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The 100 most-viewed philosophical concepts on Wikipedia, all time. 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
56,949
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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
34,860
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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
30,312
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empathy
capacity to understand or feel what another person is experiencing from within the latter's frame of reference
27,941
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solipsism
philosophical idea that only one's own mind is sure to exist
27,647
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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
26,253
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Übermensch
concept in the philosophy of Friedrich Nietzsche
24,720
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kairos
right or opportune moment, as concept in ancient Greek philosophy
18,714
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categorical imperative
central concept in Kantian moral philosophy
18,198
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logos
term in Western philosophy, psychology, rhetoric, and religion
17,794
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11
Tao
in East Asian philosophy and religions, the source and fundamental principle of the universe
16,683
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12
eternal return
philosophical concept regarding infinite continuance of the universe
16,595
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13
free will
ability of agents to be the ultimate source or originator of their choices, free from external determination
16,105
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14
ataraxia
ancient Greek philosophical concept
15,459
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15
agape
Greco-Christian term referring to a type of love
15,056
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eudaimonia
Aristotelian term for happiness or welfare
14,197
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17
monad
philosophical concept
13,096
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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
12,930
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proposition
idea that is true or false and may be expressed in a declarative sentence
12,821
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holism
philosophical position that systems should be analyzed as wholes, not just as collections of parts
11,687
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21
Untermensch
German word meaning "subhuman"; used in Nazi Germany
11,434
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pain
type of unpleasant feeling
11,332
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23
role-playing game
game in which players assume the roles of characters in a fictional setting
11,104
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24
paradigm
distinct conceptual or thought pattern
10,810
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25
exegesis
critical and systematic interpretation of a text, especially religious or literary works
10,537
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transcendence
concept designating the extra-categorical attributes of beings
10,466
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27
abductive reasoning
form of logical inference that seeks the best conclusion that explains a set of given observations
9,958
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28
praxis
philosophical concept
9,627
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sentience
capacity to feel, perceive, or experience subjectively
9,516
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Apollonian and Dionysian
terms representing a dichotomy/dialectic between rationality and emotion
9,451
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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
9,035
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cultural hegemony
marxist notion of cultural dominance
8,966
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reason
capacity for consciously making sense of things
8,374
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34
hypostasis
shared existence of spiritual or corporal entities
8,325
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psyche
psychological term refering to the group of acts and functions of the mind
8,217
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anima mundi
intrinsic connection between all living things on the planet
7,681
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dualism
philosophical or religious belief in two fundamental substances or principles, which often oppose each other
7,670
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immanence
theories of divine presence in which the divine encompasses or is manifested in the material world
7,638
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Nous
the faculty of the human mind necessary for understanding what is true or real
7,589
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aporia
philosophical or rhetorical concept of a state of puzzlement or expression of doubt
7,543
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Ātman
Hindu concept for inner self or essence as mere consciousness
7,346
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42
dungeon crawl
type of tabletop or video game
7,208
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aeon
ancient Greek concept
7,085
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essentialism
view that every entity has identifying attributes
7,046
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noumenon
in philosophy, a posited object or event that exists independently of human sense and/or concept, unlike a phenomenon
6,968
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Sophia
personification of wisdom in Hellenistic philosophy
6,908
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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"
6,762
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Dasein
German term meaning "existence", concept from Heidegger's philosophy
6,708
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meaning
nature of meaning in the philosophy of language, semantics, methaphysics and metasemantics
6,654
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universalism
philosophical and theological concept that some ideas have universal application or applicability
6,638
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essence
property or set of properties that make an entity or substance what it fundamentally is
6,622
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fundamentalism
unwavering attachment to a set of irreducible beliefs
6,619
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katechon
Christian philosophical concept
6,591
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restorative justice
approach to justice where victims and perpetrators mediate a restitution agreement
6,575
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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)
6,351
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perennial philosophy
15th-century philosophical idea that views all religious traditions as sharing a single truth or origin
6,328
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musica universalis
ancient philosophical concept that regards proportions in the movements of celestial bodies as a form of music
6,276
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mind–body problem
open question in philosophy of how abstract minds interact with physical bodies
6,251
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Tongan castaways
six boys who became shipwrecked on the deserted remote island of ʻAta
6,069
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randomness
apparent lack of pattern or predictability in events
5,818
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honor
abstract concept entailing a perceived quality of worthiness and respectability
5,719
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antinomy
real or apparent mutual incompatibility of two laws
5,637
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event
objects in time or instantiations of properties in objects (in philosophy)
5,606
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being
objective and subjective features of reality and existence (philosophy)
5,484
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reductionism
philosophical view explaining systems in terms of smaller parts
5,183
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pneuma
ancient Greek word for "breath"
5,149
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Episteme
philosophical concept referring to a structure system of knowledge
5,109
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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
4,924
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master–slave morality
central theme of Friedrich Nietzsche's works
4,900
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absolute
reality where no doubt exists
4,877
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vacuous truth
statement that can be expressed in the form of a conditional statement with a false antecedent
4,876
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Aletheia
philosophical concept, state of not being hidden; the state of being evident
4,847
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agency
capacity of an agent to act in a world and make own decisions
4,829
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thing-in-itself
in Kantian philosophy, an object as it is, independent of observation, which one cannot know directly
4,801
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Last man
antithesis to the Übermensch in Nietzschean philosophy
4,571
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apeiron
philosophical concept
4,498
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unmoved mover
postulated ultimate cause of all activity in the universe
4,424
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personal identity
philosophical idea of a person having a unique existence
4,365
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substance
basic ontological concept
4,080
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phronesis
ancient Greek word for a type of wisdom or intelligence
4,010
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Aufheben
transformative process in which something is preserved, negated, and elevated to a higher state or synthesis
3,996
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everything
all that exists; the opposite of nothing
3,979
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abjection
state of being cast off and separated from norms and rules on the scale of society and morality
3,953
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existence precedes essence
central claim of existentialism formulated by Sartre
3,864
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evil demon
concept in Cartesian philosophy
3,861
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accountability
concept of responsibility in ethics, governance and decision-making
3,826
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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
3,808
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suum cuique
antique philosophical theory, often translated as "to each his own" or "may all get their due"
3,804
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spirit
philosophy and religious concept of the animating essence within humans
3,785
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law of noncontradiction
theorem of logic
3,630
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biophilia hypothesis
hypothesis that humans possess an innate tendency to seek connections with nature and other forms of life
3,557
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epoché
theoretical moment where all judgments about the existence of the external world is suspended
3,528
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Doxa
Greek word meaning common belief or popular opinion
3,433
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physis
the physicality of a person or animal
3,383
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judgment
evaluation of evidence to make a considered decision
3,383
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unchastity
broad moral or religious concept for sexual conduct regarded as unchaste or immoral
3,311
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best of all possible worlds
the doctrine or belief that in the system of things all that happens, the undesirable no less than the desirable, is for the best
3,245
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map–territory relation
relationship between an object and a representation of that object
3,211
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will
faculty of the mind which intentionally selects the strongest desire from among the various desires present
3,115
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role-playing
changing of one's behaviour to assume a role
3,097
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