Prepare

How to prepare

Philosophy begins in wonder.

Plato, Theaetetus

Scope

The seven areas of the competition

  1. I

    EthicsĐạo đức học

    How ought we to live?
  2. II

    EpistemologyNhận thức luận

    What can we know, and how?
  3. III

    MetaphysicsSiêu hình học

    What is real?
  4. IV

    Political & Social PhilosophyTriết học chính trị và xã hội

    What makes a society just?
  5. V

    Logic & Philosophy of LanguageLogic và Triết học ngôn ngữ

    What makes an argument hold?
  6. VI

    Philosophy of ScienceTriết học khoa học

    What makes an explanation scientific?
  7. VII

    AestheticsMỹ học

    Why do we call something beautiful?

Practice

What to practice

  1. I

    Writing in English

    Practice writing an academic essay in English, clearly and coherently, in limited time.

  2. II

    Thinking and arguing

    Read the quotation in a prompt closely, find what it claims, think about objections (counter-arguments), then defend your view.