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r/askphilosophy is a subreddit with 502k members. Its distinguishing qualities are that the community is huge in size, and has crazy activity.
/r/askphilosophy aims to provide serious, well-researched answers to philosophical questions.
Popular Themes in r/askphilosophy
#1
Advice Requests
: "If I’m just starting philosophy, what book would you recommend?"
16 posts
#2
Ideas
: "Why are there no more system builders? Are there any that we might not be aware of as lay people?"
1 post
Popular Topics in r/askphilosophy
#1
Philosophy
: "Shoul I stop reading Philosophy?"
90 posts
#2
Consciousness
: "How is the “hard problem” of Consciousness “hard” exactly?"
11 posts
#3
Ethics
: "What books should I read for Ethics and Moral Philosophy?"
8 posts
#4
Self
: "The “Self” in 1st century Greco-Roman context"
7 posts
#5
Existence
: "Why do we force people to live?"
7 posts
#6
Free Will
: "Which philosophers have a posteriori concept of freedom/Free Will?"
7 posts
#7
Knowledge
: "How can you most accurately gauge your Knowledge of philosophy as an autodidact?"
5 posts
#8
Death
: "What is the threshold at which it is okay to celebrate someone’s Death?"
4 posts
#9
Morality
: "Is Morality necessarily a set of normative statements?"
4 posts
#10
God
: "Is omnipotence logically impossible?"
4 posts
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