Past competitions
Art and Philosophy (deadline June 2024)
Our second competition asked participants to explore questions about the philosophy of art, such as whether there is a correct interpretation of an artwork, whether art can have moral value, and whether works of art can be found outside galleries and museums.
The winning script will be made into an animated video, produced by Squideo, and featured on The Philosophy Garden. The video will be promoted widely on social media together with all our resources. It will also be an exhibit at the Philosophy Museum in Milan (Italy). The winning script and the runners-up will also be published on our site.
The competition was made possible by the support of an AHRC Impact Acceleration Award for a project entitled: "Art and Philosophy: Debates at the Intersection". The judges were four philosophers at the University of Birmingham working on the themes of the competition: Laura D'Olimpio, Chiara Brozzo, Kathleen Murphy-Hollies, and Lisa Bortolotti.
Disagreement (deadline February 2024)
Our first competition asked participants to explore how people with different beliefs and values can deal with disagreement and come to a decision or solve a problem together.
The winning script has been made into an animated video, produced by Squideo, and is featured on The Philosophy Garden. The video, The Foal and the Sage Stallion, has been widely promoted on social media together with all our resources. It will also be an exhibit at the Philosophy Museum in Milan (Italy). The winning script and the two runners-up are published here.
The competition was made possible by the support of an AHRC Impact Acceleration Award for a project entitled: "Towards a more cohesive digital society". The judges were four philosophers at the University of Birmingham working on the themes of the competition: Jeremy Williams, Merten Reglitz, Kathleen Murphy-Hollies, and Lisa Bortolotti.
