13-15 May 2002
Tokyo, Japan
Since 1993, International Philosophy Olympiad (IPO) has been held each year for high school students, bringing together the winners of similar national contests, to engage in philosophical discourse. The aims of the IPO are
- to promote philosophical education at secondary school level and increase the interest of high-school pupils in philosophy;
- to contribute to the development of critical, inquisitive and creative thinking;
- to promote philosophical reflection on science, art and social life;
- to cultivate the capacity for ethical reflection on the problems of the modern world; and
- by encouraging intellectual exchanges and securing opportunities for personal contacts between young people from different countries, to promote the culture of peace.
Following International Philosophy Olympiads in Bulgaria, Turkey, Poland, Romania, Hungary, Germany, and the United States, the X. International Philosophy Olympiad will be held at the United Nations University in Tokyo, Japan, from 13 to 15 May 2002. The theme for the X. IPO will be:
“Towards a Just and Dialogical Human Community – An Exploration of Sustainability, Civility and Mutual Learning”Students from ca. 15 countries are expected to attend the event, which will comprise of an essay contest, lectures and cultural activities. Participants from abroad will bear their own travel cost, while the Japanese organizations will provide accommodation and meals and cover the cost for cultural activities and the general organization of the event.
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