A PUPIL has been shortlisted for a prestigious philosophy essay competition.
Yarm School pupil Atticus Garlick entered the John Locke essay competition this year.
The 17-year-old, who hopes to study maths and philosophy at Oxford, said he was pleased to learn he had made the shortlist.
He said: "I really enjoyed challenging myself by researching a subject I am passionate about and trying to produce something novel and meaningful based on my own ideas. To have been noticed out of so many applicants is a great feeling.
“I am looking forward to finding out the judges final decision. Whether or not my essay is awarded a prize, the whole process has helped me reinforce my ambition to study philosophy at university.”
His essay was titled ‘is intuition to philosophy as observation is to science?’
All entries were assessed by university experts from Oxford, Cambridge, Princeton, Harvard and Chicago.
Dr Huw Williams, headmaster at Yarm School, said: “Atticus should be very proud to be shortlisted for the prestigious John Locke Essay Competition, and having read his essay, I can certainly see why he was."
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