The Philosophy and Religious Studies Department congratulates the winners of the 2023 Howard Z. Fitzgerald Philosophy Essay Contest:

First Prize: Dylan Roberts McDonald "An Analysis of Jason Brennan's Epistocratic System"

Second Prize: Jordan Thomas "Compatibilism and an Objection to Susan Wolf's Sane Deep-Self View"

Third Prize: Carly Ryan "Examining the Value of Competency in an Electorate: A Rebuttal to Brennan's Argument"

The Howard Z. Fitzgerald Philosophy Essay Contest is restricted to papers written for IUP philosophy courses.