Why did we start this journal?
Philosophy as a subject is criminally under-represented at the high school level. It is rarely taught as a subject, despite its millennia old tradition. But that doesn’t stop students from thinking philosophically, and, doing philosophy.
Unlike STEM fields, though, students interested in philosophy and the humanities often have trouble finding a place to engage in further research, and then to publish or showcase their work.
This journal exists to create a venue where philosophically-inclined students can voice their opinions, publish research, and contribute to the body of philosophical debate.
What we accept
We accept and publish papers relating to ‘core’ topics of philosophy–aesthetics, epistemology, metaphysics, language, mind and consciousness, among other topics. We also accept historically oriented work that analyzes historical thinkers and their approaches to philosophical and social topics. Finally, as our name suggests, we welcome submissions that deal with ethics. We interpret this broadly. This includes normative ethics, meta-ethics, applied ethics, and legal or political philosophy (i.e. The Ethics of AI). Generally, we will accept works that advance a normative claim about how “things ought to be”, or use an ethical framework to analyze relevant issues.*
For example, we would accept a paper making the case of God’s existence, arguing that the mind is physical, arguing that abortion is morally permissible, arguing for reduced limits on freedom of speech, discussing government bio-power by analyzing Foucault, et cetera. An examples of a work we would not be able to accept might include a purely statistical economic analysis of a wealth tax. This submission can easily be modified, however. For example, by focusing primarily on establishing normative principles of how governments ought to act, larger notions of justice, and interacting with the philosophy literature (ex. Rawls).
We also accept artistic work, such as photography, sculptures, paintings… Accompanying each artwork should be a short abstract of about 250 words, explaining the ideas, composition and philosophical components.
Unfortunately, we currently cannot publish works of fiction, poetry, or other literary work. As of now, we are only able to review papers and artwork. Students wishing to publish in these mediums will have a chance to submit to our blog, which is forthcoming.
*We cannot guarantee that any article will be deemed relevant to our journal. We will try our best in the revision process to accommodate all authors.
The Team
Our administrative team is staffed completely by high schoolers and undergraduates with a passion for philosophy. Our editorial review board consists of professors and PhDs in philosophy and other related fields from leading institutions around the world.
Alex Wang
Editor-in-Chief
Leon Yang
Marketing Director
Dev Pathak
Editorial Communications Director
Pingkang Qian
Staff Editor
Tony Dong
Technical Director
Xiaotian Fei
Art Director
Join Us
Our team is not complete. As the journal grows, our current team is seeking additional members. If you are a passionate student wishing to grow the high school philosophy scene, we welcome you to join our administrative team.
We’re also looking for editorial and review board members. If you are an undergraduate student, have a degree in Philosophy (or another relevant field), or otherwise have experience with academic philosophy, we sincerely hope you would be willing to join our editorial team.
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