The Ethics Bowl
Mar 22, 2025 — 12:30 p.m. to 7 p.m.
The Department of Philosophy hosts the 2025 Ethics Bowl! Hosted for French speaking high school and college students in Ontario and the Outaouais.
Ethics Bowl 2025
The Ethics Bowl is a competition where French speaking high school teams thoughtfully and respectfully discuss ethical dilemmas. The Department of Philosophy will host the 2025 edition on March 22. Students will participate in though-provoking conversations led by engaging judges and moderators. They will be given the unique opportunity to connect and experience the academic world.
The event will take place in Simard Hall in rooms SMD123, SMD125 and SMD129 on March 22nd 2025.
Programme
| Hour | Room SMD123 | Room SMD125 |
|---|---|---|
| 12:30 | Welcome | |
| 1:00 | Cégep de l'Outaouais vs Lycée Claudel Case 1: Creating the first tobacco-free generation Case 2: Should healthcare be culturally adapted | |
| 2:00 | Break | |
| 2:15 | Lycée Claudel vs École secondaire Gisèle-Lalonde Case 1: Fighting for Peace Case 2: The great Canadian potato rescue | Université de Saint-Boniface vs uOttawa - Match 1 Case 1: Collective Punishment Case 2: Leisure and Work |
| 3:15 | Break | |
| 3:30 | École secondaire Gisèle-Lalonde vs Cégep de l'Outaouais Case 1: Duty to Parents Case 2: Satire Itself and Democracy | Université de Saint-Boniface vs uOttawa - Match 2 Case 1: Satire Itself and Democracy Case 2: Property Authenticity and the End of Art |
| 4:30 | Break | |
| 4:45 | Université de Saint-Boniface vs uOttawa - Match 3 Case 1: Job Application Restrictions Case 2: Are Young Professionals Free to Say What They Think? | |
| 5:45 | Break | |
| 6:00 | High School Finals Case 1: Youth Voting Case 2: These people are just not my type | |
| 7:00 | Trophies and Pizza dinner | |