Inference Studios International Philosophy Tournament

An international undergraduate and high school philosophy debate competition

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$1,000
Prize
$1,000
Donation to Show Racism the Red Card
4
Rounds
Free
to Enter

Distinguished Judges

Dr. Max Baker-Hytch
Faculty of Philosophy, University of Oxford
Final Round
Professor Duncan Pritchard
UC Irvine
Semifinal Round
Kimberly Ramos
PhD Candidate in Epistemology, Brown University
Semifinal Round
Olle Lovgren
PhD Candidate, Johns Hopkins University
Quarterfinal Round

The Four Propositions

Round of 16· August 8-9

Moral realism is true

Quarterfinals· August 15

Consciousness is best explained by physical processes

Semifinals· August 15

Radical skeptical scenarios cannot be rationally disproven

Final· August 22

God exists

University Distribution

Tournament distributed to undergraduate philosophy students at Brown, Yale, Penn, Columbia, and Duke through faculty including Professor David Christensen (Brown) and Professor Daniel Greco (Yale).

Debate Format

5 min
Opening Statement
10 min
Cross Examination
15 min
Open Discussion
3 min
Closing Statement

Judging based on burden of proof and burden of rejoinder

Key Dates

  1. August 8-9
    Round of 16
  2. August 15
    Quarterfinals and Semifinals
  3. August 22
    Final
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Show Racism the Red Card

Official Beneficiary Partner: Show Racism the Red Card

Inference Studios is donating $1,000 to Show Racism the Red Card, an anti-racism educational charity that uses the influence of professional footballers to tackle racism in football and in society.

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Applications close July 29th. Free to enter. Open to undergraduate and high school students worldwide.

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