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Popular Themes in r/philosophy
#1
Pain & Anger
: "Techno-fascists are Ruining the World: Get Mad"
3 posts
#2
Advice Requests
: "Fear of death can paradoxically make us more driven and conscientious, pushing us to be more successful and leave a meaningful legacy. But conscientiousness is a double-edged sword that creates both masterpieces and atrocities, depending on the values that shape it."
3 posts
#3
Ideas
: "How to become what you are - Nietzsches ideas on meaning"
2 posts
#4
News
: "Radical Conservatives like Dugin want to change our view of reality | How "Putin’s Rasputin" turned Heidegger’s critique of modernity into a weapon against liberalism, redefining history as a clash of civilisations, not individuals."
2 posts
Popular Topics in r/philosophy
#1
Philosophy
: "/r/Philosophy Open Discussion Thread | March 17, 2025"
39 posts
#2
Consciousness
: "Language shapes reality – neuroscientists and philosophers argue that our sense of self and the world is an altered state of Consciousness, built and constrained by the words we use."
4 posts
#3
Reality
: "Language shapes Reality – neuroscientists and philosophers argue that our sense of self and the world is an altered state of consciousness, built and constrained by the words we use."
3 posts
#4
Self
: "I Carl Jung: The Shadow, The Self, and the Hidden Depths of the Psyche | ASMR"
3 posts
#5
Morality
: "Can Objective and subjective Morality coexist"
2 posts
#6
Ai
: "The Ai Spectacle, Part 2: ReclAiming Political Space in the Age of Algorithmic Control"
2 posts
#7
Technology
: "how much of YOU exist within your Technology, RANKED"
2 posts
#8
Meaning
: "Fear of death can paradoxically make us more driven and conscientious, pushing us to be more successful and leave a Meaningful legacy. But conscientiousness is a double-edged sword that creates both masterpieces and atrocities, depending on the values that shape it."
2 posts
#9
Ethics
: "Advertising, Ethics, and Manufactured Consent in Consumer Culture"
2 posts
#10
Existence
: "Unlocking Existence: 3 Hours of Paradoxical Keys to Restful Sleep"
2 posts
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