r/HistoryofIdeas
64k members
r/HistoryofIdeas is a subreddit with 64k members. The most common kinds of discussions are news and advice requests, and the community frequently discusses philosophy, history, thomas jefferson, politics, and ancient.
Welcome to the subreddit for the study of the history of ideas, including the histories of philosophy, of literature and the arts, of the natural and social sciences, of religion, and of political thought!
Popular Themes in r/HistoryofIdeas
#1
News
: "Nietzsche’s Life Is Wilder Than His Philosophy – Seriously, Read This"
17 posts
#2
Advice Requests
: "The Meaning of Life"
1 post
#3
Ideas
: "One of Aristotle's major contributions to the development of science: the idea that sciences should be organized as sets of premises leading to conclusions. The premises are supposed to be conclusions of other, foundational arguments. The most fundamental premises are claims that cannot be doubted."
1 post
#4
Self-Promotion
: "I wrote a narrative book about overlooked math stories — would love your thoughts on the preview"
1 post
Popular Topics in r/HistoryofIdeas
#1
Philosophy
: "Hunger Economics in Appalachia: How Food Aid Cuts Revive a Cruel Economic Philosophy"
129 posts
#2
History
: "Activism Hasn’t Been Effective for Decades."
97 posts
#3
Thomas Jefferson
: "Talents are buried in poverty — Thomas Jefferson"
29 posts
#4
Politics
23 posts
#5
Ancient
: "Ancient philosophers were intensely curious about the nature and possibility of change. They were responding to a challenge from Parmenides that change is impossible. Aristotle developed an important account of change as involving three “starting points” to explain the possibility of change."
13 posts
#6
Literature
: "I wrote a narrative book about overlooked math stories — would love your thoughts on the preview"
11 posts
#7
Plato
: "Plato didn't think that education was a matter of just telling someone facts. It was about getting them to see that something was true for themselves. So, he developed a theory of which experiences were especially good at promoting learning: he called them "summoners" because they prompted thinking."
10 posts
#8
Science
: "Chemical Telescopes And The Process Of Science"
10 posts
#9
Religion
9 posts
#10
Marx
9 posts
Flair Used in r/HistoryofIdeas
#1
Discussion
: "Spinoza’s Conatus + The Action-Perception Loop: Why freedom isn't breaking the rules, it's understanding them."
30 posts
#2
META
: "Activism Hasn’t Been Effective for Decades."
12 posts
#3
Video
: "Fred Hampton Explains How Racism Is Used For Division"
2 posts
#4
Discussion - Social Science
: "Dating"
1 post
#5
Audiobook
: "The Letter that inspired Dune's "Butlerian Jihad" | Darwin Among the Machines by Samuel Butler"
1 post
#6
More in comments
: "The Methods of Science & Medieval Rainbows"
1 post
Member Growth in r/HistoryofIdeas
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+10k members(19.0%)
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Last updated: August 13, 2026