r/philosophy is a subreddit with 18.6M members. The most common kinds of discussions are ideas and advice requests, and the community frequently discusses philosophy, looking for, worst, book, and good.
/r/philosophy: the portal for public philosophy
Popular Themes in r/philosophy
#1
Ideas
: "“Einstein echoes Wittgenstein, who emphasised in his later work that his aim was to provide ‘the understanding that consists in seeing connections’ – literally, a new way of looking” -- Ray Monk on the scientific and philosophical ideas of Einstein"
8 posts
#2
Advice Requests
: "The Crime Debate : Free Download, Borrow, and Streaming : Internet Archive"
3 posts
#3
Solution Requests
: "Philosophy learning app (Passion Project)"
1 post
#4
Pain & Anger
: ""We suffer more often in imagination than in reality" — Seneca on phantasia, catastrophizing, and whether rationality can override evolutionary anxiety (Letter 13 to Lucilius)"
1 post
Popular Topics in r/philosophy
#1
Philosophy
: "Anthony Kenny (1931-2026)"
24 posts
#2
Looking For
20 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
Knowledge
: "Seneca on scientific progress: Knowledge of nature unfolds only through successive ages (Natural Questions VII.25)"
3 posts
#10
Science
: "Thomas S. Kuhn The Crisis of the Old Quantum Theory (1980)"
3 posts
Flair Used in r/philosophy
#1
Blog
: "Honor thy father and mother, says the Bible; serve and revere your parents, says Confucius. But philosopher Jane English argues that unconditional filial duty is ill-founded: if parents do not sow seeds of love with their children, then children owe them nothing at all."
21 posts
#2
Video
: "Western philosophy has been at war with The Odyssey for 2,800 years -- and keeps losing. A survey, from Xenophanes to Levinas."
10 posts
#3
Open Thread
: "/r/philosophy Open Discussion Thread | August 17, 2026"
4 posts
#4
Interview
: "In-depth interview with Briana Toole, expert on standpoint epistemology and feminism"
2 posts
#5
Article [PDF]
: "Recent Work in the Epistemology of Inquiry -- Pablo Hubacher Haerle"
1 post
#6
Article
: "Hylemorphism as a Generalized Research Programme"
1 post
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Last updated: August 22, 2026