Trending Philosophical Concepts in France — the 7 days to 24 October 2026
The 100 most-viewed philosophical concepts on Wikipedia, the 7 days to 24 October 2026 (French-language edition). Ranked by real-world attention. Top: knowledge. Data as of 24 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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paradigm
distinct conceptual or thought pattern
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solipsism
philosophical idea that only one's own mind is sure to exist
692
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kairos
right or opportune moment, as concept in ancient Greek philosophy
607
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empathy
capacity to understand or feel what another person is experiencing from within the latter's frame of reference
601
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holism
philosophical position that systems should be analyzed as wholes, not just as collections of parts
555
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ataraxia
ancient Greek philosophical concept
514
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praxis
philosophical concept
503
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aporia
philosophical or rhetorical concept of a state of puzzlement or expression of doubt
437
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exegesis
critical and systematic interpretation of a text, especially religious or literary works
433
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agency
capacity of an agent to act in a world and make own decisions
415
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immanence
theories of divine presence in which the divine encompasses or is manifested in the material world
364
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agape
Greco-Christian term referring to a type of love
364
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sentience
capacity to feel, perceive, or experience subjectively
355
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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
351
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Tao
in East Asian philosophy and religions, the source and fundamental principle of the universe
347
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cultural hegemony
marxist notion of cultural dominance
340
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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
335
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free will
ability of agents to be the ultimate source or originator of their choices, free from external determination
307
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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
293
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monad
philosophical concept
290
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essentialism
view that every entity has identifying attributes
285
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eternal return
philosophical concept regarding infinite continuance of the universe
276
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transcendence
concept designating the extra-categorical attributes of beings
273
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Doxa
Greek word meaning common belief or popular opinion
273
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logos
term in Western philosophy, psychology, rhetoric, and religion
258
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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
257
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poiesis
activity in which a person brings something into being that did not exist before
243
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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
231
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Übermensch
concept in the philosophy of Friedrich Nietzsche
219
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hypostasis
shared existence of spiritual or corporal entities
218
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Episteme
philosophical concept referring to a structure system of knowledge
211
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concrete object
a particular or specific instance of an entity. To describe tangible or physical objects use Q223557
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restorative justice
approach to justice where victims and perpetrators mediate a restitution agreement
205
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categorical imperative
central concept in Kantian moral philosophy
205
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Dasein
German term meaning "existence", concept from Heidegger's philosophy
203
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randomness
apparent lack of pattern or predictability in events
201
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being
objective and subjective features of reality and existence (philosophy)
201
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human being
philosophical concept
185
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reason
capacity for consciously making sense of things
182
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entelechy
term
177
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katechon
Christian philosophical concept
167
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role-playing
changing of one's behaviour to assume a role
163
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aeon
ancient Greek concept
148
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Nous
the faculty of the human mind necessary for understanding what is true or real
147
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Aletheia
philosophical concept, state of not being hidden; the state of being evident
146
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pain
type of unpleasant feeling
146
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dualism
philosophical or religious belief in two fundamental substances or principles, which often oppose each other
145
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musica universalis
ancient philosophical concept that regards proportions in the movements of celestial bodies as a form of music
139
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noumenon
in philosophy, a posited object or event that exists independently of human sense and/or concept, unlike a phenomenon
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Untermensch
German word meaning "subhuman"; used in Nazi Germany
136
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abductive reasoning
form of logical inference that seeks the best conclusion that explains a set of given observations
135
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psyche
psychological term refering to the group of acts and functions of the mind
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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
132
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conatus
innate inclination of a thing to continue to exist and enhance itself
130
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phronesis
ancient Greek word for a type of wisdom or intelligence
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manners
forms of social interaction, set of rules for living in a community
119
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epoché
theoretical moment where all judgments about the existence of the external world is suspended
116
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Dionysian
113
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fundamentalism
unwavering attachment to a set of irreducible beliefs
109
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dungeon crawl
type of tabletop or video game
107
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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
106
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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)
103
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New Man
utopian concept
97
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euthymia
ancient Greek philosophical concept
97
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honor
abstract concept entailing a perceived quality of worthiness and respectability
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interaction
kind of action that occurs as two or more objects have an effect upon one another
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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"
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essence
property or set of properties that make an entity or substance what it fundamentally is
91
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mind–body problem
open question in philosophy of how abstract minds interact with physical bodies
90
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universal
in metaphysics, a repeatable or recurrent quality that can be instantiated or exemplified by many particular things
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physis
the physicality of a person or animal
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passions
philosophical concept
84
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Last man
antithesis to the Übermensch in Nietzschean philosophy
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transcendental
84
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absolute
reality where no doubt exists
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clinamen
latin word for the swerve of atoms, or an inclination/bias
78
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law of noncontradiction
theorem of logic
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reductionism
philosophical view explaining systems in terms of smaller parts
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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
74
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the One
73
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objectivity
central philosophical concept, related to reality and truth
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zoon politikon
philosophical concept introduced by Aristotle
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Ātman
Hindu concept for inner self or essence as mere consciousness
72
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will
faculty of the mind which intentionally selects the strongest desire from among the various desires present
72
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primum movens
Greek philosophical concept; first principle causing the foundamental order of the universe
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Rien
71
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apeiron
philosophical concept
71
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judgment
evaluation of evidence to make a considered decision
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heteronomy
philosophical concept
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substance
basic ontological concept
67
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pneuma
ancient Greek word for "breath"
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hic et nunc
Latin phrase meaning "here and now"
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logos
philosophical concept derived from Platonism
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amphibology
equivocation in literature
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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
63
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anagoge
term
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apodicticity
propositions that are demonstrably, necessarily or self-evidently the case
62
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Eusebeia
Greek-language term
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Tongan castaways
six boys who became shipwrecked on the deserted remote island of ʻAta
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