/r/philosophy - top ten submissions for each month of 2025

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2025, June
Done badly, parenting has tremendous scope for ...
7696 Done badly, parenting has tremendous scope for ...
Blame Descartes for our warped view of consciou...
522 Blame Descartes for our warped view of consciou...
Nostalgia isn’t just missing the past - it’s a ...
387 Nostalgia isn’t just missing the past - it’s a ...
Education has long been ignored by contemporary...
357 Education has long been ignored by contemporary...
How the ‘myth of Phineas Gage’ affects brain in...
277 How the ‘myth of Phineas Gage’ affects brain in...
Why Nietzsche Hated Stoicism – His Rejection Ex...
156 Why Nietzsche Hated Stoicism – His Rejection Ex...
“The self is not a fixed point, but a shifting ...
154 “The self is not a fixed point, but a shifting ...
Dualist theories claim that we are each a "hous...
141 Dualist theories claim that we are each a "hous...
Why This Knight Played Chess With Death – Bergm...
127 Why This Knight Played Chess With Death – Bergm...
Democratic backsliding triggers Rawls' 'natural...
124 Democratic backsliding triggers Rawls' 'natural...
2025, May
The novelist and poet Ursula K Le Guin shows we...
429 The novelist and poet Ursula K Le Guin shows we...
With her famous ‘capabilities approach’, the ph...
288 With her famous ‘capabilities approach’, the ph...
Though we assume freedom of choice to be a good...
176 Though we assume freedom of choice to be a good...
For Thoreau, taking walks in nature is a spirit...
98 For Thoreau, taking walks in nature is a spirit...
Nicknamed the 'Nietzsche from the Andes', the p...
86 Nicknamed the 'Nietzsche from the Andes', the p...
Epicurean philosophy reduces the fear of death ...
41 Epicurean philosophy reduces the fear of death ...
Derrida, Badiou, Baudrillard: Three Thinkers of...
39 Derrida, Badiou, Baudrillard: Three Thinkers of...
Transcendentalism may be a philosophy that's di...
31 Transcendentalism may be a philosophy that's di...
To Give a Damn: On Sharing Emotions | Recent ph...
22 To Give a Damn: On Sharing Emotions | Recent ph...
The hellenistic idea of the "highest Good" and ...
15 The hellenistic idea of the "highest Good" and ...
2025, April
Trump challenges Fukuyama’s idea that history w...
6242 Trump challenges Fukuyama’s idea that history w...
Since people have the right to choose whatever ...
1098 Since people have the right to choose whatever ...
To survive in a world dominated by power politi...
913 To survive in a world dominated by power politi...
"A new age of shamelessness" | Slavoj Žižek on ...
810 "A new age of shamelessness" | Slavoj Žižek on ...
Peter Singer: "Considering animals as commoditi...
497 Peter Singer: "Considering animals as commoditi...
“Our whole culture is based on the appetite for...
403 “Our whole culture is based on the appetite for...
Lucky people are less aware. Those whose every ...
372 Lucky people are less aware. Those whose every ...
Bernardo Kastrup argues that the world is funda...
141 Bernardo Kastrup argues that the world is funda...
Our sense that the world is real, stable, and m...
130 Our sense that the world is real, stable, and m...
The Very Hungry Caterpillar teems with Nietzsch...
84 The Very Hungry Caterpillar teems with Nietzsch...
2025, March
Almost 2,500 years ago, ancient Greek thinker T...
1290 Almost 2,500 years ago, ancient Greek thinker T...
The Chomsky-Foucault Debate is a perfect exampl...
556 The Chomsky-Foucault Debate is a perfect exampl...
The idea of a fixed "now" is an illusion – phil...
541 The idea of a fixed "now" is an illusion – phil...
The Secret to Understanding Animal Consciousnes...
441 The Secret to Understanding Animal Consciousnes...
Fear of death can paradoxically make us more dr...
334 Fear of death can paradoxically make us more dr...
Pain challenges the deep-seated illusion of a m...
215 Pain challenges the deep-seated illusion of a m...
The genius of self-mastery: the mind can only b...
167 The genius of self-mastery: the mind can only b...
Donald Hoffman on perception and the limits of ...
146 Donald Hoffman on perception and the limits of ...
The Symposium, one of Plato’s most celebrated d...
144 The Symposium, one of Plato’s most celebrated d...
Natural thinking is fluid and non-logical: any ...
118 Natural thinking is fluid and non-logical: any ...
2025, February
Plato’s warning: Extreme inequality isn’t just ...
6251 Plato’s warning: Extreme inequality isn’t just ...
Bonobos recognize when humans are ignorant, try...
3369 Bonobos recognize when humans are ignorant, try...
Everything doesn't happen for a reason. | We mu...
2037 Everything doesn't happen for a reason. | We mu...
Memory shapes our sense of self, but its unreli...
937 Memory shapes our sense of self, but its unreli...
Science doesn’t provide a “God’s-eye view” of r...
708 Science doesn’t provide a “God’s-eye view” of r...
The self isn’t one but many. | Pessoa saw ident...
594 The self isn’t one but many. | Pessoa saw ident...
Wild fish can tell humans apart when they dress...
435 Wild fish can tell humans apart when they dress...
Unexpected words from a Roman emperor: " We lov...
167 Unexpected words from a Roman emperor: " We lov...
Viktor Frankl: "Life is not something, it is th...
138 Viktor Frankl: "Life is not something, it is th...
Forget facts and values, everything is a judgem...
81 Forget facts and values, everything is a judgem...
2025, January
The paradox of tolerance tells us we may need t...
1876 The paradox of tolerance tells us we may need t...
Dopamine kills joy. | How Lockean micro-rewards...
952 Dopamine kills joy. | How Lockean micro-rewards...
Nietzsche argues that complaining is one of the...
606 Nietzsche argues that complaining is one of the...
Self-control is strategy, not willpower. | Conv...
571 Self-control is strategy, not willpower. | Conv...
Humans crave meaning more than truth. | A bold ...
391 Humans crave meaning more than truth. | A bold ...
With his ‘perspectivism’, Nietzsche claims no o...
389 With his ‘perspectivism’, Nietzsche claims no o...
“We will never get to the foundation of the rea...
210 “We will never get to the foundation of the rea...
We cannot fully know the universe from within i...
201 We cannot fully know the universe from within i...
Time is real because we experience it. | Hegel’...
111 Time is real because we experience it. | Hegel’...
Logic has no foundation - except in metaphysics...
110 Logic has no foundation - except in metaphysics...