Trending Philosophical Concepts in Brazil — the 7 days to 27 October 2026
The 100 most-viewed philosophical concepts on Wikipedia, the 7 days to 27 October 2026 (Portuguese-language edition). Ranked by real-world attention. Top: knowledge. Data as of 27 October 2026.
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knowledge
awareness of facts, familiarity with individuals and situations, or practical skill; encompasses descriptive, procedural, and acquaintance knowledge, typically characterized as justified true belief distinct from opinion or guesswork
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kairos
right or opportune moment, as concept in ancient Greek philosophy
722
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cultural hegemony
marxist notion of cultural dominance
472
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world
term ambiguously referring to any of: the whole of reality, the universe, the Earth and all life upon it, or human civilization
439
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free will
ability of agents to be the ultimate source or originator of their choices, free from external determination
294
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paradigm
distinct conceptual or thought pattern
274
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role-playing game
game in which players assume the roles of characters in a fictional setting
271
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absurdism
the conflict between the human tendency to seek inherent value and meaning in life and the human inability to find any; does not mean 'logically impossible' but rather 'humanly impossible'; a philosophical school of thought stating
247
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logos
term in Western philosophy, psychology, rhetoric, and religion
244
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solipsism
philosophical idea that only one's own mind is sure to exist
241
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ataraxia
ancient Greek philosophical concept
230
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eudaimonia
Aristotelian term for happiness or welfare
200
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alterity
philosophical concept of not belonging to a particular group of people or group identity, or an excluded individual participating in and internalizing exclusion onto the self
188
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morality
normative standard evaluating actions and character traits as right or wrong, virtuous or vicious, honorable or disgraceful; varies across individuals, societies, cultures, and traditions, informing judgments about moral and immoral behavior
184
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being
objective and subjective features of reality and existence (philosophy)
184
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sentience
capacity to feel, perceive, or experience subjectively
175
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ase
Religious concept related to the Yoruba of Nigeria
170
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eternal return
philosophical concept regarding infinite continuance of the universe
165
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Arete
concept in Greek philosophy meaning "excellence of any kind" or "moral virtue", ultimately bound up, in its earliest appearance in Greek, with the notion of the fulfillment of purpose or function (the act of living up to one's full potential)
165
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Übermensch
concept in the philosophy of Friedrich Nietzsche
162
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categorical imperative
central concept in Kantian moral philosophy
161
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agape
Greco-Christian term referring to a type of love
158
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empathy
capacity to understand or feel what another person is experiencing from within the latter's frame of reference
153
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reason
capacity for consciously making sense of things
150
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monad
philosophical concept
139
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exegesis
critical and systematic interpretation of a text, especially religious or literary works
127
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ignorance
lack of knowledge or understanding
124
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fundamentalism
unwavering attachment to a set of irreducible beliefs
124
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holism
philosophical position that systems should be analyzed as wholes, not just as collections of parts
122
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pain
type of unpleasant feeling
113
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essence
property or set of properties that make an entity or substance what it fundamentally is
105
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proposition
idea that is true or false and may be expressed in a declarative sentence
103
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immanence
theories of divine presence in which the divine encompasses or is manifested in the material world
100
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dualism
philosophical or religious belief in two fundamental substances or principles, which often oppose each other
99
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becoming
philosophical concept
99
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Tao
in East Asian philosophy and religions, the source and fundamental principle of the universe
99
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Apollonian and Dionysian
terms representing a dichotomy/dialectic between rationality and emotion
98
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structure
arrangement and organization of interrelated elements within an object or system
94
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Nous
the faculty of the human mind necessary for understanding what is true or real
94
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culture industry
expression suggesting that popular culture is used to manipulate mass society into passivity
93
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mimesis
term used in literary criticism and philosophy that carries a range of meanings spanning from imitatio, imitation, to nonsensuous similarity, receptivity, representation, mimicry
91
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the One
90
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anagoge
term
88
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enthusiasm
intense enjoyment, interest, or approval (in current English vernacular)
88
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preference
greater liking for one alternative over another or others
87
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honor
abstract concept entailing a perceived quality of worthiness and respectability
80
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praxis
philosophical concept
79
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Dasein
German term meaning "existence", concept from Heidegger's philosophy
70
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essentialism
view that every entity has identifying attributes
69
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Sophia
personification of wisdom in Hellenistic philosophy
65
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evil demon
concept in Cartesian philosophy
64
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interaction
kind of action that occurs as two or more objects have an effect upon one another
63
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physis
the physicality of a person or animal
61
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emergence
phenomenon whereby larger entities arise through interactions among smaller/simpler entities such that the larger entities exhibit properties the smaller/simpler entities don't exhibit
58
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everything
all that exists; the opposite of nothing
57
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master–slave morality
central theme of Friedrich Nietzsche's works
56
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universalism
philosophical and theological concept that some ideas have universal application or applicability
56
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parsimony
use of the minimum set of elements required to achieve a goal
56
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potentiality and actuality
principles which Aristotle used to analyze motion, causality, ethics, and physiology
54
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New Man
utopian concept
53
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anima mundi
intrinsic connection between all living things on the planet
52
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transcendence
concept designating the extra-categorical attributes of beings
51
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psyche
psychological term refering to the group of acts and functions of the mind
51
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randomness
apparent lack of pattern or predictability in events
50
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hypostasis
shared existence of spiritual or corporal entities
49
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Aufheben
transformative process in which something is preserved, negated, and elevated to a higher state or synthesis
48
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reductionism
philosophical view explaining systems in terms of smaller parts
47
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aporia
philosophical or rhetorical concept of a state of puzzlement or expression of doubt
46
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apeiron
philosophical concept
45
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distributive justice
concept of the socially just allocation of goods
45
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intentionality
in philosophy, the power of minds to be about something, to represent or to stand for things, properties and states of affairs
44
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absolute
reality where no doubt exists
43
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Last man
antithesis to the Übermensch in Nietzschean philosophy
43
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body without organs
concept of a deeper reality underlying a well-formed whole constructed from fully functioning parts, or a relationship to one's literal body
42
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musica universalis
ancient philosophical concept that regards proportions in the movements of celestial bodies as a form of music
41
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innatism
philosophical and epistemological doctrine that holds that the mind is not a "blank slate" at birth but is born with ideas and knowledge
41
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Untermensch
German word meaning "subhuman"; used in Nazi Germany
41
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will
faculty of the mind which intentionally selects the strongest desire from among the various desires present
41
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phronesis
ancient Greek word for a type of wisdom or intelligence
40
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unmoved mover
postulated ultimate cause of all activity in the universe
39
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poiesis
activity in which a person brings something into being that did not exist before
37
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Aletheia
philosophical concept, state of not being hidden; the state of being evident
37
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abductive reasoning
form of logical inference that seeks the best conclusion that explains a set of given observations
36
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Doxa
Greek word meaning common belief or popular opinion
35
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epoché
theoretical moment where all judgments about the existence of the external world is suspended
35
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noumenon
in philosophy, a posited object or event that exists independently of human sense and/or concept, unlike a phenomenon
34
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problematization
concept developed by Foucault meaning; process in critical thinking
34
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productive forces
in Marxism, the combination of the means of labor (tools, machinery, land, infrastructure…) with human labor power
33
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amphibology
equivocation in literature
32
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apatheia
Stoic concept
31
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abjection
state of being cast off and separated from norms and rules on the scale of society and morality
31
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judgment
evaluation of evidence to make a considered decision
29
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selection
act of judging the merits of multiple options and selecting one or more of them
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elegance
conceptual beauty that shows unusual effectiveness and simplicity
28
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law of noncontradiction
theorem of logic
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conatus
innate inclination of a thing to continue to exist and enhance itself
28
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great chain of being
concept associated with Aristotelian philosophy in which all forms of life on the planet exist in ranked order, from the most to the least important, in a "ladder of life"
27
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justification
in epistemology, the reason why someone properly holds a belief, the explanation as to why the belief is a true one, or an account of how one knows what one knows
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potentiality
inherent capacity for growth, development or capability
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antinomy
real or apparent mutual incompatibility of two concepts
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