In order to get articles that are particularly important or interesting for our portal, we occasionally announce contests. We are interested in texts that fulfill their function well, are pleasant to read and fill an important gap on the portal. Ideally, they are expandable, give rise to further texts and provide inspiration for other authors. Language does not matter: our portal is quadrilingual and texts in all languages are welcome. To enter a contest, simply send your text to info@philosophie.ch. We reserve the right to publish all submissions, even those that do not win a prize. Our competitions offer students the opportunity to try their hand at writing philosophical texts and to compete somewhat playfully.
At the moment, we have two contests running: the virtual reality contest and the essay contest in medieval philosophy.
Philosophie.ch is organizing an essay contest for philosophy students in order to get more contributions in philosophy of virtual reality for other students or non-philosophers. Contributions in French, English, German or Italian can be sent to info@philosophie.ch by the 1st of July 2023.
Essay Contest in medieval Philosophy
Philosophie.ch is organizing an essay contest for philosophy students in order to get more contributions in philosophy of the Middle Ages for other students or non-philosophers. The essays should serve as an introduction to the various topics. The essays can be written in any language.
Past competitions:
Philosophie.ch launched a marketing contest. Students were asked to send their most creative ideas on the question: "How can we get more philosophy students in Switzerland?" The deadline for submissions is the 31st of January 2023. The winner will receive a 10% job at Philosophie.ch for three months.
Competition Ancient philosophy
Philosophie.ch hosted an essay competition for philosophy students in order to have more content in ancient philosophy for other students or non-philosophers. The essays should serve as an introduction to the various topics and can be written in English, German, French or Italian. All submissions will be published on philosophie.ch, the three best authors win 100CHF each. Learn more about the competition here.
Digitization competition
In 2020, Philosophie.ch organized an essay contest on the topic of digitization. The initial question was "How does digitalization challenge the traditional notion of the individual?"
There were three winning essays:
- Place: "L'uomo digitale"
- Place: "Der digitale Mensch"
- Place: "Individu Numérique"
