2024年John Locke約翰洛克寫(xiě)作競(jìng)賽真題

哲學(xué) Philosophy

Q1. Do we have any good reasons to trust our moral intuition? 我們有充分的理由相信自己的道德直覺(jué)嗎？

Q2. Do girls have a right to compete in sporting contests that exclude boys? 

女孩有權(quán)參加排斥男孩的體育比賽嗎？

Q3. Should I be held responsible for what I believe? 我應(yīng)該為自己的信仰負(fù)責(zé)嗎？

政治學(xué) Politics

Q1. Is there such a thing as too much democracy? 是否存在過(guò)于民主的問(wèn)題？

Q2. Is peace in the West Bank and the Gaza Strip possible? 約旦河西岸和加沙地帶可能實(shí)現(xiàn)和平嗎？

Q3. When is compliance complicity? 

什么情況下遵從是共謀？

經(jīng)濟(jì)學(xué) Economics

Q1. What is the optimal global population?  

全球最佳人口是多少？ 

Q2. Accurate news reporting is a public good. Does it follow that news agencies should be funded from taxation?

準(zhǔn)確的新聞報(bào)道是一種公共產(chǎn)品。這是否意味著新聞機(jī)構(gòu)應(yīng)從稅收中獲得資金？

Q3. Do successful business people benefit others when making their money, when spending it, both, or neither?

成功的商界人士在賺錢(qián)和花錢(qián)時(shí)是否都對(duì)他人有利，是兩者兼而有之，還是兩者都沒(méi)有？

歷史 History

Q1. Why was sustained economic growth so rare before the later 18th century and why did this change?

為什么持續(xù)的經(jīng)濟(jì)增長(zhǎng)在 18 世紀(jì)后期之前如此罕見(jiàn)？為什么這種情況發(fā)生了變化？

Q2. Has music ever significantly changed the course of history?

音樂(lè)是否曾極大地改變過(guò)歷史進(jìn)程？

Q3. Why do civilisations collapse? Is our civilisation in danger? 

為什么文明會(huì)崩潰？我們的文明是否處于危險(xiǎn)之中？

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?

何時(shí)（如果有的話）應(yīng)允許公司因某人的公開(kāi)言論而拒絕與此人做生意？

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?

過(guò)去五年里，英國(guó)警方因在社交媒體上發(fā)布的內(nèi)容而逮捕了數(shù)千人。英國(guó)正在成為警察國(guó)家嗎？

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?

你的父母說(shuō)晚上11點(diǎn)是你的睡覺(jué)時(shí)間。但如果你到11點(diǎn)還不上床睡覺(jué)，他們也不會(huì)懲罰你。晚上11點(diǎn)真的是你的睡覺(jué)時(shí)間嗎？

心理學(xué) 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? 

英國(guó)四所大學(xué)的一項(xiàng)研究表明，智商每提高16點(diǎn)，男性結(jié)婚的可能性就會(huì)增加35%，而女性結(jié)婚的可能性就會(huì)降低40%。為什么？

Q2. There is an unprecedented epidemic of depression and anxiety among young people. Can we fix this? How?

抑郁癥和焦慮癥在年輕人中前所未有地流行。我們能解決這個(gè)問(wèn)題嗎？如何解決？

Q3. What is the difference between a psychiatric illness and a character flaw?

精神疾病和性格缺陷有什么區(qū)別？

神學(xué) Theology

Q1. “I am not religious, but I am spiritual.” What could the speaker mean by “spiritual”?

“我不信教，但我有精神層面的靈性。” 發(fā)言者所說(shuō)的“精神層面的靈性”是什么意思？

Q2. Is it reasonable to thank God for protection from some natural harm if He is responsible for causing the harm?

如果上帝對(duì)造成傷害負(fù)有責(zé)任，那么感謝上帝保護(hù)我們免受自然傷害是否合理？

Q3. Does God reward those who believe in him? If so, why? 上帝會(huì)獎(jiǎng)賞那些相信他的人嗎？如果是這樣，為什么？