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Purpose of the Prize:
Oriel is proud to organise the Lloyd Davies Prize in Philosophy. The top prize will be £250 and there will be a second prize of £150. All essays of a high enough standard will be commended. The winners’ essays may appear on the Oriel web-site, with the permissions of their authors.
The Prize has the following aims:
- To give students in Year 12 or the Lower 6th who are considering applying to a University an opportunity to write about a subject they are personally interested in. This should enable them to develop their abilities for independent research and thought in Philosophy.
- To support teachers of able pupils by providing interesting and challenging further work in Philosophy and by bringing such students into contact with Higher Education.
- To encourage able students to consider applying to Oxford for Philosophy by giving them some experience of the type of work involved.
- To recognise, through prizes and commendations, the achievement and effort of the best of those who enter the Prize.
Assessment Criteria:
Entrants should be in Year 12 (or Lower 6th year) at their school or college. The judges will look for originality of thought, a clear grasp of the issues, clarity in presentation and a critical approach to what has been read. They will also look for a clear structure to the essay.
2008 Prize
To enter the 2008 Prize candidates must submit one essay answering one of the following questions:
- Are there things that do not exist?
- Is justice universal?
- If one can know only what is true, does it follow that one cannot know anything about the future?
- Must there be limits on what we consider as art?
Essays must have a maximum length of 3000 words, and must be submitted both electronically and on paper. Electronic submissions must be on PDF or plain text; no MS Word submissions accepted. Please complete and add to both versions of your submitted essay the following cover sheet.
Paper submissions to be sent to: Mr. Joseph Cole, Academic Assistant, Oriel College, Oxford OX1 4EW
Electronic submissions to be sent to: joseph.cole@oriel.ox.ac.uk
The closing date for submissions is 10th of September 2008. Winners will be announced on 24th September 2008.