Washington State High School Ethics Bowl
Registration fee: $150 (one team); $250 (two teams); $30 (individual student)
If your school needs a fee waiver, please contact us at info@plato-philosophy.org. PLATO is committed to fees never being a barrier to participation in the High School Ethics Bowl.
Registration Deadline: February 15, 2026
For more information follow this link.
Begun in 2014, the Washington State High School Ethics Bowl is run each year by PLATO and the University of Washington Department of Philosophy. Teams of high school students analyze a series of wide-ranging ethical dilemmas involving topics such as cheating, plagiarism, peer pressure, relationships, and abuse of social media. The event is intended to promote collaboration and dialogue.
Unlike debate, teams are not forced to take adversarial positions or hold fast to an assigned perspective. They can agree with each other and are not required to refute each other’s points, but rather to offer commentary on one another’s arguments.
The Ethics Bowl is intended to be…
Event interval: Single day event. Accessibility Contact: Liam Blakey. Event Types: Academics. Workshops.
Saturday, March 7, 2026.
Departmental Faculty Meeting
Event interval: Single day event. Campus room: Savery Hall 408. Accessibility Contact: Liam Blakey. Event Types: Meetings.
Tuesday, March 31, 2026, 4:00 PM – 5:00 PM.
Departmental Faculty Meeting
Event interval: Single day event. Campus room: Savery Hall 408. Accessibility Contact: Liam Blakey. Event Types: Meetings.
Tuesday, April 7, 2026, 3:30 PM – 5:00 PM.
Philosophy Graduate Student Conference
More details TBA.
Event interval: Single day event. Accessibility Contact: Liam Blakey. Event Types: Conferences.
Thursday, April 16, 2026, 9:00 AM – Friday, April 17, 2026, 5:00 PM.
O'Hara Public Lecture in Philosophy of Physics
More info TBA.
Event interval: Single day event. Accessibility Contact: Liam Blakey. Event Types: Lectures/Seminars.
Wednesday, April 29, 2026, 7:30 PM – 9:00 PM.
Departmental Faculty Meeting
Event interval: Single day event. Campus room: Savery Hall 408. Accessibility Contact: Liam Blakey. Event Types: Meetings.
Tuesday, May 5, 2026, 3:30 PM – 5:00 PM.
Departmental Faculty Meeting
Event interval: Single day event. Campus room: Savery Hall 408. Accessibility Contact: Liam Blakey. Event Types: Meetings.
Tuesday, May 12, 2026, 4:00 PM – 5:00 PM.
Virtual Colloquium - Morgan Thompson
More details TBA.
Event interval: Single day event. Accessibility Contact: Liam Blakey. Event Types: Lectures/Seminars.
Friday, May 15, 2026, 3:30 PM – 5:30 PM.
Memorial Day
Holidays
No classes. Most University offices and buildings are closed. Check with specific offices to confirm.
Event interval: Single day event. Year: 2026. Quarter: Spring. Event Types: Academics.
Monday, May 25, 2026.
For more info visit www.washington.edu. Program on Ethics Workshop
More details TBA.
Event interval: Single day event. Accessibility Contact: Liam Blakey. Event Types: Conferences.
Monday, June 1, 2026, 9:00 AM – 5:00 PM.
Departmental Faculty Meeting
Event interval: Single day event. Campus room: Savery Hall 408. Accessibility Contact: Liam Blakey. Event Types: Meetings.
Tuesday, June 2, 2026, 3:30 PM – 5:00 PM.