Trending Philosophical Concepts — the 12 months to October 2026
The 100 most-viewed philosophical concepts on Wikipedia, the 12 months to October 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
194,907
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meaning
nature of meaning in the philosophy of language, semantics, methaphysics and metasemantics
80,484
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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
79,743
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proposition
idea that is true or false and may be expressed in a declarative sentence
77,254
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5
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
75,808
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solipsism
philosophical idea that only one's own mind is sure to exist
73,975
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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
61,630
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Übermensch
concept in the philosophy of Friedrich Nietzsche
57,952
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9
empathy
capacity to understand or feel what another person is experiencing from within the latter's frame of reference
55,115
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10
dualism
philosophical or religious belief in two fundamental substances or principles, which often oppose each other
50,898
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11
logos
term in Western philosophy, psychology, rhetoric, and religion
47,735
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12
free will
ability of agents to be the ultimate source or originator of their choices, free from external determination
43,596
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13
Tao
in East Asian philosophy and religions, the source and fundamental principle of the universe
38,543
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14
categorical imperative
central concept in Kantian moral philosophy
38,497
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eternal return
philosophical concept regarding infinite continuance of the universe
37,563
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16
agape
Greco-Christian term referring to a type of love
36,902
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17
eudaimonia
Aristotelian term for happiness or welfare
36,864
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18
monad
philosophical concept
36,067
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19
kairos
right or opportune moment, as concept in ancient Greek philosophy
35,925
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20
ataraxia
ancient Greek philosophical concept
33,545
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21
event
objects in time or instantiations of properties in objects (in philosophy)
32,619
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22
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
29,168
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23
exegesis
critical and systematic interpretation of a text, especially religious or literary works
27,652
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24
role-playing game
game in which players assume the roles of characters in a fictional setting
27,178
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25
Untermensch
German word meaning "subhuman"; used in Nazi Germany
26,863
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26
pain
type of unpleasant feeling
26,329
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27
sentience
capacity to feel, perceive, or experience subjectively
25,248
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28
praxis
philosophical concept
24,554
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29
paradigm
distinct conceptual or thought pattern
23,621
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30
abductive reasoning
form of logical inference that seeks the best conclusion that explains a set of given observations
23,471
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31
universalism
philosophical and theological concept that some ideas have universal application or applicability
22,368
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32
reason
capacity for consciously making sense of things
22,319
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Nous
the faculty of the human mind necessary for understanding what is true or real
22,268
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34
mimesis
term used in literary criticism and philosophy that carries a range of meanings spanning from imitatio, imitation, to nonsensuous similarity, receptivity, representation, mimicry
22,128
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35
holism
philosophical position that systems should be analyzed as wholes, not just as collections of parts
21,710
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36
everything
all that exists; the opposite of nothing
20,729
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37
Apollonian and Dionysian
terms representing a dichotomy/dialectic between rationality and emotion
20,663
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38
anima mundi
intrinsic connection between all living things on the planet
19,926
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39
Sophia
personification of wisdom in Hellenistic philosophy
19,534
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40
dungeon crawl
type of tabletop or video game
19,086
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perennial philosophy
15th-century philosophical idea that views all religious traditions as sharing a single truth or origin
19,053
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cultural hegemony
marxist notion of cultural dominance
18,352
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43
hypostasis
shared existence of spiritual or corporal entities
17,643
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44
transcendence
concept designating the extra-categorical attributes of beings
17,536
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45
Ātman
Hindu concept for inner self or essence as mere consciousness
17,313
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46
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"
17,100
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47
aeon
ancient Greek concept
16,930
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48
Tongan castaways
six boys who became shipwrecked on the deserted remote island of ʻAta
16,888
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49
essentialism
view that every entity has identifying attributes
16,749
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essence
property or set of properties that make an entity or substance what it fundamentally is
16,602
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noumenon
in philosophy, a posited object or event that exists independently of human sense and/or concept, unlike a phenomenon
16,435
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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)
16,394
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immanence
theories of divine presence in which the divine encompasses or is manifested in the material world
16,371
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54
psyche
psychological term refering to the group of acts and functions of the mind
16,325
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aporia
philosophical or rhetorical concept of a state of puzzlement or expression of doubt
16,076
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mind–body problem
open question in philosophy of how abstract minds interact with physical bodies
15,303
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reductionism
philosophical view explaining systems in terms of smaller parts
14,317
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fundamentalism
unwavering attachment to a set of irreducible beliefs
13,892
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Dasein
German term meaning "existence", concept from Heidegger's philosophy
13,837
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musica universalis
ancient philosophical concept that regards proportions in the movements of celestial bodies as a form of music
13,825
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61
katechon
Christian philosophical concept
13,758
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Aletheia
philosophical concept, state of not being hidden; the state of being evident
13,548
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master–slave morality
central theme of Friedrich Nietzsche's works
13,461
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randomness
apparent lack of pattern or predictability in events
13,066
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absolute
reality where no doubt exists
12,793
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agency
capacity of an agent to act in a world and make own decisions
12,584
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pneuma
ancient Greek word for "breath"
12,459
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map–territory relation
relationship between an object and a representation of that object
12,080
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unmoved mover
postulated ultimate cause of all activity in the universe
11,910
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restorative justice
approach to justice where victims and perpetrators mediate a restitution agreement
11,839
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interpretation
assignment of meanings to various concepts, symbols, or objects under consideration
11,669
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Last man
antithesis to the Übermensch in Nietzschean philosophy
11,358
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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
11,139
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apeiron
philosophical concept
10,976
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75
vacuous truth
statement that can be expressed in the form of a conditional statement with a false antecedent
10,946
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honor
abstract concept entailing a perceived quality of worthiness and respectability
10,914
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antinomy
real or apparent mutual incompatibility of two laws
10,876
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structure
arrangement and organization of interrelated elements within an object or system
10,694
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abjection
state of being cast off and separated from norms and rules on the scale of society and morality
10,628
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being
objective and subjective features of reality and existence (philosophy)
10,029
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substance
basic ontological concept
9,806
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evil demon
concept in Cartesian philosophy
9,563
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thing-in-itself
in Kantian philosophy, an object as it is, independent of observation, which one cannot know directly
9,496
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84
phronesis
ancient Greek word for a type of wisdom or intelligence
9,370
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Episteme
philosophical concept referring to a structure system of knowledge
9,361
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personal identity
philosophical idea of a person having a unique existence
8,998
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role-playing
changing of one's behaviour to assume a role
8,928
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law of noncontradiction
theorem of logic
8,735
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Doxa
Greek word meaning common belief or popular opinion
8,681
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spirit
philosophy and religious concept of the animating essence within humans
8,566
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Aufheben
transformative process in which something is preserved, negated, and elevated to a higher state or synthesis
8,499
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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
8,374
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existence precedes essence
central claim of existentialism formulated by Sartre
8,023
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unity of opposites
central category of dialectics, said to be related to non-duality in a deep sense
7,954
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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
7,948
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will
faculty of the mind which intentionally selects the strongest desire from among the various desires present
7,779
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accountability
concept of responsibility in ethics, governance and decision-making
7,722
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leap of faith
in religion and philosophy, the act of believing in or accepting something outside the boundaries of reason
7,382
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potentiality and actuality
principles which Aristotle used to analyze motion, causality, ethics, and physiology
7,363
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100
Pam Reynolds case
reported near-death experience
7,273
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