About r/philosophy
r/philosophy is one of the largest safe-for-work communities on Reddit, ranked #47 on SubMouse with 18,584,720 subscribers.
In its own words:
/r/philosophy: the portal for public philosophy
The community was created on Jan 25, 2008, which makes it 18 years old. Since Oct 19, 2026, it has gained 2,640 subscribers (+0.01%). It sits just behind r/blog (#46) and ahead of r/wholesomememes (#48) in our ranking.
How to join
Open reddit.com/r/philosophy and press “Join”. Read the community rules in the sidebar before you post: every subreddit is run by its own volunteer moderators.
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