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"
9 posts
#2
Advice Requests
: "Three former Jehovah's Witnesses give advice about leaving"
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
Popular Topics in r/HistoryofIdeas
#1
Philosophy
: "I’ve transcribed the entirety of A History of Western Philosophy. "
129 posts
#2
History
: "I’ve transcribed the entirety of A History of Western Philosophy. "
97 posts
#3
Thomas Jefferson
: "Talents are buried in poverty — Thomas Jefferson"
29 posts
#4
Politics
: "Although a deist, Thomas Jefferson advocated for separation of church and state because he believed faith is a personal matter, not a public one"
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
: "My notes on Homer’s Iliad."
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
: "The Stoic philosophers thought that God was everywhere and in everything, even in our own bodies. They conceived of God as a physical, corporeal thing that pervaded the entire cosmos and managed every little detail from inside, not outside, the universe."
10 posts
#9
Religion
: "By 380, a small cult originating near the periphery of the Roman Empire had grown to become its official Religion: Christianity. Things would change – but in what ways?"
9 posts
#10
Marx
9 posts
Flair Used in r/HistoryofIdeas
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Discussion
: "Although a deist, Thomas Jefferson advocated for separation of church and state because he believed faith is a personal matter, not a public one"
31 posts
#2
META
: "Activism Hasn’t Been Effective for Decades."
10 posts
#3
Video
: "Three former Jehovah's Witnesses give advice about leaving"
4 posts
#4
Link to article in comments
: "Apparently the trade-school-vs-college argument has been going on since they invented white collar jobs."
1 post
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+11k members(20.2%)
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Last updated: June 13, 2026