<p>What can a potential Philosophy major do while at high school? Are there any competitions, programs, etc available to him/her to help him/her in becoming a philosopher?</p>
<p>you could try lincoln douglas debate</p>
<p>Any other? Anyone?</p>
<p>A 10 second Google search revealed this:
[KIDS</a> PHILOSOPHY SLAM: Home](<a href=“http://www.philosophyslam.org/]KIDS”>http://www.philosophyslam.org/)</p>
<p>what grade are you in now?</p>
<p>Write some articles and try to get published on websites. Do you adhere to a particular philosophical school? Maybe I can help you if you do.</p>
<p>If you are a sophomore or freshman then you have time, but if your a junior then I’m not sure there’s enough time to really get involved in something for a substantial length of time.</p>
<p>I just wanna know what will someone just out of middle school will be able to do.
And @afruff23: What do you mean by “…particular philosophical school…”?</p>
<p>[The</a> Ayn Rand Institute: Essay Contests](<a href=“http://www.aynrand.org/site/PageServer?pagename=education_contests_index]The”>http://www.aynrand.org/site/PageServer?pagename=education_contests_index)</p>
<p>I know about the Ayn Rand (and the PhilosophySlam-after the deadline!. Not the debate thingi though). They give out $10000 scholarship to the winner.</p>
<p>Like, Kant, Nietzche, Bakunin, Rothbard, etc…</p>
<p>gag me @ ayn rand and the unintellectual cultism that ensues amongst high schoolers due in large part to the popularity of those silly essay scholarship contests. what a shame that she is the most famous female “philosopher”.</p>
<p>to the OP, i’d just recommend reading as much variety of philosophy as possible and as afruff suggested, attempt to get some published articles (online is good but in print would be awesome). if all else fails, after reading a variety of philosophical works, you’ll be able to write some amazing application essays (speak nothing of how your critical thinking and creative thought processes will evolve, or how your ability to logically break down and analyze arguments will affect even your day-to-day life…).</p>
<p>“speak nothing of how your critical thinking and creative thought processes will evolve, or how your ability to logically break down and analyze arguments will affect even your day-to-day life…”
Huh? Did you mean speak of?</p>
<p>How can someone publish articles? In which newspapers/journals/etc?</p>
<p>Is this also relevant for those who would like to do academic work in literary criticism?</p>
<p>Yeah, how can you published articles on philosophy? What kind of journals are you talking about here?</p>