夫·贝索斯（Jeff Bezos）的财富积累是建立在损害顾客、员工利益的基础上，两者皆非还是两者皆有？
History 历史
Q1. "The arc of the moral universe is long, but it bends toward justice." Is it? Does it?
"道德宇宙的弧线很长，但终将偏向正义。"事实果真如此吗？真的会这样吗？
Q2. What might the world look like if the Library of Alexandria didn’t burn down?
倘若亚历山大图书馆未曾焚毁，这个世界会是一番怎样的光景？
Q3. Does Che deserve his iconic T-shirt?
切·格瓦拉（Che）配得上那件让他成为经典符号的头像T恤吗？
International Relations 国际关系(新增)
Q1. Does foreign aid help or hurt poor people?
对外援助究竟是在帮扶贫困人口，还是在损害其利益？
Q2. Is the US economy harmed by cheap imports from China?
来自中国的廉价进口商品是否损害了美国经济？
Q3. Should a coalition of countries (or of billionaires) run an experiment with a libertarian microstate?
是否应该由多国联盟（或亿万富翁联盟）主导一个自由主义微型国家的社会实验？
Law 法律
Q1. If legislators and judges all accepted the philosophical theory of determinism, what would be the effect on criminal sentencing?
若立法者与司法人员皆接受决定论的哲学观点，将对刑事量刑产生何种影响？
Q2. To what extent should criminal sentencing take into account the effect on the perpetrator’s family?
刑事量刑应在多大程度上考量对罪犯家庭的影响？
Q3. Is trial by jury obsolete?
陪审团审判制度是否已不合时宜？
Philosophy 哲学
Q1. Is it ever wrong to do the right thing for the wrong reasons?
出于错误的原因做正确的事，是否仍属不当？
Q2. What consolations does philosophy offer?
哲学会带来怎样的慰藉？
Q3. Why is incest wrong?
为何乱伦被视为不道德？
Politics 政治
Q1. Is the right to self-determination absolute?
民族自决权是absolute 的吗？
Q2. Did the pandemic normalise authoritarianism?
YQ常态化（或助推）了威权主义吗？
Q3. Is democracy in crisis?
民主制度是否正陷入危机？
Psychology 心理学
Q1. Why do we care what happens to our body after death?
我们为何在意死后躯体的归属？
Q2. Is mental illness over-diagnosed now, or just better recognised?
精神疾病在当下是过度诊断了，还是仅仅得到了更好的识别？
Q3. Surveys show a widening gender ideological gap in recent years. Why?
调查显示近年性别意识形态分歧正在扩大，原因何在？
Public Policy 公共政策(新增)
Q1. What discount rate should be applied to long-run environmental policies? Why?
长期环境政策应采用何种贴现率？其理由是什么？
Q2. Which unintended consequence was most devastating and why did we fail to predict it?
历史上哪个未预见的后果最有破坏性？我们当时为何未能预测它？
Q3. Should vaccination be mandatory in a public health emergency?
在公共卫生紧急状态下，是否应强制接种疫苗？
Science & Technology 科学与技术(新增)
Q1. Is free speech the enemy of science?
言论自由是科学的敌人吗？
Q2. Is space exploration a necessity or an indulgence?
太空探索是必要之举，还是奢侈行为？
Q3. Should we be polite to ChatGPT?
我们应当对ChatGPT保持礼貌吗？
Theology 神学
Q1. Is religious experience better explained by neuroscience or by theology?
宗教体验由神经科学解释，还是由神学解释会更加合理？
Q2. Research shows a strong inverse correlation between religiosity and per-capita spending on education. Does one cause the other?
研究显示宗教信仰程度与人均教育支出呈强负相关。两者是否存在因果关系？
Q3. If you achieve enlightenment, how will you know?
若你真的达到了“觉悟”的状态，将如何知晓？
