Envision Young Thinkers Essay Competition 2025
The Envision Young Thinkers Essay Competition 2025 invites students to explore challenging questions in Philosophy, Politics, and Economics (PPE).
Entrants may choose one question from the list below:
Philosophy
- Is fairness about equality, or about justice?
- Should future generations have the same moral rights as people alive today?
- Can artificial intelligence ever be considered morally responsible?
Politics
- Does democracy always create fairer societies?
- Should governments prioritise national interests over global cooperation?
- Is freedom of speech an absolute right, or should it be limited to protect fairness?
Economics
- Can capitalism ever be truly fair?
- Should wealth be redistributed, or does inequality drive progress?
- Is climate change ultimately an economic problem or a political one?
Details
- Eligibility: Students aged 16–19
- Essay length: 1,000–1,500 words
- Deadline: 15th August 2025
- Prize: £50 voucher, a certificate of achievement, and publication of the winning essay on the Envision Accountancy website and social media.
How to Enter:
Submit your essay (Word or PDF), with your name, age, and school/college, to:
Submit your essay (Word or PDF), with your name, age, and school/college, to:
Winner Announced
We are delighted to announce the winner of the Envision Young Thinkers Essay Competition 2025.
Congratulations to Celina Mann, whose essay “Is Fairness About Equality, or About Justice?” was selected as the winning entry.
Celina’s essay impressed the judges with its clarity of thought, originality, and engagement with key philosophical ideas. She explored whether fairness is best understood as equality or justice, drawing on thinkers from Aristotle to John Rawls and Amartya Sen. Her essay argued that fairness is ultimately about justice — but a justice that incorporates equality of respect and responds to human diversity.
Celina will receive a £50 prize and a certificate of achievement in recognition of her success.
Thank you to all who entered the competition. We look forward to running the prize again next year.
