People and the Natural World
Document your personal philosophy on the relationship between human beings and nature. Reflect on how your own life experiences and observations have shaped your views on sustainability, conservation, and the human role in the natural world.
Suggested length: An essay or article: 800 to 2,500 words
Start the clock
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Make it yours
Three ways to take this prompt somewhere nobody else will.
- Use one example from your own life.
- Open with a specific story, then widen out to the big idea.
- Write for a curious friend, not an expert.
Writing philosophy books
Big questions, argued carefully.
Philosophy asks how to live, what we can know and what's right. Popular philosophy brings those questions to general readers, and Stoicism in particular has found a huge new audience.
What readers expect
- A real question at the center
- Careful, step-by-step reasoning
- Engagement with other thinkers
- Ideas readers can apply
A tip before you start
Start with a question readers already ask themselves, then reason through it in plain language.
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