1000-Word Philosophy: An Introductory Anthology is a constantly growing collection of over 200 original essays on important philosophical topics. These essays are introductions rather than argumentative articles. Each essay is as close to 1000 words (while never going over!) as the author can get it. A 1000-word essay takes between five and ten minutes to read. That’s about the length of a short bus ride or a waiting room stay, or the lead-up to a class meeting.
Professional philosophy can seem abstract, esoteric, and hyper-specialized. But each day we all ask and answer philosophical questions: philosophy is the purview not just of experts, but of all thoughtful people. 1000-Word Philosophy is an open-access journal of philosophy. Its intended audience is general readers who are interested in philosophy and students in philosophy, and philosophical, courses.
Our goal in writing and sharing these essays is to provide high-quality introductions to great philosophical questions and debates. We hope that philosophers and non-philosophers alike will benefit from perusing these essays. Our authors generally provide references or sources for more information for readers whose interest is piqued by a particular topic or debate. New essays are always very much welcome: please see the submissions page for details.
1000-Word Philosophy began in 2014. In 2018, the Blog of the American Philosophical Association posted an article about the Anthology, entitled “1,000-Word Philosophy: Philosophy for Everyone” which provides more information about the project and its goals.
Annual Reports are available here.
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Editorial Board
Our editorial board is composed of authors at 1000-Word Philosophy who have taken a special interest in the project’s development and success. We seek to expand and diversify this team.
- Lead Editor: Nathan Nobis, Morehouse College, Atlanta, Georgia: NathanNobis.com
- Editor: Spencer Case, Bowling Green State University, Bowling Green, Ohio: SpencerCasePhilosophy.com
- Editor: Chelsea Haramia, Spring Hill College, Mobile, Alabama and University of Bonn, Germany: ChelseaHaramia.com
- Editor: Dan Lowe, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan: Dan-Lowe.com
- Editor: Thomas Metcalf, Spring Hill College, Mobile, Alabama: ThomasMetcalf.info
- Editor: Felipe Pereira, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania: Felipe-Pereria.weebly.com
- Editor: Dan Peterson, Morehouse College, Atlanta, Georgia: DanielJamesPeterson.com
- Editor: Tiina Carita Rosenqvist, Dartmouth College, New Hampshire: TiinaRosenqvist.com
- Editor: Matthew Sanderson, West Shore Community College, Scottville, Michigan: philpeople.org/profiles/matthew-sanderson
- Editor: Kristin Seemuth Whaley, Carroll University, Waukesha, Wisconsin: KristinSeemuthWhaley.com
1000-Word Philosophy was founded in 2014 by Andrew D. Chapman, who was then a PhD student in philosophy at the University of Colorado, Boulder; he continues to serve as an advisor for the project. A former editor is Shane Gronholz, who taught at Gonzaga University, Washington and is now a Current Affair Specialist at the Spokane Public Library.
Copyright
All essays are original contributions to 1000-Word Philosophy and are published with permission from the authors, unless otherwise noted. Contributing authors retain any and all copyright interests in their individual works. 1000-Word Philosophy holds copyright to the collective work. Please do not reproduce this work in part or in full without permission from the Editors, the author(s) and appropriate attribution to the original source of the material.