Trending Philosophical Concepts in Germany — the 7 days to 26 October 2026
The 100 most-viewed philosophical concepts on Wikipedia, the 7 days to 26 October 2026 (German-language edition). Ranked by real-world attention. Top: categorical imperative. Data as of 26 October 2026.
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categorical imperative
central concept in Kantian moral philosophy
1,853
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empathy
capacity to understand or feel what another person is experiencing from within the latter's frame of reference
1,831
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3
transcendence
concept designating the extra-categorical attributes of beings
1,105
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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
942
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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
852
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kairos
right or opportune moment, as concept in ancient Greek philosophy
846
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solipsism
philosophical idea that only one's own mind is sure to exist
812
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8
katechon
Christian philosophical concept
779
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Übermensch
concept in the philosophy of Friedrich Nietzsche
776
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paradigm
distinct conceptual or thought pattern
760
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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
730
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eudaimonia
Aristotelian term for happiness or welfare
718
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13
logos
term in Western philosophy, psychology, rhetoric, and religion
595
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holism
philosophical position that systems should be analyzed as wholes, not just as collections of parts
533
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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
531
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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
529
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psyche
psychological term refering to the group of acts and functions of the mind
480
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agape
Greco-Christian term referring to a type of love
462
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reason
capacity for consciously making sense of things
431
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ataraxia
ancient Greek philosophical concept
429
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21
spirit
philosophy and religious concept of the animating essence within humans
404
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unchastity
broad moral or religious concept for sexual conduct regarded as unchaste or immoral
402
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eternal return
philosophical concept regarding infinite continuance of the universe
401
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24
pain
type of unpleasant feeling
387
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25
free will
ability of agents to be the ultimate source or originator of their choices, free from external determination
385
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Heimat
German expression with a variety of meanings and multiple dimensions, basically translating to 'home', 'homeland', or 'native land'
384
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aporia
philosophical or rhetorical concept of a state of puzzlement or expression of doubt
382
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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
380
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interaction
kind of action that occurs as two or more objects have an effect upon one another
371
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Episteme
philosophical concept referring to a structure system of knowledge
344
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monad
philosophical concept
342
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32
Untermensch
German word meaning "subhuman"; used in Nazi Germany
332
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33
fundamentalism
unwavering attachment to a set of irreducible beliefs
331
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34
hypostasis
shared existence of spiritual or corporal entities
331
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dualism
philosophical or religious belief in two fundamental substances or principles, which often oppose each other
289
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36
immanence
theories of divine presence in which the divine encompasses or is manifested in the material world
283
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Apollonian and Dionysian
terms representing a dichotomy/dialectic between rationality and emotion
280
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antinomy
real or apparent mutual incompatibility of two concepts
279
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exegesis
critical and systematic interpretation of a text, especially religious or literary works
277
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40
essentialism
view that every entity has identifying attributes
262
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abductive reasoning
form of logical inference that seeks the best conclusion that explains a set of given observations
255
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participation (in decisions)
inclusion of individuals and organizations in decision-making and opinion-forming processes
252
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43
entelechy
term
241
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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)
239
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honor
abstract concept entailing a perceived quality of worthiness and respectability
235
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Tao
in East Asian philosophy and religions, the source and fundamental principle of the universe
232
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randomness
apparent lack of pattern or predictability in events
229
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Homo faber
philosophical concept that human beings are able to control their fate and their environment as a result of the use of tools
225
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49
Tongan castaways
six boys who became shipwrecked on the deserted remote island of ʻAta
222
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50
being
objective and subjective features of reality and existence (philosophy)
218
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apodicticity
propositions that are demonstrably, necessarily or self-evidently the case
217
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musica universalis
ancient philosophical concept that regards proportions in the movements of celestial bodies as a form of music
214
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Ātman
Hindu concept for inner self or essence as mere consciousness
213
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unity of opposites
central category of dialectics, said to be related to non-duality in a deep sense
211
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cultural hegemony
marxist notion of cultural dominance
210
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56
culture industry
expression suggesting that popular culture is used to manipulate mass society into passivity
206
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manners
forms of social interaction, set of rules for living in a community
205
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synthesis
process in philosophy of generating a third proposition from two starting propositions in apparent conflict
201
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knowledge
philosophical concept approximate to the process or the result of knowledge acquisition
200
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60
role-playing game
game in which players assume the roles of characters in a fictional setting
198
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61
Last man
antithesis to the Übermensch in Nietzschean philosophy
196
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Nous
the faculty of the human mind necessary for understanding what is true or real
194
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infinity
philosophical concept
190
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pneuma
ancient Greek word for "breath"
178
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apeiron
philosophical concept
178
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thing-in-itself
in Kantian philosophy, an object as it is, independent of observation, which one cannot know directly
175
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anima mundi
intrinsic connection between all living things on the planet
174
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quintessence
fifth element in addition to the four classical elements, used by medieval alchemists for a medium similar or identical to that thought to make up the heavenly bodies
174
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reductionism
philosophical view explaining systems in terms of smaller parts
174
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essence
property or set of properties that make an entity or substance what it fundamentally is
168
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coincidence
general phenomenon where distinct entities (such as regions of space, events, or sequences) exactly overlap in extent
162
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substance
basic ontological concept
162
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ignorance
lack of knowledge or understanding
161
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74
genealogy
historical technique in philosophy, questioning the commonly understood emergence of philosophical or social beliefs by accounting for the scope, breadth or totality of discourse, thus extending the possibility of analysis
156
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enthusiasm
intense enjoyment, interest, or approval (in current English vernacular)
156
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action
something an agent can do or perform
154
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transcendental
150
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inherence
Empedocles' idea, further developed by Plato and Aristotle, that the qualities of matter come from the relative proportions of each of the four classical Greek elements entering into a thing
149
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World spirit
149
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techne
categorically operative knowledge related to craft, skill, trade art, cunning, wile, means
144
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objectivity
central philosophical concept, related to reality and truth
141
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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
140
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restorative justice
approach to justice where victims and perpetrators mediate a restitution agreement
138
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Panopticism
social theory developed by Michel Foucault
134
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preference
greater liking for one alternative over another or others
134
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aeon
ancient Greek concept
132
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dungeon crawl
type of tabletop or video game
132
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slave morality
concept in Nietzschean philosophy
128
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self-criticism
in Marxism-Leninism, the method of criticising ones shortcomings as opposed to concealing them
123
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operationalization
process of defining the measurement of a phenomenon that is not directly measurable, though its existence is indicated by other phenomena
121
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law of noncontradiction
theorem of logic
121
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will
faculty of the mind which intentionally selects the strongest desire from among the various desires present
117
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the One
116
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everything
all that exists; the opposite of nothing
113
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zoon politikon
philosophical concept introduced by Aristotle
112
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category of being
philosophical concept
112
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lifeworld
epistemological concept of a universe of what is self-evident or given that subjects may experience together as the ground of all knowledge in lived experience
110
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noumenon
in philosophy, a posited object or event that exists independently of human sense and/or concept, unlike a phenomenon
110
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gestalt
philosophical concept of Köhler & Wertheimer
109
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ontological difference
Difference between being and existence in the philosophy of Martin Heidegger
105
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