The Institute for Humane Studies — which both Sasha and I have been involved in, and which I much like — passes this along:
The Institute for Humane Studies is sponsoring its first essay contest this spring with $5,000 in prizes. . . . The contest is open to all full-time students or anyone 25 years old or younger. Essays must be submitted online by March 1, 2005 and address the following question:
In “The Creative Powers of a Free Civilization,” Nobel Prize winner F.A. Hayek posits that only in a truly free society can the creative powers of individuals be maximized. In an essay of 2,500 words or less, please answer the following question:
To what degree are the creative powers of individuals influenced by the structure of the society in which they live? What legal, social, cultural, or educational conditions would be needed to fully realize their creative powers?
Visit www.TheIHS.org/essays for more information and to submit an essay. . . .
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