PLATO
Shorter philosophical essays
600–1,000 words
A space for a single, well-made argument. Begin with a question that matters to you, take a position, and give your reasons with clarity.
Inaugural Issue · Summer 2027
ALETHEIA
A Philosophy Journal for Young Thinkers
A space for young thinkers to question assumptions, explore difficult ideas, and develop arguments of their own.
QUESTION ASSUMPTIONSEXPLORE IDEASDEVELOP ARGUMENTSTHINK INDEPENDENTLY
Our Philosophy
Philosophy begins with a question, not a credential.
“You don’t need to be good at philosophy to begin doing it.”
Philosophy is not a set of facts to memorise before you may speak. It is a practice: noticing an assumption you have never examined, and following the argument where it leads.
Anyone who has asked “why?” and refused a lazy answer has already begun. What remains is the craft of doing it carefully.
- 01
- Curiosity
Start with a question you genuinely cannot answer yet, not with a conclusion you want to defend.
- 02
- Intellectual humility
Hold your view firmly enough to argue for it, and loosely enough to revise it when the reasons run out.
- 03
- Independent reasoning
Learn what others have said, then decide for yourself what you think — and be able to say why.
The name
ἀλήθεια
alḗtheia · truth · disclosure
Greek for truth — literally “unconcealment”: the moment something hidden is brought into the open. That is what a good question does.
Inaugural Issue
Issue 01Summer 2027
- Submissions open
- December 5, 2026 · 12:00 AM ET
- Submission deadline
- March 31, 2027 · 11:59 PM ET
- Publication target
- Summer 2027
Submissions open in
Submissions open December 5, 2026 at 12:00 AM Eastern Time.
Submission Tracks
Two ways to write
SOCRATES
Extended philosophical essays
1,000–2,000 words
Room to develop an idea at length: state your thesis, reason through it carefully, and take seriously the strongest objections to your view.
Reading room, late afternoon
Explore Philosophy
Resources for thinking, not just submitting
Philosophical questions
A curated bank of questions across ethics, metaphysics, epistemology and more — a starting point when you have nothing to write about yet.
Writing philosophy
A short guide to finding a question, building a thesis, anticipating objections, and writing an argument that holds together.
Branches of philosophy
Plain introductions to the main areas of the discipline, so you know what you are stepping into before you begin.
Get Involved
A journal is built by the people who keep asking questions.
Students
Write an essay and send it to Issue 01. Both tracks are open to middle and high school students across Canada.
Submission guidelinesUniversity volunteers
Help read submissions and offer students the kind of feedback that makes a second draft possible.
Reviewer opportunitiesEducators
Bring Aletheia into a classroom, or write to us about how the journal could be useful to your students.
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