Top Philosophy Substacks

#1 Thorsten J. Pattberg, PhD

“A moment of silence for those who have not found the Menticide Manual.“ –Just a Normal guy

#2 After Dinner Conversation - Philosophy | Ethics Short Story

After Dinner Conversation is an award-winning, independent nonprofit publisher that emails curated short story fiction every Thursday. Your subscription helps support writers! Each story comes with discussion questions.

#3 Classical Wisdom

Ancient Wisdom for Modern Minds. Each week we discuss philosophy, history, literature, and mythology to unlock the wisdom from the Classical world. Subscribe to our FREE newsletter and receive our Ebook, "Guide to the Greek Gods and Goddesses."

#4 Yascha Mounk

Essays and conversations about big ideas that don't need a news hook.

#5 Civic Renaissance with Alexandra Hudson

A newsletter and intellectual community passionate about infusing beauty, goodness and truth into our public discourse. Join now and get the FREE mini-course "Greek Mythology in Ten Minutes"!

#6 The Intrinsic Perspective

Bridging the two cultures of science and the humanities

#7 Nat Eliason's Newsletter

Exploring how to live, how to learn, and how to write. Essays, author updates, and other pieces to share what I'm learning, reading, and excited about.

#8 The Pulse

Emerging ideas on consciousness, current events, science, solutions & more – birthing a new planetary consciousness. Explore how our current paradigms shape our society.

#9 Thinking Better, Together

#10 Stoicism: Philosophy as a Way of Life

Newsletter and podcast from Donald J. Robertson, cognitive-behavioural therapist, and author of Stoicism books, including How to Think Like a Roman Emperor. Sign up to learn how ancient philosophy and modern psychology can help you to improve your life.

#11 Philosophy Quotes

✱ For those who seek wisdom.

#12 Mattias Desmet

A Substack by Mattias Desmet

#13 The Roots of Progress

The history of technology and the philosophy of progress—a digest of posts from rootsofprogress.org

#14 The Poetry of Reality with Richard Dawkins

The Poetry of Reality Page is hosted by world renowned evolutionary biologist and best-selling author, Professor Richard Dawkins, celebrated by intellectuals and scientists everywhere for his honest critique of religion and his push for critical thinking.

#15 Overcoming Bias

This is a blog on why we believe and do what we do, why we pretend otherwise, how we might do better, and what our descendants might do, if they don't all die.

#16 ŽIŽEK GOADS AND PRODS

Free from all forms of censorship that pervade our media, Žižek evokes and provokes philosophy, politics, culture, and so on.

#17 Thinking in Bets

Decision making in an uncertain world.

#18 Gunnar Kaiser

Philosophie, Literatur und Kultur mit Gunnar Kaiser

#19 Tessa Fights Robots

Staying coherent in a crazy world.

#20 Contraptions

Janky, wobbly models of everything from philosophy to technology and everything in-between.

#21 The Elysian

Writing about the future of nation states, capitalism, and humanity. Researching a utopian novel. Worldbuilding with subscribers.

#22 Daniel Pinchbeck’s Newsletter

I explore subjects ranging from the mystical and psychedelic to the political and mundane.

#23 The Map is Mostly Water

anecdotes, fables, tales, advice, photography, questions, sentiment, and ways to get lost in the forest

#24 Peter Boghossian

Fostering civil discourse and cognitive liberty through Spectrum Street Epistemology

#25 Here’s a Thought

Here’s a Thought is a publication about Thinking. I write to think and I think to write. Here’s a Thought não é uma Newsletter sobre economia, mas uma publicação bilíngue sobre Pensar. Escrevo pensando e penso escrevendo.

#26 Archedelia

Toward a political theory of the present.

#27 A Mug of Insights

Rediscovering the Humanities: bite-sized lessons from literature and philosophy every Monday.

#28 The Stoic Gym

A gentle guide to a life that flows smoothly.

#29 The House of Satoshi

History | Philosophy | Bitcoin

#30 The Philosopher's Substack

This Substack will post details of all our publications, events, podcast episodes, and so on, along with thoughts and writings from our editorial team and special guest writers. All content will be freely accessible.

#31 Aporia

Social science. Philosophy. Culture.

#32 Truth Unchained

Classic Insights For Modern World.

#33 Transcend

Zingeving gezocht. Journalist Wouter van Noort zoekt samen met lezers betekenis in nieuwe wetenschap en oude bronnen. Doe je mee?

#34 Ayodeji's Newsletter

Thoughts on unapologetic living, self-improvement, psychology, philosophy, creativity, and more.

#35 Alex O'Connor

Philosophy, religion, ethics, and politics. Early access to the Within Reason Podcast.

#36 Small Potatoes

Psychology, philosophy, jokes, and more

#37 Ana Suy

O meu Substack pessoal

#38 Postliberal Order

Based interventions on philosophy, culture, economy, law, theology and the postliberal order.

#39 Over The Line

Moral Clarity With The Big Lebowski

#40 Rejoice Evermore

Come for the memes, stay for the Hellenistic philosophy--or maybe it's the other way around.

#41 The Philosophy Garden: Stoicism and Beyond

Exploring and practicing Stoicism & other life philosophies. Always original material, any use of AI is explicitly highlighted.

#42 The Museletter

Thoughtful provocations for the quietly dissatisfied, delivered by raven to you.

#43 The Human Advantage with Natalia Blagoeva

Exploration into our Human Advantage by tapping into new ways of knowing, deepening our understanding of our reality, expanding our connectedness, and awakening our human powers so that we can whisper into being the change we want to see in the world.

#44 Awake and Unite by Kim

Join me through the ebbs and flows of existence as I explore the mysteries of life, the inevitability of death, and marvel at all the extraordinary experiences that lie in between. And let's always remember to enjoy a good laugh along the way.

#45 Commonplace Philosophy

Philosophy for everyday life.

#46 Stoic Wisdoms

Unlock insights for a powerful life, practical Stoic strategies, and transformative self-reflection.

#47 Dans la tête d'un Philopreneur

Un mail chaque lundi pour bâtir un (solo)business à +100K€/an au service de votre vie et de votre développement personnel. Par l'auteur du livre Vie intentionnelle (éditions Eyrolles).

#48 Feed Your Head

A forum for Philosophy, Science, Spirituality, and the Arts.

#49 What Do We Do Now That We're Here?

A Substack Featured newsletter about how to live a meaningful life in a chaotic, unstable world. I'm trying to find the place between denial and nihilism, and set up a life there. Come join me for monthly essays, Q&As, links, and shreds of sanity.

#50 Skeptic

Examining the World Through a Scientific Lens

#51 Birds Before the Storm

Individual and community preparedness. Memoirs of an anarchist life. Reflections on history.

#52 Effectiviology

Psychology and philosophy you can use.

#53 Harta(s), un newsletter de filosofía y maternidad.

Este es un newsletter donde escribo y comparto ideas que me pregunto y pienso en torno a dos de mis mundos preferidos: filosofía y maternidad. Mi nombre es Florencia, me dedico a la filosofía y soy mamá de Sofía y Olivia.

#54 Three Times Wiser

Get smarter, three times over. Sharing big ideas, mental models and principles of wise thinking curated from insightful books.

#55 Mind Mine

where ambition meets consciousness

#56 Less Foolish

#57 The Garden of Earthly Delights

An ongoing conversation on liberalism & its alternatives and the home of Alex Kaschuta's writing and Subversive Podcast.

#58 Redessiner le monde

Des réflexions et des clés pour mieux agir et mieux vivre dans notre monde en grande transition. Avec quelques dessins en prime.

#59 Conspicuous Cognition

Writer. Academic philosopher. Writing about philosophy, psychology, evolution, politics, artificial intelligence, and more.

#60 rabbit holes 🕳️🐇

Every week, Patricia Mou hand-picks the most psychoactive internet rabbit holes that explore this question: What does it mean to live a life of meaning and beauty?

#61 The Sovereign Artist

I’m writing a book in public.

#62 David Shapiro’s Substack

AI, Humanity, Future, Philosophy, and Systems Thinking

#63 Plato's Academy Centre Newsletter

News, articles, interviews, events and courses, from the Plato's Academy Centre.

#64 Eu Organizado

filosofia, poesia e um pouquinho de sacanagem. textos que te organizam por dentro e por fora. 2 domingos de manhã no mês :)

#65 Chris Langan's Ultimate Reality

Clarity in a Time of Great Deception

#66 DYNOMIGHT INTERNET NEWSLETTER

science and existential angst

#67 Becoming Noble

Build power, resources, family, and security as the West declines. Get the weekly email to join the new elite.

#68 In My Tribe

improving social epistemology, rewarding reasoned discourse

#69 Kyle's Files

a few great thoughts

#70 The Power of Ego

#71 Wednesday Wisdom

A weekly newsletter dedicated to sharing practical wisdom from history's greatest philosophers.

#72 Zero HP Lovecraft

An increasing proportion of the industrial surplus is being absorbed by the task of masking bio-social deterioration

#73 Outsideness Newsletter

The Nothing = 210

#74 Future Fossils with Michael Garfield

Paleontologist-Futurist Michael Garfield helps "Rewild the Singularity" – restoring soul to the philosophy of technology, midwifing new myths for transition, and helping cultivate the curiosity and play we'll need to thrive in our accelerating age.

#75 The Freedom Analects

Written works exploring truth, power, freedom, money, economics, virtue, sovereignty, philosophy, and other enigmas of existence.

#76 Fake Noûs

Reasonable thoughts about philosophy, politics, and other interesting stuff.

#77 The Nature-Nurture-Nietzsche Newsletter

The newsletter of Professor Steve Stewart-Williams. Evolutionary psychology, sex differences, nature and nurture, science, philosophy, and more.

#78 Death & Birds

They're both coming for you! (Just kidding, birds aren't coming for you)

#79 Infinite Loops

Arming you with the tools & fresh perspectives required to upgrade your HumanOS and thrive in our messy, probabilistic world.

#80 How to be human

In these posts, I invite us to think bigger, smaller, clearer, more kindly and deeply about being human. Let’s challenge assumptions and take on sacred cows. Let’s explore what it means and what it feels like to be human, alone and together.

#81 The Critical Thinker

Practical ideas in your inbox, about reasoning, about language, and about images. A newsletter for curious minds.

#82 e/acc newsletter

Fighting decels and doomers

#83 徒步的騎手

一个看世事人生的视角。

#84 The Stoic Handbook by Jon Brooks

Jon Brooks' modern weekly guide to the best ideas in ancient Stoicism. Trusted by 6,500.

#85 Applied Complexity Science

The complexity perspective

#86 Perspectiva's Substack

A community of expert generalists working on an urgent one hundred year project to improve the relationships between systems, souls and society in theory and practice.

#87 Aprendizaje Infinito

El camino del eterno aprendiz.

#88 Liberal Illusions

Occasional essays on history, philosophy, politics, law, economics, literature, and the arts, from a liberal perspective.

#89 What Is Called Thinking?

Questions To Stupefy and Inspire

#90 How to Survive An Existential Crisis

A newsletter about lifelines, creativity, hope, joy, grief, second chances and poetry.

#91 TOM NUMBERS Substack

My personal Substack

#92 Navals Archive

Naval's writings, explained.

#93 Alexandria

Commentary from Mark Brahmin, Richard Spencer, and friends.

#94 The Living Philosophy

Philosophy you can live your life by.

#95 Success On Earth

Success Theory and Philosophy. I go beyond motivational clichés to understand the ideas, people, and books that tell us something real about success

#96 Focus and Simplicity

Letters that reframe your mind in an overwhelming and status-obsessed world.

#97 The Redneck Intellectual

Untimely thoughts on history, philosophy, politics, education, and culture.

#98 the ungated life

adventures in the art of self-renewal

#99 Surviving Leviathan with Peter Gelderloos

Anarchist history, theory, & strategy; land and ecology; mental health; patriarchy...

#100 Thomas Sheridan - Our Different Levels of Archetype

A Portrait of the Alternative Folklorist as an Inquisitive Man Thomas Sheridan is an Author, Artist, Film Maker.