Welcome to 1000-Word Philosophy: An Introductory Anthology, an ever-growing set of original 1000-word essays on philosophical topics. We publish new essays frequently, so check back often for updates. You can click the + button at the bottom of this page to search for articles and subscribe to receive email notice of new essays.
Newest Essays
The Ontology of Race by Abiral Chitrakar Phnuyal
Mary Astell’s “A Serious Proposal to the Ladies” (1694) by Simone Webb
Dharma in Abhidharma Buddhism by Nicholaos Jones
Time Travel by Taylor W. Cyr
The Epistemology of Disagreement by Jonathan Matheson
The Fine-Tuning Argument for the Existence of God by Thomas Metcalf
Mengzi’s Moral Psychology, Part 1: The Four Moral Sprouts by John Ramsey
Mengzi’s Moral Psychology, Part 2: The Cultivation Analogy by John Ramsey
Leibniz’s Principle of Sufficient Reason by Marc Bobro
Design Arguments for the Existence of God by Thomas Metcalf
Ethics and “Extra Credit” by Nathan Nobis
Nietzsche and the Death of God by Justin Remhof
Plato’s Form of the Good by Ryan Jenkins
Modal Epistemology: Knowledge of Possibility & Necessity by Bob Fischer
Essay Categories
- Aesthetics and Philosophy of Art
- Buddhist Philosophy
- Chinese Philosophy
- Ethics
- Epistemology
- Historical Philosophy
- Metaphilosophy
- Metaphysics
- Phenomenology and Existentialism
- Philosophy of Education
- Philosophy of Mind and Language
- Philosophy of Race
- Philosophy of Religion
- Philosophy of Science
- Philosophy of Sex and Gender
- Social and Political Philosophy
* New categories are added as the project expands.
