Thanks to the @dailynous.com for sharing our most recent essay, "Theism and Atheism: Reasons for Belief and Disbelief" by Tom Metcalf.

New! "Theism and Atheism: Reasons for Belief and Disbelief" by Tom Metcalf 1000wordphilosophy.com/2025/09/27/t... #theism #atheism #theist #atheist #religion #philosophy

“We got so lucky to follow such an inspiring group of students. Their journey is an excellent snapshot of how rewarding the ethics bowl experience can be.”

"Atheism: Believing God Does Not Exist" by Nathan Nobis 1000wordphilosophy.com/2025/09/21/a... #atheist #atheism #religion #secularism #theism #theist

Thanks to the Daily Nous for sharing our most recent essay: Atheism: Believing God Does Not Exist by Nathan Nobis

New! "Atheism: Believing God Does Not Exist" by Nathan Nobis #atheism #atheist #theism #theist #religion #philosophy 1000wordphilosophy.com/2025/09/21/a...

Has anyone done anything wrong lately? To many, clearly, yes! What are some of the most influential explanations of what makes wrong actions wrong? #ethics #philosophy #wrong #justice #injustice 1000wordphilosophy.com/units/#ethic...

What is free speech? How is it typically understood? How should it be understood? Check out this introduction: "Free Speech" by Mark Satta #FreeSpeech #freedom #liberty 1000wordphilosophy.com/2021/02/04/f...

If it bothers you when people believe things, especially important things, on the basis of no good evidence--or, worse, against the evidence--and, especially, speak and act on these beliefs, you may appreciate the concept of the "ethics of belief": 1000wordphilosophy.com/2022/01/28/e...

If it bothers you when people believe things, especially important things, on the basis of no good evidence--or, worse, against the evidence--and, especially, speak and act on these beliefs, you may appreciate the concept of the "ethics of belief": 1000wordphilosophy.com/2022/01/28/e...

Thanks to the @dailynous.com for sharing our most recent essays! Definitions of Art: What is Art? by Brock Rough. Philosophical Counseling: Using Philosophy to Address Life’s Challenges by Nathan Nobis. Dehumanization: What is it to Dehumanize People? by Dan Peterson. #philosophy #education

"Philosophical Counseling: Using Philosophy to Address Life’s Challenges" by Nathan Nobis 1000wordphilosophy.com/2025/08/21/p...

"That's subjective!" When people respond to what's said with this, what *might* they mean? And are they correct? Check out the discussion here! 1000wordphilosophy.com/2025/07/26/s... #subjective #philosophy #logic #criticalthinking #teaching #education #criticalthinking #teacher #teachers

We have a new essay! "Philosophical Counseling: Using Philosophy to Address Life’s Challenges" by Nathan Nobis 1000wordphilosophy.com/2025/08/21/p... #philosophy #philosophicalcounseling #LBT #REBT #CBT #counseling

We have learned that the Embedded EthiCS team at Harvard University--which integrates philosophy into computer science--is using a number of 1000-Word Philosophy essays in their modules, such as “John Rawls’ ‘A Theory of Justice’"! Check out their program! dailynous.com/2025/08/05/p...

Some of our essays have really neat accompanying animated videos made by an animator from Iran at "Train of Thoughts." Check them out! 1000wordphilosophy.com/videos/ #philosophy #ethics #teaching #education #curriculum

We have a new essay! "Dehumanization: What is it to Dehumanize People?" by Dan Peterson 1000wordphilosophy.com/2025/08/10/d... #dehumanizing #dehumanize #dehumanization #ethics #philosophy

We have a new essay! "Dehumanization: What is it to Dehumanize People?" by Dan Peterson 1000wordphilosophy.com/2025/08/10/d... #dehumanizing #dehumanize #dehumanization #ethics #philosophy

"The Party told you to reject the evidence of your eyes and ears. It was their final, most essential command.” 1000wordphilosophy.com/2021/12/17/g...

We have a new, more concise order of readings ideal for Introduction to Philosophy courses! 1000wordphilosophy.com/philosophy101/ #Ethics #philosophy #teaching #education #curriculum

Conspiracy Theories People believe in a large variety of conspiracy theories. Why are these theories so appealing to people and is it ever rational to believe in them? #conspiracy #conspiracytheory 1000wordphilosophy.com/units/#consp...

New by one of our Editors and Contributors Tom Metcalf: "AI safety and regulatory capture" link.springer.com/article/10.1...

On this webpage and beyond you can find people saying: "Truth is subjective," "Ethics is subjective," "Beauty is subjective," and "Art is subjective." What might they mean? Are they correct? #subjective #truth #ethics #art #beauty #philosophy 1000wordphilosophy.com/2025/07/26/s...

Conspiracy Theories People believe in a large variety of conspiracy theories. Why are these theories so appealing to people and is it ever rational to believe in them? #conspiracy #conspiracytheory 1000wordphilosophy.com/units/#consp...

"ChatGPT is great for brainstorming!" Actually we have a tool for that already! It's called thinking. We use our brain. It's called brainstorming! Clue is in the name.

We have a new, very comprehensive list of many of our most popular essays, ideal for #Syllabus development. #teaching #teacher #school #education #philosophy #ethics #curriculum Our apologies if you received this earlier by email: that was an error! 1000wordphilosophy.com/reading-syll...

Thanks to the @dailynous.com for sharing our most recent essays & updates! “That’s Subjective”: Subjectivism about Truth, Beauty, and Goodness Moral Error Theory Phenomenology: Describing Experiences from a First-Person Perspective #philosophy #ethics #phenomenology #metaethics

Several of your pieces were referenced in this piece on cancel culture. I write for a company that sells philosophy themed t-shirts with funny memes. (And they are nice people!) the-philosophers-shirt.com/blogs/philos...

We have a new essay! “That’s Subjective”: Subjectivism about Truth, Beauty, and Goodness  by Nathan Nobis 1000wordphilosophy.com/2025/07/26/s... #subjectivism #subjective #truth #beauty #goodness #ethics #philosophy #aesthetics #aesthetic #art #epistemology

We updated our essay on the problem of evil to include an image of a new artwork by Natalie Ellen entitled "The problem of evil." Thank you, Natalie! #philosophy #art #philosophicalart #problemofevil 1000wordphilosophy.com/2014/04/07/t...

Knowledge Most people know a lot. But many people claim to know things that they probably don’t know. But what is knowledge anyway? Epistemology, or Theory of Knowledge by Thomas Metcalf 1000wordphilosophy.com/units/#knowl... #knowledge #theoryofknowledge #epistemology

The The Harvard Independent cited our article '“Nasty, Brutish, and Short”: Thomas Hobbes on Life in the State of Nature' in one of their articles: harvardindependent.com/what-we-do-w...

"According to . . 'moral error theory,' it is false that abusing children for fun is morally wrong . . because, according to error theory, all moral judgments are false. This essay explores this counterintuitive view." 1000wordphilosophy.com/2014/04/14/m... #metaethics #ethics #philosophy

We recently have reorganized our pages. Please check out the "All Essays" page and the "Categories" page to see what we've done! Is the new organization helpful? Did we miss anything? Suggestions for improvement? Please let us know! Thanks! 1000wordphilosophy.com/all-essays/ #philosophy #ethics

We have updated the organization of our page on essays on ethics! Please check it out and let us know what you think of it! Any suggestions for improvement? Please let us know! 1000wordphilosophy.com/home/categor... #ethics #MoralPhilosophy #morals

Conspiracy Theories People believe in a large variety of conspiracy theories, e.g., regarding JFK’s assassination, 9/11, Jeffrey Epstein, etc. Why are these theories so appealing to people? Is it ever rational to believe them? 1000wordphilosophy.com/units/#consp... #conspiracy #conspiracytheory

We are grateful to the @apaphilosophy.bsky.social for sharing our pages on their "Teaching Resources" page! www.apaonline.org/page/teachin...

We are also grateful to the @apaphilosophy.bsky.social for sharing our pages on their "Teaching Resources" page! www.apaonline.org/page/teachin...

The Law Many people think we should usually obey the law, but not always or necessarily: what are those exceptions? And what is the authority of law anyway? 1000wordphilosophy.com/units/#the-law #law #CivilDisobedience #PhilosophyOfLaw #philosophy #laws

We are grateful to the American Philosophical Association @apaphilosophy.bsky.social for sharing our page on their "Undergraduate Resources" page! www.apaonline.org/page/undergr...

Why do we have government? One answer is a question: what if we didn’t have government? What would life be like? Answers here points towards what better, more just forms of government might be: 1000wordphilosophy.com/units/#gover... #government #justice

#Justice There are many injustices in our world, and many people want to seek justice and oppose injustice. But what is justice? What is injustice? What are the best theories or explanations here? 1000wordphilosophy.com/units/#justice

People are encouraged to “think critically” but what is critical thinking? What are good arguments? And why is thinking critically and having good arguments important? #criticalthinking #logic #argument #arguments 1000wordphilosophy.com/units/#criti...

We have created a page of "topical units" of our essays, collections of our essays on timely & timeless interest. Check them out & please give any suggestions of other units! 1000wordphilosophy.com/units/ #philosophy #teaching #teachingphilosophy #education #learning #curriculum

We have a new essay, on "phenomenology"! "Phenomenology: Describing Experiences From a First-Person Perspective" by Matthew Sanderson 1000wordphilosophy.com/2025/07/12/p... #phenomenology #phenomenologist #continentalphilosophyl #philosophy

Studying Philosophy Does Make People Better Thinkers www.cambridge.org/core/journal... #philosophy #education #teaching #school #schooling #learning #criticalthinking #logic

Some introductory notes #philsky #continentalphilosophy

A philosophy professor was assaulted and abducted by ICE while protesting the agency's raid on a farm near his university.

We have a new essay, on "phenomenology"! Check it out! "Phenomenology: Describing Experiences From a First-Person Perspective" by Matthew Sanderson #phenomenology #phenomenologist #Continental #continentalphilosophy #philosophy 1000wordphilosophy.com/2025/07/12/p...

Most -- if not ALL -- of the most important issues and concerns of our lives involve #philosophy. But what is philosophy anyway? Find out here! "What is Philosophy?" by Thomas Metcalf 1000wordphilosophy.com/2020/10/10/p... #education #learning #criticalthinking #logic #ethics #justice