IPO 2008

Topics of Philosophical Essay Competition (English)

1. Is the person identical with its body?
2. It is true that, in democracies, the people seems to do what it wishes; but political freedom does not at all consist in doing what one wishes.
3. Where there is no common power, there is no law; where no law, no injustice.
4. A free man must be able to endure it when his fellow men act and live otherwise than he considers proper. He must free himself from the habit, just as soon as something does not please him, of calling for the police.

AWARD ESSAYS

• Gold Medal
  Jan Seidel (Germany)
  Sergiu Matei Lucaci (Romania)
  Maria Alexadra Baneu (Romania)

• Silver Medal
  Conrad Krausche (Switzerland)
  Heta Nuutinen (Finland)
  Andrea Beghini (Italy)
  Michal Godziszewski (Poland)

• Bronze Medal
  Arina Cristina Baibarac (Romania)
  Helene Sorgner (Austria)
  Denis Tramonte (Italy)
  Tal Yankovitz (Israel)
  Kristina Kashfullina (Russia)

• Honourable Mention
  Perczel Janos (Hungary)
  Vallari Sawant (India)
  Adrian Cristian Ardelean (Romania)
  Toth Oliver Istvan (Hungary)
  Maria Ciurchea (Romania)
  Antoine Vuille (Switzerland)
  Yuval David Hananel (Israel)
  Illia Gorbachev (Russia)
  Lukas Paltanavicius (Lithuania)
  Christoph SCHACMENHOFER (Austria)
  Dalius Petrulionis (Lithuania)

• Special Award
  1. Chitra Adkar (India)
  2. Fie Lykke Hansen (Denmark)
  3. Sebastian Kothe (Germany)
  4. Bong June Choi (Korea)
  5. Heidy Meriste (Estonia)
  6. Magnus HornİŞ Gottlieb (Denmark)
  7. Tina Kralj (Slovenia)
  8. Alexandru Gabriel Stan (Romania)
  9. Ioana-Elena Oana (Romania)
  10. Stephanie Strunjak (Croatia)

Gold Medal Essay 1 : Jan Seidel (Germany), on Topic 4

Gold Medal Essay 2 : Sergiu Matei Lucaci (Romania), on Topic 2

Gold Medal Essay 3 : Maria Alexadra Baneu (Romania), on Topic 1