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Helpful overview for beginning undergrads, backed with ample references!

We have a new and, unfortunately, timely essay: "Racism: What Makes Something Racist?" by Dan Peterson 1000wordphilosophy.com/2026/05/12/r... #racism #racist #antiracist #race #ethics #justice #philosophy

"The ability to understand others’ beliefs, desires, intentions, emotions, and moods is called mindreading." What if the methods discussed to understand others are the same methods by which we come to understand our own mind: simulation, theory and habit?

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One of our Editors and contributors, Chelsea Haramia, is now now co-Director of the new Discovery & Futures Lab at the SETI Institute @setiinstitute.bsky.social ! www.seti.org/news/seti-in...

Thanks to the Daily Nous for sharing our most recent essay! Ethical Non-Cognitivism: Are Ethical Judgments More Like Desires Than Beliefs? by Rodrigo Valencia Pacheco.

Very proud of my former PhD student Rodrigo Valencia Pacheco for a nicely done 1000-word primer on non-cognitivism about moral judgment! #Philosophy

Thanks to the Daily Nous for sharing our most recent essay, "Ethical Non-Cognitivism: Are Ethical Judgments More Like Desires Than Beliefs?" by Rodrigo Valencia Pacheco.

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For an introduction to the banned reading that started this all, see our recent "Plato’s Symposium: Philosophizing About Love" by Matthew Sanderson: 1000wordphilosophy.com/2026/01/24/p...

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#Philosophy #Ethics #Politics #Immigration #HumanRights #Philsky I'm of the view that as freedom of movement/choice of location is one of the most fundamental human rights, & the earth belongs to all of us equally, we all have the right to unrestricted immigration (& emigration). I follow 1/

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Euthanasia, or Mercy Killing #euthanasia #PAS #assistedsuicide #bioethics #autonomy #medicalethics 1000wordphilosophy.com/2019/03/05/e...

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A professor at Texas A&M was recently told to remove Plato’s Symposium after new rules restricting discussion of “race or gender ideology.” What is the Symposium all about? 1000wordphilosophy.com/2026/01/24/p... #Philosophy #Love #AcademicFreedom #HigherEducation #ThinkPhilosophy

On International Women's Day, we invite you to read our three-essay series on different types of feminism. #women #WomensDay2026 #feminism #feminist #feministphilosophy 1000wordphilosophy.com/2014/04/17/f...

"Artificial Intelligence: The Possibility of Artificial Minds" by Thomas Metcalf 1000wordphilosophy.com/2024/02/13/a... #consciousness #AI #minds #conscious #philosophy

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The Death Penalty, or Capital Punishment 1000wordphilosophy.com/2019/07/28/t...

There are many issues related to law that philosophers study. This essay provides an overview of common topics in philosophy of law. "Philosophy of Law: An Overview" #law #legal #PhilosophyOfLaw #jurisprudence #philosophy 1000wordphilosophy.com/2022/05/18/p...

People often call things “Marxist,” what is Marxism? What did Karl Marx actually say about various issues? #marx #marxism #philosophy 1000wordphilosophy.com/units/#marxism

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What is it to be a more philosophical person? What is to live your life in a more philosophical way? Why would one do that? Find out here! Philosophy as a Way of Life 1000wordphilosophy.com/2023/10/21/p... #philosophy #philosopher

So, what is "indoctrination" anyway? Is it always bad? Is it ever good? Is it always avoidable? Find out here: 1000wordphilosophy.com/2022/01/16/i...

My fav Plato to teach. Best line, "Gentlemen! I am plastered!" (Alcibiades entrance)

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Hannah Arendt lived through the rise of Nazism and reflected deeply on its political and moral conditions. Many of her ideas are widely seen as relevant to contemporary political life. #Arendt #HannahArendt 1000wordphilosophy.com/2018/08/17/h...

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Critical thinking. Every time.

While the details of #Rawls / #JohnRawls theory of #justice are debated in some circles, it does seem like a plausible test for justice: would you agree to this being done, if you didn't know who you were? How are things going, according to this test? 1000wordphilosophy.com/2018/07/27/j...

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"African American Existentialism: DuBois, Locke, Thurman, and King" by Anthony Sean Neal #MLK #MLKDay 1000wordphilosophy.com/2021/02/16/a...