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Top posts this week

The 10 highest-scored posts from the last 7 days — ranking by real score over a week naturally filters out posts that got removed shortly after posting.

PostScorePosted
Fearing future catastrophe is nothing new, ancient Greek and Roman philosophers all visualized the apocalypse.2592d ago
While hypothetical for humans, Descartes Evil Demon is both demonstrably feasible for AI and other digital beings1356d ago
Why We Need Iris Murdoch Now1041d ago
Humans Are Fundamentally Creative Creatures737d ago
An Indian Philosophy says the world we experience is not quite what it appears to be693d ago
The Purpose of Philosophical Debate (the idea of philosophical completion)284d ago
/r/philosophy Open Discussion Thread | November 02, 2026154d ago
On the Metaphysics of Postmodernism145d ago
An Epicurean at the Ofrenda143d ago
Sanchez-Perez explores the challenges of recovering pre-colonial Andean philosophy. Diversifying the philosophical canon requires understanding historical structures of epistemic domination and confronting the theoretical assumptions that sustain them.115d ago

Posting rules

  • PR1: All posts must be about philosophy.
  • PR2: All posts must develop and defend a substantive philosophical thesis.
  • PR3: Questions belong in /r/askphilosophy.
  • PR4: Post titles cannot be questions/must describe the philosophical content of the posted material.
  • PR5: Audio/video links require abstracts.
  • PR6: All posts must be in English.
  • PR7: Links behind paywalls or registration walls are not allowed.
  • PR8: Meta-posts, products, services, surveys, cross-posts and AMAs require moderator pre-approval.
  • PR9: Users may submit only one post per day.
  • PR10: Discussion of suicide is only allowed in the abstract.
  • CR1: Read/Listen/Watch the Posted Content Before You Reply
  • CR2: Argue Your Position
  • CR3: Be Respectful

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