International Philosophy Olympiad

Ages:High School

Types:Exam, Submission

Categories:Humanities, Philosophy

Scope:International

This competition has not yet posted any deadlines.

The International Philosophy Olympiad was first held in 1993 in Smolyan, Bulgaria, and has grown ever since. At the core of every International Philosophy Olympiad stands the essay competition in which high school students write an original essay on a philosophical topic they may choose out of four prescribed themes. Prizes include gold, silver and bronze medals, as well as Honorable Mentions.

Every student writes an essay on one of the four topics given to them. The time of writing is 4 hours.

The criteria of evaluation are: relevance to the topic, philosophical understanding of the topic, persuasive power of argumentation, coherence, and originality.
This competition has not yet listed it's awards.

Website: http://www.philosophy-olympiad.org/

Managing Organization: Department of Philosophy of Sofia University

Contact:

philosophy.olympiad@gmail.com

Entry Fee:

This competition is open to students in High School.

This competition has not yet posted any deadlines.

Overview

The International Philosophy Olympiad was first held in 1993 in Smolyan, Bulgaria, and has grown ever since. At the core of every International Philosophy Olympiad stands the essay competition in which high school students write an original essay on a philosophical topic they may choose out of four prescribed themes. Prizes include gold, silver and bronze medals, as well as Honorable Mentions.

Process

Every student writes an essay on one of the four topics given to them. The time of writing is 4 hours.

Criteria

The criteria of evaluation are: relevance to the topic, philosophical understanding of the topic, persuasive power of argumentation, coherence, and originality.

Awards

This competition has not yet listed it's awards.

Participate

Website: http://www.philosophy-olympiad.org/

Managing Organization: Department of Philosophy of Sofia University

Contact:

philosophy.olympiad@gmail.com

Entry Fee:

This competition is open to students in High School.

Deadlines

This competition has not yet posted any deadlines.