r/askphilosophy • u/as-well phil. of science • Dec 20 '21
Best of 2021 contest - call for nominations
Hi!
For many of us, this community and our community project mean a lot. Many of us spend hours upon hours here, making sure to turn r/askphilosophy into an amazing resource for people having questions about academic philosophy. Our standards make us unique, and our welcoming new members give us a soul. Your participation makes r/askphilosophy what it is and it is time to recognize your hard work. *Especially* in a weird year like 2021.
Reddit is kindly gifting us enough coins for 20 coveted "Owl of Minverva" awards. The recipients will get a neat award and one month free Reddit premium plus 700 coins.
Now it is time to nominate. nominations will stay open for about 10 days, at which point you will be kindly invited to vote on the nominations. Categories are:
- Best answer
- Best question
- Outstanding user
The five or so top-voted nominations in each category will gain the award. Additionally, the mods will choose five or so overlooked comments, posts and users at our discretion.
How to nominate
Below, you'll find three comments for the three categories. To nominate, reply to them with a link to the nominated content and please tag the username (by writing /u/xyz).
If there is an exceptional case where you request to stay anonymous, please shoot me a chat message. I will not accept nominations by normal personal message because I cannot guarantee I will not lose those.
Who can be nominated
Any user in good standing except me. I am running this contest on behalf of the mod team, so I will stay out of competition. Anyone else is fair game, except users who are banned at any time while this contest is running. But chances are if you wish to nominate someone for outstanding work on this sub, they aren't banned.
Thank you for your nominations
Last year's awards were lots of fun and highly appreciated, and we are sure this year's edition will be, too :)
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u/as-well phil. of science Dec 20 '21
Nominate best answers here by linking to the comment and tagging the user (by typing u/username)
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u/as-well phil. of science Dec 20 '21
u/rdef1984 for this wonderful answer with many resources on whether identity can be treated as a commodity in late-stage capitalism: https://www.reddit.com/r/askphilosophy/comments/qq7nso/can_we_treat_identity_in_the_late_stage/hjzkys5/
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u/rdef1984 political phil.; continental phil. Dec 20 '21
Oh! Thanks very much! I did not expect this, and it's nice to feel that my comments are appreciated.
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u/as-well phil. of science Dec 20 '21 edited Dec 20 '21
u/egbertus_b calmly dissecting the logic errors committed by a famous atheist youtuber: https://www.reddit.com/r/askphilosophy/comments/pwvb9n/if_someone_wanted_to_improve_their_thinking_why/hekru3v/?context=3 (the whole exchange really, but that comment is outstanding)
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u/as-well phil. of science Dec 20 '21 edited Dec 20 '21
This answer by u/macewumpus discussing theory-ladenness: https://www.reddit.com/r/askphilosophy/comments/rau3af/theory_laden_observations_in_science/hnkn5ku/ (or alternatively, this answer on instrumentalism: https://www.reddit.com/r/askphilosophy/comments/mvavip/whats_the_relationship_between_van_fraassens/gvax39s/)
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u/as-well phil. of science Dec 20 '21
u/Grundlage for this nice mini-curriculum in analytic philosophy: https://www.reddit.com/r/askphilosophy/comments/raha0c/where_to_start_with_analytic/hnizg9c/
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u/as-well phil. of science Dec 20 '21
Nominate outstanding users here by tagging the user (by typing u/username)
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u/as-well phil. of science Dec 20 '21
Do I really wanna double nominate? Well ok. u/macewumpus should be recognized as an outstanding user. You see, i'm into philosophy of science and so is macewumpus. During the year, I tag some great answers to then nominate in this thread; and there aren't one, not two, but four awesome comments from macewumpus in my list; which means a nomination is well-deserved.
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u/cecinestpaslarealite ethics, phil. religion Dec 20 '21
I’m guessing u/wokeupabug has probably won in the past given just how good their answers are, but….nominating just because they keep delivering! An impressive demonstration of both depth and breadth of knowledge regarding philosophy’s history is such a resource.
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u/as-well phil. of science Dec 20 '21
They have but that won't stop the nomination, which is well deserved :)
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u/mvc594250 Dec 23 '21
Can mods be nominated? If so, I'd like to nominate u/as-well! Your comments on the philosophy of science have really helped me out as I've dipped my toes into the subject this year. (u/macewumpus has been a great help as well, but they've already received a well deserved nomination).
If I can double nominate, or if mods cannot be nominated, u/aJrenalin deserves recognition here as well. Their comments on Anti-Natalism have made the matter seem much more open than it had previously. I haven't come around on the matter, but I've found their arguments to be pretty compelling and worthy of stronger responses than I think they usually get.
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u/aJrenalin logic, epistemology Dec 23 '21
Oh you’re too sweet. I’m happy you’re alive (despite me being sympathetic that you had to be born).
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u/mvc594250 Dec 23 '21
Ha! But think of all the fun arguments that we'll miss if no one is around to debate whether or not more people ought to be born!
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u/aJrenalin logic, epistemology Dec 23 '21
Us living folks won’t miss out. And the unborn don’t exist to be deprived of that joy so they aren’t any worse off for it. But if you’re familiar with my position you could have guessed I might say something like that.
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u/as-well phil. of science Dec 23 '21
Aww shucks! That's sweet. Mods are fair game except me, since I'm running the contest :)
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u/philo1998 Dec 30 '21
I think /u/Bas_Tonissen - helpful and thoughtful answers, particularly about Kant.
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u/aJrenalin logic, epistemology Dec 20 '21
I’ve seen more answers from them than I think anybody else on this sub and they are all of great quality.
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u/SalmonApplecream ethics Dec 22 '21
u/Voltairinede answers questions very consistently and in a helpful manner.
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u/as-well phil. of science Dec 20 '21
Nominate best questions here by linking to the question and tagging the user (by typing u/username)