2011 FAPSA AUSTRALASIAN PHILOSOTHON CRANBROOK SCHOOL Sydney 11th 13th July 2011 Twelve schools participated in the three days of speakers, discussions and games. AB Paterson College QLD Anglican Church Grammar School QLD Ascham School NSW Ballarat Grammar School VIC Christ Church Grammar School WA Cranbrook School NSW Hale School Perth WA McKinnon Secondary College VIC Perth College WA ^ƚ>ĂƵƌĞŶĐĞ͛ƐŽůůĞŐĞY> ^ƚŶĚƌĞǁ͛ƐĂƚŚĞĚƌĂů^ĐŚŽŽůs/ Tangara School NSW The first Community of Inquiry Is it Moral to Fake Kindness? Annual FAPSA Bull hunt On the first night we broke up into groups and hunted Bull (Fallacies) . Students searched for Bull around the school and then had to kill the Bull by identifying the fallacy. The winning teams were the Aristotelians 1 Existentialists 2 and Epicurians 1. Philosophy of Time Travel Guest Speaker Sam Barron Sam Baron completed his undergraduate studies at the University of Western Australia, where he majored in Philosophy and English Literature. He is currently completing a PhD in the philosophy of time at the University of Sydney. Does Strong religious belief provide an evolutionary advantage? Does a flourishing economy depend on delusion? Free Time Is Mathematics a Divine Language? The final discussion was on ͞dŚĞWŚŝůŽƐŽƉŚLJŽĨdŝŵĞ͟ Whereas with the previous discussions students had prepared their questions well in advance here students participated in this discussion without knowing what the topic was beforehand. Year Level Prizes 13 Year Old Elenya Linsdell Ballarat Grammar VIC 13 Year Old Runner Up Angus Hayward Cranbrook School NSW 14 Year Old Matthew Eton Christchurch Grammar WA 14 Year Old Runner Up Madeline Gilbert Tangara NSW 15 Year Old Diana Reid Ascham NSW 15 Year Old Runner Up Alastair Morgan Christchurch Grammar WA 16 Year Old Matt Stewart Christchurch Grammar WA 16 Year Old Runner Up Thomas Drake-Brockman Christchurch Grammar WA 1st Place Christ Church Grammar School WA 2nd Place McKinnon Secondary College VIC 3rd Place Perth College WA AAP Most Promising Female Philosopher Prize Diana Reid Ascham NSW AAP Most Promising Male Philosopher Prize Jack Thompson Ballarat Grammar VIC ͞/>ŽǀĞĚǀĞƌLJƚŚŝŶŐ͊͟ Final Day www.philosothon.org .