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1000-Word Philosophy: An Introductory Anthology

Philosophy, One Thousand Words at a Time

Welcome to 1000-Word Philosophy: An Introductory Anthology , an ever-growing set of over 190 original 1000-word essays on philosophical questions, theories, figures, and arguments.

All of our essays are available in audio format; many of our essays are available as videos . 

Newest Essays

Here are our newest essays :

• Robert Nozick’s “Wilt Chamberlain” Argument for Libertarianism by Daniel Weltman
• Artificial Intelligence: Ethics, Society, and the Environment and Artificial Intelligence: The Possibility of Artificial Minds by Thomas Metcalf
• Pyrrhonian Skepticism: Suspending Judgment by Lewis Ross
• Moral Education: Teaching Students to Become Better People by Dominik Balg
• Gödel’s Incompleteness Theorems by Jon Charry
• Objects and their Parts: The Problem of Material Composition by Jeremy Skrzypek
• The Mind-Body Problem: What Are Minds? by Jacob Berger
• Seemings: Justifying Beliefs Based on How Things Seem by Kaj André Zeller
• Form and Matter: Hylomorphism by Jeremy W. Skrzypek
• Kant’s Theory of the Sublime by Matthew Sanderson
• Philosophy of Color by Tiina Carita Rosenqvist
• On Karl Marx’s Slogan “From Each According to their Ability, To Each According to their Need” by Sam Badger

We publish new essays frequently, so please check back for updates. Also follow us on Facebook , Twitter / X , and Instagram , and subscribe by email on this page to receive notifications of new essays. 

Essay Categories

We have essays in these categories:

• Aesthetics and Philosophy of Art
• Africana Philosophy
• Buddhist Philosophy
• Chinese Philosophy
• Epistemology, or Theory of Knowledge
• Historical Philosophy
• Islamic Philosophy
• Logic and Reasoning
• Metaphilosophy, or Philosophy of Philosophy
• Metaphysics
• Phenomenology and Existentialism
• Philosophy of Education
• Philosophy of Law
• 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. 

New to Philosophy?

You might begin with these essays:

• What is Philosophy? by Thomas Metcalf
• Critical Thinking: What is it to be a Critical Thinker? by Carolina Flores
• Arguments: Why Do You Believe What You Believe? by Thomas Metcalf
• Is it Wrong to Believe Without Sufficient Evidence? W.K. Clifford’s “The Ethics of Belief” by Spencer Case

Popular Essays

Some of our most popular essays include: 

• Descartes’ “I think, therefore I am” by Charles Miceli and  Descartes’ Meditations by Marc Bobro
• Marx’s Conception of Alienation  by Dan Lowe
• John Rawls’ ‘A Theory of Justice’  by Ben Davies
• The Ethics of Abortion  by Nathan Nobis
• Aristotle’s Defense of Slavery  by Dan Lowe
• “God is Dead”: Nietzsche and the Death of God  by Justin Remhof
• Philosophy and Its Contrast with Science : Comparing Philosophical and Scientific Understanding  by Thomas Metcalf
• Happiness: What is it to be Happy?  by Kiki Berk
• Pascal’s Wager: A Pragmatic Argument for Belief in God  by Liz Jackson
• The African Ethic of Ubuntu  by Thaddeus Metz

A complete list of all our essays is here . 

Student Resources

We have resources for students , including essays on How to Read Philosophy and How to Write a Philosophical Essay by the Editors of 1000-Word Philosophy . 

Instructor Resources

We have resources to help i nstructors develop courses and course modules using our essays.

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