Ethics & Philosophy debate motions (page 2)

TH, as a citizen of Omelas, would free the child

The Halycon Debates · Open_Semi

THBT humans are the central unit of moral consideration

Smart Debates · Novice_Final

THR the narrative that long-term relationships (e.g. familial, platonic, romantic) are more valuable

Visayas Debate Open · 2

THW stop teaching children that all opinions should be respected

Visayas Debate Open · 2

THBT Santa should give gifts to all children, regardless of whether they are naughty or nice

WDF Opens XIV · 2

THR the glorification of humility

TIB-JUDO Pre Eminence · Open_Semi

TH, s such a person, would choose to destroy the evidence

USU IV · 4

THBT X did the right thing.

La Liberta · Open_Final

THW prefer a world where nobody has the ability to lie

Asia Pro Ams · 4

THP a world where people prioritise Eudaimonic happiness over Hedonic happiness

Maharashtra Debate Open · Open_Final

THP a world where the average person experiences substantially less intense emotions

Melbourne Mini · Novice_Final

THO the glorification of career achievements as a basis for self worth

Oxford IV · Novice_Final

THR the narrative that resilience is a virtue

KIDA Open · Novice_Final

As Ariel, THW Choose Nanda instead of Jesse

JOVED · Open_Final

Given the technology to accurately measure and transfer happiness, THW progressively tax and redistribute happiness

Strathclyde President's Cup · 4

THBT our strongest moral obligation is to our surrounding community rather than to humanity at large

Effective Altruism Championship · 3

TH prefers a world where individuals engage in interpersonal discourse with little to no emotions, as opposed to with strong emotions

Shanghai International Debate Open · Open_Quarter

THP a world in which parents follow an authoritarian parenting model rather than an egalitarian parenting model

Hart House IV · Novice_Final

THBT children should be taught from a young age that harshness is incompatible with good intentions

JPDU Autumn Tournament · 1

THR the dominant narrative that loyalty is a virtue

Alsa Ecomp UI · HighSchool_Semi

THO the ideal that one ought sacrifice themselves for the greater good.

USUDC · Open_Semi

THR the narrative that people should not enter into romantic relationships that they don't anticipate to be sustainable into the long term

Royal Rhetoric's Wom*n's Open · 3

THR the predominant narrative that one should strive to make a meaningful impact on the world even at the expense of one's own happiness

Diliman Pre-ABP · Open_Final

THR the widespread belief that children ought to be grateful to their parents

September BP Open! · 3

THP a world where virtual immorality technology exists

SLS PD · Novice_Final

THR the norm of societal association between sex and romantic love.

Duke Pre-USUDCs · 4

TH prefers a world where the societal norm is that you ought to respect your elders to a world without such a norm

London Charity Open · 4

THR the existence of survivorship bias

Wolce's Pre Asians · Open_Final

THW choose immortality

Delta Womxn's Open 2020 · 4

THR the narrative that you need to truly love yourself in order to love others

UMSU Online Open · Novice_Final

For the purposes of this debate, you are Oscar Wilde and you are reflecting on your deathbed. TH regrets "The Picture of Dorian Gray"

III Rio Sao Paolo · Open_Semi

THO the narrative that we should be empathetic

Asia Open Debate Championship · HighSchool_Final

THP a world where all romantic relationships are arranged by the "Relationship Algorithm"

Lund Open 2020 · 5

Given a way to accurately measure an individual's empathy, THW only allow individuals with high levels of empathy for people beyond their immediate circle to vote in elections.

Budapest Open 2019 · 3

THR the narrative that forgiveness is a virtue

Budapest Open 2019 · Open_Final

THBT it is always unjustifiable to maintain friendship with somebody who use hate speech.

Cornell Novice Nationals 2019 & Cornell IV 2019 · Novice_Quarters

THW actively instill a value of disobeying authority in children.

Cornell Novice Nationals 2019 & Cornell IV 2019 · 1

THR the trend of centring self-destructive/antisocial characters as protagonists in media (e.g. Bojack Horseman, Rick and Morty, Crazy Ex-Girlfriend, Sherlock, Mad Men…)

Manchester IV 2019 · ProAm_Final

THBT there is no moral obligation to follow the law

Colgate Open · Open_Semis

THBT communities that have been victims of atrocities should emphasise the narrative of the 'banality of evil' when interpreting those atrocities

Athens EUDC 2019 · Open_Semis

This House regrets the Humanization of Villains in Film and Media [i.e Joker].

PAUDC Akofena 2019 · 1

THR the narrative that love should be unconditional

21st SSE Riga IV · Novice_Final

THBT major awards of meritocratic distinction (e.g. the Nobel Prize, the Pulitzer Prize, Oscars, etc) should include a moral clause* *a provision that allows the honoree to receive, or hold, the award only in the case they meet a behavioral standard set by the awarding panel. / ECCQ los principales premios de reconocimiento al mérito (Ej. Premio Nobel, Premio Pulitzer, Oscar's, etc.) deberían incluir una cláusula moral* *una condición que permite al homenajeado recibirlo y conservarlo únicamente cuando cumplan con un estándar de comportamiento establecido por el jurado calificador.

Pan American Debating Championships 2019 · 4

TH regrets the dominant narrative that moral progress is inevitable (e.g."The moral arc of history bends towards justice").

Prague Open 2019 · 2

This House Believes That all wealth beyond the necessary to meet one's basic needs is immoral.

European Round Robin 2019 · 4

thr the glorification of altruism

FLTRP Training Beijing Debate Open · Open_Final

THW hold the Catholic Church legally responsible for sexual abuse, harrasment and grooming committed by clergy members.

UDP Open 2019 · 2

Given the state of the world, THBT it is immoral for humans to willfully reproduce

Rocky Mountain Championships · 1

THR the narrative that money can't buy happiness.

UBC IV 2019 · Open_Final

That judges should prescribe Naltrexone instead of mandating Alcoholics Anonymous for offenders of minor alcohol related crimes.

Easters 2019 · 3

THBT that individuals who have committed mass atrocities deserve to suffer in the afterlife

Bard IV · Open_Final

This house regrets films and television shows that glorify gang culture.

New Zealand BP Debating Championships 2019 · 2

THP a world where cannot lie

Eastern Visayas British Parliamentary 5: REVIVE · Open_Final

THO the narrative "do unto others as you would lke them to do unto you"

JPDU Spring Tournament · Open_Final

THBT parents should not teach morality to their underage children through religious context (e.g. "it is a sin to lie"; "help the neighbor" etc.)

JPDU Spring Tournament · Novice_Semi

THW ban expressions that glorify suicide

JPDU Spring Tournament · 3

This House would rather save the live of a single child over extending the life of 5 adults by 10 years

Mexico WUDC 2018 · Open_Final

THW Prefer a world without lying

Inner Temple IV 2018 · ProAm_Final

This House supports the promotion of collective guilt after large scale crimes against humanity

Novi Sad EUDC 2018 · ESL_Final

THBT it is NOT legitimate to shame public figures for non:criminal actions they did when they were young (eg. partying, alcohol consumption, soft drugs use, political views etc.)

Sofia Open 2018 · Open_Final

THBT parents should teach morality to their underage children through religious context (e.g. "it is a sin to lie"; "help thy neighbor" etc.)

Roosevelt Open 2018 · 4

This House prefers a world with a dominant norm of not expressing strong emotions

China BP · Novice_Semis

In a plurality of cases, this House believes that the "me too" movement should, on balance, prioritize a path towards redemption over retribution

Yale IV 2018 · Open_Quarters

The dangers of fat acceptance outweigh the harms of fat shaming

UCLA IV 2018 · 5

THP a world where nobody can lie

North America Womxn's and Gender Minorities' Debate Championship 2018 · 4

THBT having children is immoral

North America Womxn's and Gender Minorities' Debate Championship 2018 · Novice_Semis

THBT it is immoral for individuals who have met their basic needs to not donate any excess wealth to utility maximising causes.

Cambridge IV 2018 · Novice_Final

TH prefers a world where co-parenting is primarily non-romantic (conducted by consenting partners who have no romantic or sexual relationship, eg. friends)

Birmingham IV 2018 · Open_Final

This House believes that in wartime, there is no material moral difference between civilian and non-civilian casualties

Northams 2018 · Novice_Final

TH regrets the glorification of the pursuit of meaning of life

IUT Professionals 2018 · 3

TH prefers a world in which people can't lie

Riga IV 2018 · Novice_Final

THW prefer a world where wealth is seen as shameful

Riga IV 2018 · Open_Final

Given the opportunity THW reject immortality

MDX Open · 4

THBT there is no significant moral difference between the life of a human and the life of a pig

Manchester IV 2018 · Open_Final

THBT writers and owners of popular canons* have a moral obligation to follow the general and clear wishes of fans (e.g. JK Rowling (Harry Potter UNiverse), Disney (Star Wars), George RR Martin (Game of Thrones Universe)).

New Zealand BP Debating Championships 2018 · 2

This house regrets the use of the death penalty for crimes against humanity.

Shahjiwana International Debating IV 2017 · 5

This house opposes the societal idea that forgiveness is a virtue.

North American Women & Gender Minorities Debating Championship · 5

This house regrets the shift in focus within the academic study of history from studying great figures and institutions to studying cultural forces and the experiences of ordinary people.

HWS Round Robin · 3

Given the choice as an individual who is a typical, healthy 30-year-old, THW elect to never again feel the emotion of sorrow.

HWS Round Robin · 4

This House Would Impose Criminal Laws To Crimes Comitted By Users Of Avatars In Virtual Worlds (Such As 'Second Life')

PEP IV 2017 · Open_Semis

THW televise criminal trials

Trinity Open · 1 · World Schools Debating Championships

THW punish attempted and committed crimes equally

Newcastle Mixed Doubles · 2

THW rank all charities by their Effective Altruism score and remove charitable status from all but the most effective.

Durham IV · 5

THR the glorification of soldiers and veterans as heros

FinEst 100 Open · 3

THBT it is immoral for a country to be a tax haven

FinEst 100 Open · Open_Final

THBT it is always immoral to fight for one's country

Cambridge IV 2017 · Open_Final

TH prefers a world without sexual attraction

Denver IV 2017 · Open_Semis

TH regrets the culture of treating death as an extraordinary event

BDC Pro Ams 2017 · 1

THBT criminal punishments should be based only on the offenders' culpability rather than the damages caused by the criminal act or other outcomes derived from the punishment

Thessaloniki WUDC 2016 · 9

THW kill baby Hitler

Thessaloniki WUDC 2016 · Masters_2

THBT the world's poor would be justified in pursuing complete Marxist revolution.

Thessaloniki WUDC 2016 · Open_Final

Open Final: THW conscientiously object in situations of war

Inner Temple IV · Open_Final

THW prefer a world without pornography

NorthAms · 5

THW ban savior siblings

NorthAms · Open_Quarters

You have invented a pill that would compel the user to tell the truth. THW destroy it.

NorthAms · Open_Final

This house believes that young, educated people in Western countries should focus their charitable efforts (e.g., volunteering, donations, etc.) towards benefiting the disadvantaged in their own country, as opposed to in the developing world.

York IV · 1

THW genetically engineer major meat animals not to feel pain.

Trinity Women's Open · 3

TH, as an individual with strong and deeply held convictions, would die for their cause.

Trinity Women's Open · Open_Final

THB in the use of fear to instill values in children

Trinity IV · Novice_Final

There exists a drug that increases empathy in individuals. TH, as the state, would lace their country's water supply with that drug.

Trinity IV · Open_Semis

This House prefers a world where the conception of the afterlife is based on karmic balance, rather than divine mercy

John Smith Memorial Mace - English Leg · 5

THW Prefer to live in A Brave New World

LSE Open · ESL Final

Your 'one true soulmate' exists. There is a test that allows you to determine whether someone is your one true soulmate. You are in love with the person you have been dating for a while. THW take the test to determine whether the person you are in love with is your 'soulmate'

Swansea Open · Final

This House would prefer a world without sexual attraction

UCL Clifford Chance IV · Open_Semis

THBT jobs that are deemed to be of moral value or societal importance should have their wages set by the state.

Erasmus Rotterdam Open 2016 · Open_Semis

That we should apply the same criminal sanctions to late term abortions and infanticide

Durham Australs · 5.1

That we should implement Good Samaritan laws (legally obliging bystanders to assist those in danger, unless doing so would place them at serious risk)

Durham Australs · Open_Semis_2

TH regrets the idolization of soldiers and veterans

Maastricht Open 2016 · Novice_Final

TH regrets this trend.

UCD IV · 4

TH regrets the culture of casual sex.

Edinburgh Cup · 5

TH supports Tiger Parenting.

Imperial Novices · 1

THP a world where the notion of the afterlife is based on karmic balance and not divine mercy

North American Universities Debating Championships 2016 · 3

TH regrets the rise of the hookup culture (* The hookup culture is one which accepts and encourages casual sexual encounters focused on physical pleasure, without necessarily including emotional bonding)

Roosevelt Open · 4

THW prefer a world where people cannot lie

Roosevelt Open · Open_Final

TH believes that companies have a moral obligation to significantly invest in helping the communities in which they operate, even when it has no benefit to that organisation

SOAS IV · 5

This House believes that the state should promote the norm of the 'single life'.

Oxford IV · 4

Given the ability to accurately measure the moral track record of a person, This House Would criminalize having a consistently negative moral track record

Moscow Open 2016 · Open_Semis

This House Believes That, after meeting their basic needs, individuals have a moral responsibility to donate their wealth towards poverty alleviation

WSDC 2016 · Round 1 (prepared) · World Schools Debating Championships

THW ban the research and production of moral enhancement drugs

Malaysia WUDC 2015 · 7

TH, as a medical professional employed by the US military or security sevices, would, and would encourage others, to refuse orders to provide medical treatment to individuals undergoing 'enhanced interrogation techniques'

Malaysia WUDC 2015 · 9

THW give higher primates protections similar to those given to refugees.

Tech Open 2017 · 3

THW criminalize the buyer and not the seller of sexual services.

Rijeka Open · 1

TH believes that the West should stop all attempts to gather information or intelligence by deception and/or coercion of foreign citizens

Vienna EUDC 2015 · 7

TH believes that it is legitimate for individuals to punish people they deem to have committed online harassment by revealing their identity online.

Vienna EUDC 2015 · 8

THW introduce a 100% inheritance tax

Vienna EUDC 2015 · 9

TH would legalise surrogacy for profit in Western Liberal Democracies

Vienna EUDC 2015 · ESL_Quarters

TH believes that parents of a musical child genius have a moral obligation to push that child to maximise their musical potential.

Vienna EUDC 2015 · ESL_Final

TH rejects the media's intentional humanization of those responsible for heinous acts or crimes.

Yale IV · 4

THR the overwhelming narrative of good triumphing over evil in children's entertainment

UCD IV · Open_Final

THBT the state should reclaim a fixed proportion of all charitable giving and redistribute it to other charities on the basis of their effectiveness

SOAS IV · Open_Quarters

THW prefer a world in which there are no extreme emotions such as boiling rage, falling madly in love, extreme grief etc

SOAS IV · Open_Final

This House Regrets the perception that soldiers are heroes

Cambridge IV · ESL_Semi

THBT Britain should pay reparations to its former colonies.

Cambridge Women's Open · ESL_Final

THW programme self-driving cars to prioritise the number of lives saved when faced with unavoidable collisions as opposed to prioritising the safety of the driver.

Birmingham IV · 2

THBT when faced with the choice between spending discretionary income on non-essentials or giving to charity, individuals should always choose to give to charity

Birmingham IV · Novice_Final

That people who currently choose to be vegetarian on the grounds of animal welfare should instead consume products where the production process treats animals well.

New Zealand BP Debating Championships 2015 · Open_Semi

TH regrets the rise of a 'hookup culture' (one which accepts and encourages casual sexual encounters focused on physical pleasure, without necessarily including emotional bonding)

Chennai WUDC 2014 · 3

THW remove all copyright protection for material deemed to be morally objectionable

Chennai WUDC 2014 · ESL_Quarters

THBT Japan should shame its soldiers who participated in WWII, including those who did not commit war crimes themselves

Chennai WUDC 2014 · Open_Octos

THW auction off the long-term right to govern bankrupt cities for profit

Chennai WUDC 2014 · Open_Quarters

THBT privacy is an illusion

Paris V · 2.3

THBT anything good in life is either illegal, immoral or fattening

Paris V · 2.5

THBT parents are corrupted by children

Paris V · 4.3

THW Allow and enforce prenuptial agreements that punish infidelity.

Reading No-Notes Open · 3

THB in the primacy of serving others as opposed to seeking one's own happiness

Tornadu · Open_Semi_5

THW legalise simulated child pornography

Tallaight IV · 1

THB in the virtue of a disproportionate response

UL Open · Open_Final

THR the rise of pop-cultural authories on what constitutes good sex.

NAUDC (@ HWS College) · 5

TH supports the prominence of the American Dream in the national American discourse.

NAUDC (@ HWS College) · Open_Semis

THW not grant lifetime achievement awards to artists when their morality is significantly put into question

Bucharest Cup · 2

TH does not regret internet piracy

Royal Holloway Open · 3

TH prefers 'an eye for an eye' in modern society

Royal Holloway Open · 4

TH regrets hookup apps

Heriott Watt Open · 2

THBT internet piracy has done more good than harm.

IDEA League of Young Voters European Cup · 2

In instances where utterances of a minor amount to hate speech, THS the public shaming of the parent rather than the minor.

Cape Town Open · 1

THW allow virtual child pornography

TechOpen · 4

THW criminalise the purchase of sex

Monroe Cup · 1

THW allow simulated child pornography

Durham Open · 4.2

THBT people have a moral duty to stop chanting words like "puto" or "maricón" (faggot) at sporting events

Campeonato Mundial Universitario de Debate en Español (CMUDE) · 1

THW, assuming it was technically feasible, remove the ability of soldiers to feel fear

Zagreb EUDC 2014 · ESL_Final

THBT individuals have an obligation not to consume artwork from artists that have committed highly immoral actions.

McGill Novice · Open_Finals

THW allow international commercial surrogacy

Edinburgh Cup · 2

THW impose the death penalty for pretty crime, if we knew that it would be 100% effective in deterring pretty crime and would never be used.

Roosevelt Open · Open_Semis

THW take the red pill.

Turku Open · Open_Final

TH regrets the concept of an afterlife

New Zealand BP Debating Championships 2014 · 3

THW legally permit soldiers to refuse to participate in military actions or missions on the basis of conscience

Berlin WUDC 2013 · 6

TH regrets the existence of mankind

Regents' IV · Open_Final

THW sooner befriend an evil genius than a dull hero

French Debating Association Tournament · B4

THBT life is nasty, brutish and short

French Debating Association Tournament · C3

THBT parents, where concerned, should install spyware to monitor their children's online activity and communications

York IV · 3

TH regrets the societal acceptance of promiscuity

York IV · Open_Final

A pill exists that ensures "moral behaviour", THW ban the morality pill.

John Smith Memorial Mace · 3

THBT Socrates should not have drunk the hemlock

Sciences Po Open · Open_Final

THBT every member of the NRA is morally culpable for the level of gun crime in the US

The Galway Open (Irish National Law Debates) · 2

This House would allow pro-life organisations to offer to pay women considering abortions to carry the baby to term (assuming adequate child support services exist)

LSE Open · ESL_Final

This House believes that the civil and criminal legal system has no business considering or regulating behaviour that exclusively occurs in online virtual worlds such as 'Second Life'

LSE Open · Open_Semis

THW ban the use of artificial human augmentation, either by surgical or genetic therapy.

John Smith Memorial Mace · Open_Quarter_1

THW Prosecute Irish politicians of the era for failing to take action over the abuses of the Magdalene Laundries.

Nottingham Open · Open_Semi

THW ban teenagers from using Facebook

Royal Holloway Open · 1

THW choose immortality over fertility

Royal Holloway Open · 1

THBT Bilbo should have killed Gollum when he had the chance

Royal Holloway Open · 1

THBT charity is immoral

Royal Holloway Open · 1

THW kill its best friend when s/he is about to become a zombie

Royal Holloway Open · 1

As an omipotent, omniscient god, THW smite people who commit serious crimes and who we know will feel no remorse

Royal Holloway Open · 3

THBT parents have a moral obligation not to consume alcohol

Estonian BP Championships · 5

THBT the discovery of a means to stop the human aging process would be a curse to humanity.

HWS Round Robin · 4

Should selfishness be proscribed?

German Regional Championships North-East · 3

THW forgive the group of young people who blew up a monument of Stalin in Ukraine.

Kyiv Open · Open_Final

THBT billionaires have a moral obligation to donate their money to the US government instead of charities

Stockholm IV · 5

When the Bundestag votes on matters of conscience, the members can vote without party discipline. Should the People decide on matters of conscience instead of the Parliament?

Deutschsprachige Debattiermeisterschaft · Open_Final

In fighting prostitution, THW criminalize only the demand.

GDPPC Open · 2

TH, as a parent in a western liberal democracy, would teach its child to respect authority.

Imperial No Notes Open · 2

TH, as Prometheus, would snub mankind

Imperial No Notes Open · 4

THW hold companies to a higher ethical standard than the law imposes on them

Earlsfort Open · 5

TH regrets Disney's continuation of the Star Wars film saga

Patras Open · 4

TH as Socrates would not have drunk the hemlock

Patras Open · Open_Final

THBT abortions are morally justifiable.

Heart of Europe British Parliamentary Debate track · 3

THW ban video games in which the player engages in brutal and immoral violence in a realistic setting

Manchester EUDC 2013 · 1

THBT Barack Obama should not have granted legal immunity to officials who ordered the use of torture

Manchester EUDC 2013 · 8

Assuming efficacy, THW prefer an internet of no anonimity.

Commonwealth Open (Australs style) · 1.2