A Philosophical Analysis “The greatest enemy of man is not others, but of himself“ Armed conflicts in history of mankind have devastated lots of lives, widowed wives, impacted innocent children, created humanitarian disaster, inflicted long-term mental damage, and many more unspeakable destructions and horrors. Yet mankind have never ceased to improvise their technology of weapons…
WSDC 2025 Grand Final (India vs Australia) Motion: TH prefers a world with a strong belief in Seriti Info Slide: Seriti is communitarian philosophy found in the Setswana, Sesotho, and Sepedi cultures. According to this philosophy, a person’s moral, spiritual and social standing – their seriti- is bestowed upon them by their ancestors, living and…
Ashish Kumar, 2016 HWS Round Robin Check the video here. Opening There is something genuinely bizarre happening in the status quo. If you’re a child and your parent neglects you, the state forces the parent to pay you damages. Often for the rest of your life. But there is no reciprocal burden if you as…
Motion: THBT the Black Lives Matter (BLM) movement should campaign for reforming instead of defunding the police force. Proposition Opposition What is the theme? Socio-political issues, contemporary issues, minority rights, justice, social theories, and morality/ethics. Why is this debate? With the growing issue of social spaces increasing, political tensions tightening, police violence, and unresolved and…
Jacklin Kwan, Oxford IV 2020 Open Finals Member of Government Here’s the video: https://youtu.be/wJwtOUB-9XE?t=2888 Opening I think the framing that is symmetric on both sides is that people still need to make decisions based on a singular conception of truth, in order to not do contradictory shit. They still need to make decisions on policy…