Trending Philosophical Concepts — September 2026
The 100 most-viewed philosophical concepts on Wikipedia, September 2026. 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
115,587
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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
54,333
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solipsism
philosophical idea that only one's own mind is sure to exist
50,456
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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
49,259
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empathy
capacity to understand or feel what another person is experiencing from within the latter's frame of reference
40,050
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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
39,522
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7
Übermensch
concept in the philosophy of Friedrich Nietzsche
37,516
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logos
term in Western philosophy, psychology, rhetoric, and religion
33,340
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9
free will
ability of agents to be the ultimate source or originator of their choices, free from external determination
31,136
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10
categorical imperative
central concept in Kantian moral philosophy
27,807
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11
kairos
right or opportune moment, as concept in ancient Greek philosophy
26,714
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12
eternal return
philosophical concept regarding infinite continuance of the universe
26,493
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13
ataraxia
ancient Greek philosophical concept
26,204
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14
agape
Greco-Christian term referring to a type of love
25,771
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15
proposition
idea that is true or false and may be expressed in a declarative sentence
25,665
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16
Tao
in East Asian philosophy and religions, the source and fundamental principle of the universe
25,463
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17
eudaimonia
Aristotelian term for happiness or welfare
24,124
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18
monad
philosophical concept
22,395
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19
meaning
nature of meaning in the philosophy of language, semantics, methaphysics and metasemantics
22,040
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20
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
19,610
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21
exegesis
critical and systematic interpretation of a text, especially religious or literary works
19,028
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22
event
objects in time or instantiations of properties in objects (in philosophy)
18,673
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23
role-playing game
game in which players assume the roles of characters in a fictional setting
18,522
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24
Untermensch
German word meaning "subhuman"; used in Nazi Germany
18,043
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25
paradigm
distinct conceptual or thought pattern
17,778
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26
pain
type of unpleasant feeling
17,495
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27
holism
philosophical position that systems should be analyzed as wholes, not just as collections of parts
17,224
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28
abductive reasoning
form of logical inference that seeks the best conclusion that explains a set of given observations
16,583
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29
praxis
philosophical concept
16,509
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30
sentience
capacity to feel, perceive, or experience subjectively
16,328
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31
mimesis
term used in literary criticism and philosophy that carries a range of meanings spanning from imitatio, imitation, to nonsensuous similarity, receptivity, representation, mimicry
16,201
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32
reason
capacity for consciously making sense of things
15,835
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33
transcendence
concept designating the extra-categorical attributes of beings
14,470
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34
Apollonian and Dionysian
terms representing a dichotomy/dialectic between rationality and emotion
14,003
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35
Nous
the faculty of the human mind necessary for understanding what is true or real
13,995
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36
dualism
philosophical or religious belief in two fundamental substances or principles, which often oppose each other
13,599
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37
anima mundi
intrinsic connection between all living things on the planet
13,089
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38
cultural hegemony
marxist notion of cultural dominance
12,847
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39
Sophia
personification of wisdom in Hellenistic philosophy
12,648
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40
dungeon crawl
type of tabletop or video game
12,541
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41
hypostasis
shared existence of spiritual or corporal entities
12,473
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42
psyche
psychological term refering to the group of acts and functions of the mind
12,416
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43
universalism
philosophical and theological concept that some ideas have universal application or applicability
12,325
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44
aporia
philosophical or rhetorical concept of a state of puzzlement or expression of doubt
12,302
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45
immanence
theories of divine presence in which the divine encompasses or is manifested in the material world
11,959
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46
perennial philosophy
15th-century philosophical idea that views all religious traditions as sharing a single truth or origin
11,918
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47
Ātman
Hindu concept for inner self or essence as mere consciousness
11,755
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48
essentialism
view that every entity has identifying attributes
11,170
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49
aeon
ancient Greek concept
11,138
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50
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"
11,046
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51
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)
11,038
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52
essence
property or set of properties that make an entity or substance what it fundamentally is
10,999
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53
noumenon
in philosophy, a posited object or event that exists independently of human sense and/or concept, unlike a phenomenon
10,700
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54
katechon
Christian philosophical concept
10,289
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fundamentalism
unwavering attachment to a set of irreducible beliefs
10,113
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reductionism
philosophical view explaining systems in terms of smaller parts
9,849
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57
mind–body problem
open question in philosophy of how abstract minds interact with physical bodies
9,648
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58
Tongan castaways
six boys who became shipwrecked on the deserted remote island of ʻAta
9,614
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59
Dasein
German term meaning "existence", concept from Heidegger's philosophy
9,444
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60
musica universalis
ancient philosophical concept that regards proportions in the movements of celestial bodies as a form of music
9,267
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randomness
apparent lack of pattern or predictability in events
9,121
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62
pneuma
ancient Greek word for "breath"
8,685
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Aletheia
philosophical concept, state of not being hidden; the state of being evident
8,628
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master–slave morality
central theme of Friedrich Nietzsche's works
8,549
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65
absolute
reality where no doubt exists
8,424
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being
objective and subjective features of reality and existence (philosophy)
8,401
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67
apeiron
philosophical concept
8,278
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68
antinomy
real or apparent mutual incompatibility of two laws
8,268
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Last man
antithesis to the Übermensch in Nietzschean philosophy
8,240
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restorative justice
approach to justice where victims and perpetrators mediate a restitution agreement
8,126
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honor
abstract concept entailing a perceived quality of worthiness and respectability
7,885
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agency
capacity of an agent to act in a world and make own decisions
7,861
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unmoved mover
postulated ultimate cause of all activity in the universe
7,672
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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
7,409
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75
map–territory relation
relationship between an object and a representation of that object
7,361
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Episteme
philosophical concept referring to a structure system of knowledge
7,258
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substance
basic ontological concept
7,062
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thing-in-itself
in Kantian philosophy, an object as it is, independent of observation, which one cannot know directly
6,769
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structure
arrangement and organization of interrelated elements within an object or system
6,611
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vacuous truth
statement that can be expressed in the form of a conditional statement with a false antecedent
6,567
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Aufheben
transformative process in which something is preserved, negated, and elevated to a higher state or synthesis
6,460
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abjection
state of being cast off and separated from norms and rules on the scale of society and morality
6,431
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phronesis
ancient Greek word for a type of wisdom or intelligence
6,351
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spirit
philosophy and religious concept of the animating essence within humans
6,293
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personal identity
philosophical idea of a person having a unique existence
6,270
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evil demon
concept in Cartesian philosophy
6,244
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Doxa
Greek word meaning common belief or popular opinion
6,227
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law of noncontradiction
theorem of logic
6,151
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role-playing
changing of one's behaviour to assume a role
5,784
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will
faculty of the mind which intentionally selects the strongest desire from among the various desires present
5,777
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everything
all that exists; the opposite of nothing
5,708
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epoché
theoretical moment where all judgments about the existence of the external world is suspended
5,681
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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
5,520
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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
5,315
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suum cuique
antique philosophical theory, often translated as "to each his own" or "may all get their due"
5,264
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existence precedes essence
central claim of existentialism formulated by Sartre
5,246
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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
5,214
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accountability
concept of responsibility in ethics, governance and decision-making
5,202
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judgment
evaluation of evidence to make a considered decision
5,169
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unity of opposites
central category of dialectics, said to be related to non-duality in a deep sense
5,100
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