Humanities and Social Sciences

Philosophy Program

Prizes

There are five prizes awarded through the Philosophy Programme.

• David Hume First-Year
• David Hume Honours
• Geoffrey Blunden Prize
• Rene Descartes Prize
• Wirrianda Philosophy Prize

David Hume First-Year Philosophy Prize

Awarded each year to the student who is placed first among all students enrolled in a first-year philosophy unit, provided the work is of A-level standard. The prize will be shared in the case of A-level students placed equal first.

David Hume Honours Year Philosophy Prize

Awarded each year to the student placed first (or shared between students placed equal first) among eligible students completing their fourth year (honours) in philosophy, provided the student (or students) is (are) awarded a first-class honours for that year. Eligible students are those who take no more than one course component (out of three) from outside those offered as fourth-year philosophy units.

Geoffrey Blunden Prize

Awarded annually for the best essay by an undergraduate student on a topic concerned with the welfare of non-human animals. Essays to be submitted to the Philosophy Office (or to philosophy@latrobe.edu.au) by the close of business on the first working day after the end of the second semester break. In 2009 that is 5 October.

Rene Descartes Prize

Awarded each year to the student enrolled in second-year philosophy who has completed at least two units in the same year at an A-level standard and who has the best results.

Wirrianda Philosophy Prize

Awarded annually to a female student enrolled at fourth-year level in honours philosophy (or joint honours philosophy) who has completed her Bachelor of Arts at La Trobe in the prior year and has, of the female students so qualifying, the best results in third-year philosophy units.

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