/r/philosophy - top ten submissions for each month of 2020

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2020, December
Why you should hate your job | “We are being ...
22980 Why you should hate your job | “We are being ...
Beyond burnout | Education must rediscover its ...
9093 Beyond burnout | Education must rediscover its ...
In Praise of Idleness: Bertrand Russell on Leis...
6321 In Praise of Idleness: Bertrand Russell on Leis...
“Scientific progress is thwarted by the owner...
3724 “Scientific progress is thwarted by the owner...
Stoic philosophy’s most controversial claim l...
3708 Stoic philosophy’s most controversial claim l...
Argument: All meaning derives from conscious ex...
3129 Argument: All meaning derives from conscious ex...
Zen Buddhism and ancient Greek Cynicism do not ...
3018 Zen Buddhism and ancient Greek Cynicism do not ...
"Environmental destruction undercuts the abilit...
2737 "Environmental destruction undercuts the abilit...
Anxiety in the Age of Singularity and how to co...
2198 Anxiety in the Age of Singularity and how to co...
Mankind's Existential Dread of Finding a Meanin...
2152 Mankind's Existential Dread of Finding a Meanin...
2020, November
Just like pain, boredom is an aversive and unpl...
5340 Just like pain, boredom is an aversive and unpl...
How democracy descends into tyranny – a class...
4586 How democracy descends into tyranny – a class...
“We are like animals in a zoo. We are caging ...
4221 “We are like animals in a zoo. We are caging ...
Privacy is power | Don’t just give away your ...
4101 Privacy is power | Don’t just give away your ...
New evidence of an illusory 'suffering-reward' ...
3961 New evidence of an illusory 'suffering-reward' ...
The peaceable kingdoms fallacy – It is a mist...
3628 The peaceable kingdoms fallacy – It is a mist...
Free MIT philosophy of mind course -- Minds & M...
3426 Free MIT philosophy of mind course -- Minds & M...
Why there is need to teach philosophy in schools
3228 Why there is need to teach philosophy in schools
"The chronic suffering of working people combin...
2996 "The chronic suffering of working people combin...
There is no such thing as a “true” count of...
2507 There is no such thing as a “true” count of...
2020, October
"By buying their way into academic, scientific,...
9808 "By buying their way into academic, scientific,...
We cannot ethically implement human genome edit...
8593 We cannot ethically implement human genome edit...
The tyranny of merit – No one's entirely self...
7525 The tyranny of merit – No one's entirely self...
After reading 70 philosophy books I created a w...
7248 After reading 70 philosophy books I created a w...
"Nationalism of decline is a means of manipulat...
6569 "Nationalism of decline is a means of manipulat...
The happiness ruse: how feeling good became a m...
5244 The happiness ruse: how feeling good became a m...
A child’s sense of curiosity is a wonderful t...
4889 A child’s sense of curiosity is a wonderful t...
Why marriage should not come with any social be...
4852 Why marriage should not come with any social be...
Inspired by the Social Dilemma (2020), this epi...
4714 Inspired by the Social Dilemma (2020), this epi...
“To change your convictions means changing th...
3903 “To change your convictions means changing th...
2020, September
It's a mistake to let religion try to explain t...
10094 It's a mistake to let religion try to explain t...
The atheist's paradox: with Christianity a domi...
7311 The atheist's paradox: with Christianity a domi...
Coronavirus Responses Highlight How Humans Have...
6294 Coronavirus Responses Highlight How Humans Have...
The anxiety of choice – More choice doesn’t...
5207 The anxiety of choice – More choice doesn’t...
Humanity and nature are not separate – we mus...
5136 Humanity and nature are not separate – we mus...
Dangerous beliefs – It’s impossible to hold...
3681 Dangerous beliefs – It’s impossible to hold...
Shattering shared reality – “The liar domin...
3455 Shattering shared reality – “The liar domin...
The big data delusion – the more data we have...
3325 The big data delusion – the more data we have...
To stop a tech apocalypse we need ethics and th...
3185 To stop a tech apocalypse we need ethics and th...
How To Practice Stoicism in Daily Life | Modern...
2998 How To Practice Stoicism in Daily Life | Modern...
2020, August
You can have the right to go unmasked but you d...
11962 You can have the right to go unmasked but you d...
It is not that we have a short time to live, bu...
4683 It is not that we have a short time to live, bu...
Real experts know what they don’t know and we...
4650 Real experts know what they don’t know and we...
Democracy’s Burden - We should "see our oppon...
4386 Democracy’s Burden - We should "see our oppon...
Suffering is not effective in criminal reform, ...
4195 Suffering is not effective in criminal reform, ...
A philosopher explains how our addiction to sto...
4078 A philosopher explains how our addiction to sto...
Life is a game we play without ever knowing the...
3390 Life is a game we play without ever knowing the...
"A society that invests in meaningful idleness,...
3244 "A society that invests in meaningful idleness,...
"Reading, studying, and learning have the power...
3196 "Reading, studying, and learning have the power...
The truth about conspiracy theories - We must b...
3125 The truth about conspiracy theories - We must b...
2020, July
When members of a group identify too strongly w...
11358 When members of a group identify too strongly w...
Face Masks and the Philosophy of Liberty: mask ...
9891 Face Masks and the Philosophy of Liberty: mask ...
Far from representing rationality and logic, ca...
4442 Far from representing rationality and logic, ca...
20,000+ western philosophical ideas alphabetize...
2950 20,000+ western philosophical ideas alphabetize...
"Philosophy is a public good and a philosophica...
2836 "Philosophy is a public good and a philosophica...
Cavemen with Atomic Bombs: How the Human Condit...
2699 Cavemen with Atomic Bombs: How the Human Condit...
Revolutionary thinking occurs when an existing ...
2655 Revolutionary thinking occurs when an existing ...
Hobbes and Locke were wrong - We are not fundam...
2545 Hobbes and Locke were wrong - We are not fundam...
Camus’ quest for meaning | It’s useless loo...
2437 Camus’ quest for meaning | It’s useless loo...
America needs an existential awakening. Cartesi...
2420 America needs an existential awakening. Cartesi...
2020, June
The Japanese Zen term "shoshin" translates as â...
16215 The Japanese Zen term "shoshin" translates as â...
Humanities degrees to double in cost as Governm...
5761 Humanities degrees to double in cost as Governm...
The practice of illeism - talking or thinking t...
5637 The practice of illeism - talking or thinking t...
In a post-covid world, here's a moral take on w...
5499 In a post-covid world, here's a moral take on w...
Open Letter to Steve Huffman and the Board of D...
5197 Open Letter to Steve Huffman and the Board of D...
Please sign the petition to stop the University...
3530 Please sign the petition to stop the University...
Lucretius On Why Death is Nothing to Fear: "Whe...
2965 Lucretius On Why Death is Nothing to Fear: "Whe...
Dislocating the self | When neuroscientists go ...
2953 Dislocating the self | When neuroscientists go ...
The right to resistance must be a core human ri...
2884 The right to resistance must be a core human ri...
The George Floyd Protests, Looting and Slavoj Z...
2817 The George Floyd Protests, Looting and Slavoj Z...
2020, May
Life doesn't have a purpose. Nobody expects ato...
21493 Life doesn't have a purpose. Nobody expects ato...
Why leaders breaking rules is a far more seriou...
9679 Why leaders breaking rules is a far more seriou...
Worry less about your rights and more about you...
7400 Worry less about your rights and more about you...
If we succeed in growing meat, we will do more ...
5003 If we succeed in growing meat, we will do more ...
Anger can be fruitful. To those who say anger i...
4806 Anger can be fruitful. To those who say anger i...
Hannah Arendt On the Banality of Evil: “The s...
4165 Hannah Arendt On the Banality of Evil: “The s...
The morality of pandemic | Protecting the econo...
3874 The morality of pandemic | Protecting the econo...
Donald Glover & Albert Camus: Art as a Creative...
3779 Donald Glover & Albert Camus: Art as a Creative...
Deliberate empathy can have negative consequenc...
3730 Deliberate empathy can have negative consequenc...
"Our elders are precious and have a great deal ...
3724 "Our elders are precious and have a great deal ...
2020, April
No more work: full employment is a bad idea. Am...
12728 No more work: full employment is a bad idea. Am...
Coronavirus: why we should be sceptical about t...
7444 Coronavirus: why we should be sceptical about t...
The benefits of doing nothing | Burnout is the ...
6324 The benefits of doing nothing | Burnout is the ...
The new mind control: the internet has spawned ...
6024 The new mind control: the internet has spawned ...
There's a dark side to the injunction 'do what ...
5915 There's a dark side to the injunction 'do what ...
"Health workers and supermarket staff deserve m...
5762 "Health workers and supermarket staff deserve m...
Marcus Aurelius' Pandemic Toolkit | Resisting s...
5230 Marcus Aurelius' Pandemic Toolkit | Resisting s...
As leaders weigh the economic and public health...
4131 As leaders weigh the economic and public health...
We don’t get consciousness from matter, we ge...
3624 We don’t get consciousness from matter, we ge...
COVID-19 & The Tragedy of the Commons | Over-ha...
3138 COVID-19 & The Tragedy of the Commons | Over-ha...
2020, March
Rats are us: they are sentient beings with rich...
12449 Rats are us: they are sentient beings with rich...
You're a Slave to Money, Then You Die
5675 You're a Slave to Money, Then You Die
When we lack a concept or word, our ability to ...
5238 When we lack a concept or word, our ability to ...
The Tyranny of Management - The Contradiction B...
4657 The Tyranny of Management - The Contradiction B...
Nihilism: the risk of nihilism is that it alien...
4294 Nihilism: the risk of nihilism is that it alien...
Ethicists agree on who gets treated first when ...
4257 Ethicists agree on who gets treated first when ...
Marguerite Derrida, psychoanalyst and wife of p...
4190 Marguerite Derrida, psychoanalyst and wife of p...
Cambridge gave HTML access to their textbooks d...
3934 Cambridge gave HTML access to their textbooks d...
Hoarding is a Prisoner's Dilemma - Brief Game T...
3093 Hoarding is a Prisoner's Dilemma - Brief Game T...
Albert Camus' The Myth of Sisyphus - The Quest ...
3031 Albert Camus' The Myth of Sisyphus - The Quest ...
2020, February
Joaquin Phoenix is Right: Animal Farming is a M...
15772 Joaquin Phoenix is Right: Animal Farming is a M...
A few days after receiving his Nobel Prize in L...
4787 A few days after receiving his Nobel Prize in L...
"I claim only that ambition is no virtue; that ...
4134 "I claim only that ambition is no virtue; that ...
The Evolutionary Argument Against Reality. Acco...
3452 The Evolutionary Argument Against Reality. Acco...
"Extremism isn't tied to a particular ideology....
3340 "Extremism isn't tied to a particular ideology....
The philosopher Omraam Mikhael Aivanhov once sa...
3294 The philosopher Omraam Mikhael Aivanhov once sa...
Under Schopenhauer’s metaphysics, we are eter...
3246 Under Schopenhauer’s metaphysics, we are eter...
Wittgenstein’s Confession: like Socrates, he ...
3012 Wittgenstein’s Confession: like Socrates, he ...
Albert Camus on Love and the Absurd: love isn't...
2722 Albert Camus on Love and the Absurd: love isn't...
"Hate is a Religion." J.P. Sartre on the Coward...
2701 "Hate is a Religion." J.P. Sartre on the Coward...
2020, January
All we owe to animals: It is not enough to cons...
6187 All we owe to animals: It is not enough to cons...
For MLK Day, 'Letter from a Birmingham Jail', o...
4189 For MLK Day, 'Letter from a Birmingham Jail', o...
A philosopher’s guide to closing the politica...
4084 A philosopher’s guide to closing the politica...
Newcomers to Philosophy often find it confusing...
3637 Newcomers to Philosophy often find it confusing...
Why you don't know your own mind: the conscious...
3056 Why you don't know your own mind: the conscious...
Ethical veganism recognized as philosophical be...
2578 Ethical veganism recognized as philosophical be...
Allegory of the cave
2142 Allegory of the cave
We cannot rely morally on 'deterrence' to justi...
1943 We cannot rely morally on 'deterrence' to justi...
Technology Can't Fix Algorithmic Injustice - We...
1790 Technology Can't Fix Algorithmic Injustice - We...
Freud on Death: Religion as Escapism
1620 Freud on Death: Religion as Escapism