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Popular Themes in r/philosophy
#1
Advice Requests
: "/r/philosophy Open Discussion Thread | April 28, 2025"
3 posts
#2
News
: "Will New York pass Medical Aid in Dying"
2 posts
#3
Ideas
: "This conceptualization of time as a double helix is intellectually rich and symbolically layered. Evaluating it through the lens of modern scientific thought and existing metaphysical models yields a few key insights and critiques, grounded in real-world research:"
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Popular Topics in r/philosophy
#1
Philosophy
: "Wittgenstein and the paradoxes at the limits of language: Self-referential contradictions arise inevitably when Philosophy reaches the limits of language. These contradictions are not flaws but essential features of philosophical thought."
23 posts
#2
Reality
: "Reality Dysmorphia: When Perception Breaks from Truth"
3 posts
#3
Existence
: "Clarice Lispector’s existential vision is fundamentally posthuman: the moment we construct a self, we also create linear time and begin living toward death. By envisioning her own death, Lispector breaks free from the confines of selfhood and the forward pull of time."
2 posts
#4
Religion
: "Hryhorii Skovoroda was a Ukrainian philosopher who had an unconventional approach to God and Religion, believing in a special feminine divine wisdom that can help guide our lives."
2 posts
#5
Death
: "Clarice Lispector’s existential vision is fundamentally posthuman: the moment we construct a self, we also create linear time and begin living toward Death. By envisioning her own Death, Lispector breaks free from the confines of selfhood and the forward pull of time."
2 posts
#6
Solitude
: "The Power of Solitude, Why The Chosen Ones Walk Alone - Alan Watts"
2 posts
#7
Language
: "Wittgenstein and the paradoxes at the limits of Language: Self-referential contradictions arise inevitably when philosophy reaches the limits of Language. These contradictions are not flaws but essential features of philosophical thought."
1 post
#8
Fiction
: "In defence of Fictional examples"
1 post
#9
Mathematics
: "A Mathematical Representation of Tao"
1 post
#10
Faith
: "Nietzsche is directly quoted in Lumen Fidei, an encyclical by Pope Francis, and presented as the typical modern man who values the subjective over the objective. The question is if philosophy is compatible with Faith, and if the common good is worth pursuing"
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