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The 100 most-viewed philosophical concepts on Wikipedia, all time. Ranked by real-world attention. Top: knowledge. Data as of 29 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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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
42,658
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empathy
capacity to understand or feel what another person is experiencing from within the latter's frame of reference
37,993
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solipsism
philosophical idea that only one's own mind is sure to exist
37,374
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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
35,709
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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
32,682
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Übermensch
concept in the philosophy of Friedrich Nietzsche
30,605
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logos
term in Western philosophy, psychology, rhetoric, and religion
28,777
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free will
ability of agents to be the ultimate source or originator of their choices, free from external determination
26,245
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categorical imperative
central concept in Kantian moral philosophy
24,002
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kairos
right or opportune moment, as concept in ancient Greek philosophy
23,156
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Tao
in East Asian philosophy and religions, the source and fundamental principle of the universe
21,601
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eternal return
philosophical concept regarding infinite continuance of the universe
21,365
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agape
Greco-Christian term referring to a type of love
20,677
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ataraxia
ancient Greek philosophical concept
20,169
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eudaimonia
Aristotelian term for happiness or welfare
18,695
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monad
philosophical concept
17,974
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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
17,750
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proposition
idea that is true or false and may be expressed in a declarative sentence
17,703
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paradigm
distinct conceptual or thought pattern
15,726
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pain
type of unpleasant feeling
14,823
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role-playing game
game in which players assume the roles of characters in a fictional setting
14,466
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holism
philosophical position that systems should be analyzed as wholes, not just as collections of parts
14,325
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Untermensch
German word meaning "subhuman"; used in Nazi Germany
14,253
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exegesis
critical and systematic interpretation of a text, especially religious or literary works
14,038
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reason
capacity for consciously making sense of things
13,740
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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
13,447
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sentience
capacity to feel, perceive, or experience subjectively
13,025
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transcendence
concept designating the extra-categorical attributes of beings
12,948
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abductive reasoning
form of logical inference that seeks the best conclusion that explains a set of given observations
12,909
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praxis
philosophical concept
12,687
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cultural hegemony
marxist notion of cultural dominance
12,495
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Apollonian and Dionysian
terms representing a dichotomy/dialectic between rationality and emotion
12,429
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meaning
nature of meaning in the philosophy of language, semantics, methaphysics and metasemantics
11,999
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hypostasis
shared existence of spiritual or corporal entities
10,904
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Nous
the faculty of the human mind necessary for understanding what is true or real
10,795
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psyche
psychological term refering to the group of acts and functions of the mind
10,778
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event
objects in time or instantiations of properties in objects (in philosophy)
10,118
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immanence
theories of divine presence in which the divine encompasses or is manifested in the material world
10,042
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aporia
philosophical or rhetorical concept of a state of puzzlement or expression of doubt
9,931
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katechon
Christian philosophical concept
9,742
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Sophia
personification of wisdom in Hellenistic philosophy
9,635
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anima mundi
intrinsic connection between all living things on the planet
9,594
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dungeon crawl
type of tabletop or video game
9,404
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dualism
philosophical or religious belief in two fundamental substances or principles, which often oppose each other
9,337
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essentialism
view that every entity has identifying attributes
9,308
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aeon
ancient Greek concept
9,193
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Ātman
Hindu concept for inner self or essence as mere consciousness
9,125
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noumenon
in philosophy, a posited object or event that exists independently of human sense and/or concept, unlike a phenomenon
8,972
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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)
8,871
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fundamentalism
unwavering attachment to a set of irreducible beliefs
8,795
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essence
property or set of properties that make an entity or substance what it fundamentally is
8,791
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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"
8,652
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universalism
philosophical and theological concept that some ideas have universal application or applicability
8,608
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Dasein
German term meaning "existence", concept from Heidegger's philosophy
8,593
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reductionism
philosophical view explaining systems in terms of smaller parts
8,283
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restorative justice
approach to justice where victims and perpetrators mediate a restitution agreement
8,241
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Tongan castaways
six boys who became shipwrecked on the deserted remote island of ʻAta
8,051
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randomness
apparent lack of pattern or predictability in events
8,036
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musica universalis
ancient philosophical concept that regards proportions in the movements of celestial bodies as a form of music
8,031
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being
objective and subjective features of reality and existence (philosophy)
7,807
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mind–body problem
open question in philosophy of how abstract minds interact with physical bodies
7,681
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apeiron
philosophical concept
7,166
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honor
abstract concept entailing a perceived quality of worthiness and respectability
7,110
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antinomy
real or apparent mutual incompatibility of two concepts
7,060
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master–slave morality
central theme of Friedrich Nietzsche's works
6,455
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absolute
reality where no doubt exists
6,419
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pneuma
ancient Greek word for "breath"
6,408
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Aletheia
philosophical concept, state of not being hidden; the state of being evident
6,379
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agency
capacity of an agent to act in a world and make own decisions
6,373
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Episteme
philosophical concept referring to a structure system of knowledge
6,336
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vacuous truth
statement that can be expressed in the form of a conditional statement with a false antecedent
6,310
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thing-in-itself
in Kantian philosophy, an object as it is, independent of observation, which one cannot know directly
6,288
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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
6,272
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spirit
philosophy and religious concept of the animating essence within humans
6,033
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unmoved mover
postulated ultimate cause of all activity in the universe
5,924
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Last man
antithesis to the Übermensch in Nietzschean philosophy
5,821
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abjection
state of being cast off and separated from norms and rules on the scale of society and morality
5,363
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personal identity
philosophical idea of a person having a unique existence
5,353
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Aufheben
transformative process in which something is preserved, negated, and elevated to a higher state or synthesis
5,321
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substance
basic ontological concept
5,298
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everything
all that exists; the opposite of nothing
5,162
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evil demon
concept in Cartesian philosophy
5,148
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phronesis
ancient Greek word for a type of wisdom or intelligence
4,961
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existence precedes essence
central claim of existentialism formulated by Sartre
4,898
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law of noncontradiction
theorem of logic
4,774
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language-game
philosophical concept developed by Ludwig Wittgenstein, referring to simple examples of language use and the actions into which the language is woven
4,761
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judgment
evaluation of evidence to make a considered decision
4,735
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suum cuique
antique philosophical theory, often translated as "to each his own" or "may all get their due"
4,704
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accountability
concept of responsibility in ethics, governance and decision-making
4,648
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Doxa
Greek word meaning common belief or popular opinion
4,591
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biophilia hypothesis
hypothesis that humans possess an innate tendency to seek connections with nature and other forms of life
4,425
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epoché
theoretical moment where all judgments about the existence of the external world is suspended
4,386
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map–territory relation
relationship between an object and a representation of that object
4,330
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physis
the physicality of a person or animal
4,320
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unchastity
broad moral or religious concept for sexual conduct regarded as unchaste or immoral
4,190
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enthusiasm
intense enjoyment, interest, or approval (in current English vernacular)
4,172
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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
4,158
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role-playing
changing of one's behaviour to assume a role
4,078
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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
4,074
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