In Search of All Souls
It tells you how much it costs to "obtain" (in this case, save) a life. I think that's useful so we know where we should be directing our money. Any tips for Scientists about to sit these exams? Did you ever publish the essay about the myth of companies' foremost obligation being to maximise shareholder value?
In Search of All Souls Get link Facebook X Pinterest Email Other Apps October 02, 2017 I recently sat the All Souls Fellowship exam, called by some the " world's hardest exam ". It requires you to write twelve essays for four papers over two days; the breadth and novelty of the questions make it a fascinating experience. Two of the papers were "general papers" and two were in a humanities subject of your choice (in my case, philosophy); most papers had around 25 questions. I've summarised my answers below, as well as noting some of the other particularly interesting questions. General paper I:
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