Academics
When you study philosophy, you hone your reasoning skills to explore answers to deep questions.
Does God exist? Is morality objective? Do we have free will? What is justice? What is knowledge, and what are its human limits? What is a good human life?
As you explore these questions in your studies, you gain valuable skills that will set you up to think, read, write and speak critically. Not only will this prepare you to capably pursue many career paths, but also to be comfortable thinking through complex topics and ideas in all areas of your life.
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A Priori: Undergraduate Philosophy Journal
Published through Brown university. From the publication's site:
The Journal is an annual review of the best essays from all branches of philosophy written by undergraduates. We aim to serve both undergraduate philosophy students, who hone their abilities for creative and critical thinking, and society at large, which invariably draws on philosophical ideas when making its most important decisions.
Anamnesis
Published through Colorado College. From the publication's page:
Anamnesis is the student-edited philosophy journal of Colorado College. The journal publishes philosophical undergraduate essays from colleges and universities nationwide. Colorado College students founded the journal in order to give their peers a taste of what the discipline can be at its best.
Arché
Published through Boston University. From the publication's page:
Arché, Boston University’s Student-Led Journal of Philosophy, is edited and published by motivated, inquisitive undergraduate students from diverse academic backgrounds in the College of Arts & Sciences in coordination with the Department of Philosophy. We strive to highlight exceptional student work, providing undergraduates and graduates at BU and around the world with a platform to share their writing with a general philosophical readership.
Dianoia
Published through Boston College. From the publication's page:
Dianoia is the Undergraduate Philosophy Journal of Boston College edited by undergraduates at Boston College. First published in 2012 at Boston College, Dianoia publishes philosophical articles, reviews, and interviews. The journal is published annually in print and electronic formats by the Boston College Libraries and is funded by the Boston College Institute for the Liberal Arts.
Epistemai
From the publication's page:
We are a student-run philosophy journal at the University of Minnesota Twin Cities. Spring of 2024 we published our seventh edition of Epistemai, an Undergraduate Philosophy Journal with a focus on short, original, philosophical work done by undergraduates from universities across the country, and internationally.
Falsafa
Published through the University of California. From the publication's page:
The Philosophy Club at University of California, Irvine is proud to announce the commencement of Falsafa ([n.] ‘Philosophy’ in Urdu), our biannual undergraduate philosophy journal. This is a wonderful opportunity for students to get involved in formal, academic philosophical discourse. For those looking to do graduate-level work in philosophy or simply pursue academia, submitting to Falsafa will be an exciting and beneficial opportunity. Moreover, Falsafa aims to highlight philosophical ideas and research in marginalized/underrepresented sub-disciplines, and aims to encourage work by undergraduates within the same.
Northeastern University Publishing Opportunity Page
From the page:
Information on opportunities for students to present and publish their research, as well as about fellowships, seminars and training programs can be found below. Most of these opportunities are outside of Northeastern and have application deadlines.
Logos
Published through Cornell. From the publication's page:
Logos is the undergraduate philosophy journal at Cornell University. Founded in 2004, it is today the leading publication of its kind in the United States, soliciting submissions from undergraduates around the world. It is proudly staffed by students at the Sage School of Philosophy. A new edition is released annually.
Sapere
Published through Wooster. From the publication's page:
In his essay “What is Enlightenment?”, Immanuel Kant states that the motto of the Enlightenment is “Sapere aude!” [Dare to know!]. This phrase expresses our mission at Sapere Aude, the undergraduate philosophy journal of the College of Wooster.
We invite undergraduate students to submit papers concerning any area of philosophy for publication in our journal, the goal being the general pursuit of knowledge.
Simpliciter
Published through Brandeis University. From the publication's page:
We are looking for high-quality philosophy papers from undergraduate students at universities around the world. We will consider papers that make novel contributions to fields such as aesthetics, epistemology, ethics, metaphysics, political philosophy, and more, across a variety of philosophical traditions.
Stance
Published through Ball State. From the publication's page:
Stance: An International Undergraduate Philosophy Journal is produced and edited entirely by undergraduate students. We aim to enrich student learning by providing an opportunity for undergraduate students to have their original scholarly work reviewed by or published in a peer-reviewed academic journal.
Please visit the publications' pages for more information.