Getting started
What Is Philosophy, and Why Bother?
What philosophy actually is, and why its oldest questions have not gone away.
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“The only true wisdom is in knowing you know nothing.”
SocratesStart here
Short introductions to the big ideas, written for people who have never studied any of this. If you are new to Logos, this is the place to begin.
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Submissions close 15 December 2026 and there is no set theme. Write on any philosophical idea and your essay could appear in our first issue. Open to Grade 9 to Grade 12 students worldwide.
Read the guidelines →Never studied any of this? Work through the introductions below and see which argument you find yourself disagreeing with.
Browse the guides →Getting started
What philosophy actually is, and why its oldest questions have not gone away.
Coming soonEthics
Right and wrong, virtue, duty, and what we owe to other people.
Coming soonKnowledge
An introduction to epistemology. What counts as knowledge, and where certainty runs out.
Coming soonPhilosophy of mind
What is a mind, and could a machine ever have one? A first step into philosophy of mind.
Coming soonHistory of ideas
The philosophers and scientists who preserved Greek thought, argued with it, and pushed it somewhere new.
Coming soonTitles only for now. The full articles are being written.
“The only true wisdom is in knowing you know nothing.”
SocratesSubmissions for our first issue are open, and there is no theme to wait for.
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