John Locke Essay Competition 2023

Hey!! I'm a student from New York and I did Psychology Q3! Was this a popular question this year, and for those that did it, how was it?

Also, good luck to everyone!

Hey ! I did Psychology question 3 as well. I found there were so many ways to tackle it but I ended up arguing that beliefs follow a nuanced trajectory throughout our lives, in which power plays a major role. What about you?

Woah, that's really interesting! I actually did it kind of through a three pronged approach - I talked about our inherent tendency for involuntary belief from an evolutionary perspective and also through examples of our subconscious, then created a counterargument that kind of connected why people tend to full-heartedly believe they have control over their beliefs out of a desire for self-autonomy and purpose, and explained how that could still exist in a world where voluntary belief doesn't exist. If you'd be up for it, would you want to maybe exchange essays? I'd love to see how other people thought about this topic.

That sounds so cool id be so down to swap how do you wanna do it?

What social media do you have? I just joined today so I don't know if I'll be able to PM yet. I'll see if that's an option first!

Ah I joined like an hr ago i dont think i can pm either, i can give you my ig?

That works! Mine is annies_skies888!

has anyone been emailed yet?

has anyone been emailed yet?

anyone know what time the results come out?

11:59pm bst!

Is it by that time or at that time?

I put my citations in the footnotes, like (Rousseau, Social Contract 1785) but I've realised they don't allow footnotes. Do you think that counts as footnotes if I haven't actually added anything to the essay's content?

I think it’s fine as long as they are all grouped at the end. Which would make them endnotes. Otherwise, not sure about the specifics.

Does everyone get notified or only those shortlisted?