r/askphilosophy is a subreddit with 638k members. The most common kinds of discussions are advice requests, and the community frequently discusses philosophy, struggling, reading, recommendations, and understand, and they frequently recommend/review philosophy books, literature, and theology.
/r/askphilosophy aims to provide serious, well-researched answers to philosophical questions.
Popular Themes in r/askphilosophy
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Advice Requests
: "Any philosophy of religion books that compare the different faiths and talk about pro and cons?"
4 posts
Popular Topics in r/askphilosophy
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Philosophy
56 posts
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Struggling
48 posts
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Reading
23 posts
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Recommendations
21 posts
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Understand
18 posts
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Hard Time
12 posts
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Looking For
9 posts
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Hate
7 posts
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Spinoza
6 posts
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Ethics
5 posts
Products Discussed in r/askphilosophy
Philosophy Books
92 reviews
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Thomas Nagel
4.7★ from 7 reviews
#2
Jostein Gaarder
4.2★ from 6 reviews
#3
Plato
5.0★ from 5 reviews
Literature
8 reviews
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Terry Eagleton
5.0★ from 1 review
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James Porter
5.0★ from 1 review
#3
Pinkard
5.0★ from 1 review
Theology
1 review
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St. Augustine
5.0★ from 1 review
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Last updated: September 30, 2026