r/HistoryofIdeas
66k members
r/HistoryofIdeas is a subreddit with 66k members. The most common kinds of discussions are advice requests and ideas, and the community frequently discusses worst, struggling, politicized, and us constitution.
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
Advice Requests
: "Really interesting philosophy talk on loneliness from Kaitlyn Creasy that helped me understand my own experiences"
1 post
#2
Ideas
: "Would you learn history better by living through it? Building a game and want your opinion (2 min survey)"
1 post
Popular Topics in r/HistoryofIdeas
#1
Worst
3 posts
#2
Struggling
2 posts
#3
Politicized
1 post
#4
Us Constitution
1 post
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."
23 posts
#2
Video
: "Unexplored Territories: The James Fujimoto, David Huang and Eric Swanson Story | National Inventors Hall of Fame - They invented optical coherence tomography (OCT) – a revolutionary method for imaging the internal structures of body tissue with unprecedented detail."
2 posts
#3
Review
: "A Socialist Review of Thomas More's Utopia"
1 post
#4
META
: "How to choose sources for intellectual history research?"
1 post
Member Growth in r/HistoryofIdeas
Yearly
+11k members(19.0%)
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Last updated: October 28, 2026