{"id":9883,"date":"2023-04-28T07:30:05","date_gmt":"2023-04-28T11:30:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/philosophy\/?p=9883"},"modified":"2026-02-06T13:08:15","modified_gmt":"2026-02-06T18:08:15","slug":"ethics-bowl-spotlight","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/philosophy\/2023\/ethics-bowl-spotlight\/","title":{"rendered":"What is it Like to be Attending an Ethics Bowl? A Video Spotlight with our Ontario Ethics Bowl Delegation."},"content":{"rendered":"\n<section class=\"w-screen px-6 cu-section cu-section--white ml-offset-center md:px-8 lg:px-14\">\n    <div class=\"space-y-6 cu-max-w-child-5xl  md:space-y-10 cu-prose-first-last\">\n\n            <div class=\"cu-textmedia flex flex-col lg:flex-row mx-auto gap-6 md:gap-10 my-6 md:my-12 first:mt-0 max-w-5xl\">\n        <div class=\"justify-start cu-textmedia-content cu-prose-first-last\" style=\"flex: 0 0 100%;\">\n            <header class=\"font-light prose-xl cu-pageheader md:prose-2xl cu-component-updated cu-prose-first-last\">\n                                    <h1 class=\"cu-prose-first-last font-semibold !mt-2 mb-4 md:mb-6 relative after:absolute after:h-px after:bottom-0 after:bg-cu-red after:left-px text-3xl md:text-4xl lg:text-5xl lg:leading-[3.5rem] pb-5 after:w-10 text-cu-black-700 not-prose\">\n                        What is it Like to be Attending an Ethics Bowl? A Video Spotlight with our Ontario Ethics Bowl Delegation.\n                    <\/h1>\n                \n                                \n                            <\/header>\n\n                    <\/div>\n\n            <\/div>\n\n    <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1280\" height=\"720\" src=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/philosophy\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/200\/Ethics-Bowl-Spotlight.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-9931\" srcset=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/philosophy\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/200\/Ethics-Bowl-Spotlight.png 1280w, https:\/\/carleton.ca\/philosophy\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/200\/Ethics-Bowl-Spotlight-160x90.png 160w, https:\/\/carleton.ca\/philosophy\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/200\/Ethics-Bowl-Spotlight-240x135.png 240w, https:\/\/carleton.ca\/philosophy\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/200\/Ethics-Bowl-Spotlight-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/carleton.ca\/philosophy\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/200\/Ethics-Bowl-Spotlight-400x225.png 400w, https:\/\/carleton.ca\/philosophy\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/200\/Ethics-Bowl-Spotlight-360x203.png 360w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><i><span data-contrast=\"auto\"><\/span><\/i><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><i><span data-contrast=\"auto\">This semester, our department sent a delegation of volunteer judges to officiate the Ontario High School Ethics Bowl! These volunteers included Professors Melissa Frankel and Kyla Bruff, as well as Dr. Matthew Scarfone and EPAF PhD student Ann Cronin-Cossette. Our delegation contributed to public philosophical education and had a great time doing so. Check out info about the event below, and watch the interviews with our delegates in our first ever video Spotlight below!<\/span><\/i><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Carleton University&#8217;s Department of Philosophy is now an official partner of the <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ontarioethicsbowl.com\/\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">Ontario Ethics Bowl<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\">! We are thrilled to have joined up with this<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> great initiative, and so glad to be bringing philosophical education to the public in a festive way!<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">The Ontario Ethics Bowl invites high school ethics teams from all over the province to deliberate on important ethical issues in the context of a friendly competition. Winning teams get to go on to the national competition, where they compete for the top spot at the <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ethicsbowl.ca\/en-ca\/\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">Canadian High School Ethics Bowl.<\/span><\/a> <span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">This year, questions included:<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Is doing &#8216;good&#8217; the same as being &#8216;good&#8217;?<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Ought we to be friends with bad people?<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><span data-contrast=\"auto\">What does living justly on unceded territory demand?<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:1,&quot;335551620&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559737&quot;:0,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259,&quot;335559991&quot;:360}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><span data-contrast=\"auto\">How do assessment methods like grades or deadlines affect the fairness of student evaluations? <\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:1,&quot;335551620&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559737&quot;:0,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259,&quot;335559991&quot;:360}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Does accepting a donation signify that the recipient endorses the donor and their activities? <\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:1,&quot;335551620&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559737&quot;:0,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259,&quot;335559991&quot;:360}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Our four Carleton delegates had the pleasure of judging discussions on these questions, and some of our judges\u2014as well as student participants!\u2014reflected on their experience in the video below:<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:1,&quot;335551620&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:0,&quot;335559737&quot;:0,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" id=\"kmsembed-1_vzc7bopn\" class=\"kmsembed\" title=\"Ethics Bowl Interviews\" src=\"https:\/\/mediaspace.carleton.ca\/embed\/secure\/iframe\/entryId\/1_vzc7bopn\/uiConfId\/36153741\/st\/0\" width=\"854\" height=\"480\" frameborder=\"0\" sandbox=\"allow-downloads allow-forms allow-same-origin allow-scripts allow-top-navigation allow-pointer-lock allow-popups allow-modals allow-orientation-lock allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox allow-presentation allow-top-navigation-by-user-activation\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">We also had the pleasure of hosting the Canterbury High School Ethics Bowl Team at Carleton in the Fall semester and had a blast talking philosophy with them! The students attended one of Dr. Matthew Scarfone\u2019s undergraduate classes and had the opportunity to ask questions. You can see some news about that visit <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/philosophy\/2023\/canterbury-high-school-students-visit-carletons-department-of-philosophy\/\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">here,<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> and keep an eye out for some familiar faces from the OEB video! <\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">If you are a high school teacher interested in making a similar visit at Carleton, we wholeheartedly linvite you and your students to our department. Please reach out to us using the contact information listed <a href=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/philosophy\/contact\/\">here<\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p><i><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Thanks again to all our delegates. This is the last Spotlight post until Fall 2023, so we wish all of you a lovely summer, and we invite you to check out the series again in the Fall. To see our past spotlights, click <\/span><\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/philosophy\/spotlight-series\/\"><i><span data-contrast=\"none\">here<\/span><\/i><\/a><i><span data-contrast=\"auto\">. <\/span><\/i><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1237\" height=\"227\" src=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/philosophy\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/200\/spotlightbanner.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-8684\" srcset=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/philosophy\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/200\/spotlightbanner.png 1237w, https:\/\/carleton.ca\/philosophy\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/200\/spotlightbanner-160x29.png 160w, https:\/\/carleton.ca\/philosophy\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/200\/spotlightbanner-240x44.png 240w, https:\/\/carleton.ca\/philosophy\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/200\/spotlightbanner-768x141.png 768w, https:\/\/carleton.ca\/philosophy\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/200\/spotlightbanner-400x73.png 400w, https:\/\/carleton.ca\/philosophy\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/200\/spotlightbanner-360x66.png 360w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1237px) 100vw, 1237px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This semester, our department sent a delegation of volunteer judges to officiate the Ontario High School Ethics Bowl! These volunteers included Professors Melissa Frankel and Kyla Bruff, as well as Dr. Matthew Scarfone and EPAF PhD student Ann Cronin-Cossette. Our delegation contributed to public philosophical education and had a great time doing so. 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