We were delighted to host the final of the 12th National Uehiro Oxford Essay Prize at Keble College's H B Allen Centre, where the finalists presented their ideas to an audience and responded to a short Q&A. We are grateful to our panel of judges, Professor Roger Crisp, Dr Gabriel De Marco and Dr Koji Tachibana, and would like to congratulate all the finalists, in particular the winners, Zineb Zbirou and Adam Hudson. The results are as follows:
Undergraduate Winner
The winner of the Undergraduate category is Zineb Zbirou with 'Should the law punish failure to save a life?'
Graduate Winner
The winner of the Graduate category is Adam Hudson with 'What (if anything) is wrong with consumer boycotting?'
Runners-up
Undergraduate runner-up: Ethan Beri: Is prostitution just a job?
Graduate runner-up: Clodagh Commane: “It’s Not Your Fault, Doctor.” How should we think about the Ethics of NHS Failure?
Honourable Mentions
Undergraduate honourable mention: Leela Kainth: Can pornography be feminist in a mass market economy?
Graduate honourable mention: Justin Perry: What We Owe The Dispossessed
Graduate honourable mention: James Forsdyke: 'It’s Physical, Not Intellectual.' The Ethics of Correcting Assumptions About Disability
