r/philosophy is a subreddit with 18.6M members. The most common kinds of discussions are pain & anger and solution requests, and the community frequently discusses looking for, philosophy, worst, book, and good.
/r/philosophy: the portal for public philosophy
Popular Themes in r/philosophy
#1
Pain & Anger
: ""Stop Moralizing Air Conditioning" — How Institutions Shift Responsibility Onto Individuals"
3 posts
#2
Solution Requests
: "The Problem of Boredom and a Potential Solution"
2 posts
#3
Ideas
: "250 years, Common Sense, and overcoming the Age of Ego"
2 posts
Popular Topics in r/philosophy
#1
Looking For
20 posts
#2
Philosophy
: "How We Forgot Foucault - American Affairs Journal"
19 posts
#3
Worst
19 posts
#4
Book
6 posts
#5
Good
6 posts
#6
Struggling
6 posts
#7
Ethics
4 posts
#8
Annoying
4 posts
#9
History
2 posts
#10
Hate
2 posts
Flair Used in r/philosophy
#1
Blog
: ""Stop Moralizing Air Conditioning" — How Institutions Shift Responsibility Onto Individuals"
15 posts
#2
Open Thread
: "/r/philosophy Open Discussion Thread | July 06, 2026"
4 posts
#3
Video
: "House of the Dragon shows why the powerful become monsters -- they stop answering to the living."
2 posts
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+93k members(0.5%)
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Last updated: July 21, 2026