Trending Schools of Thought of all time
The 100 most-viewed schools of thought of all time on Wikipedia. Ranked by real-world attention. Top: hermeticism.
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hermeticism
philosophical and religious tradition based primarily upon writings attributed to Hermes Trismegistus
12,501
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2
deism
belief in God without revelation
10,164
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3
Wahhabism
Sunni Islamic revivalist and fundamentalist movement
8,526
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4
Trotskyism
variety of Marxism developed by Leon Trotsky
8,488
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5
dialectical materialism
philosophy derived from the works of Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels
8,329
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6
Shia Islam
second-most populous Islamic denomination
6,225
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7
monism
view that attributes oneness or singleness to a concept
5,342
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8
empiricism
theory that states that knowledge comes only or primarily from sensory experience
5,043
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9
stoicism
school of Hellenistic philosophy who held that the practice of virtue suffices to attain eudaimonia
4,934
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10
Taoism
religious or philosophical tradition of Chinese origin
4,511
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11
Sunni Islam
most populous Islamic denomination
4,374
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views
12
Platonism
philosophical theory that includes affirming the existence of abstract objects
4,191
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13
naturism
movement for social nudity
3,980
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14
Vedanta
one of six schools of Hindu philosophy
3,745
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views
15
existentialism
philosophical and literary current
3,722
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views
16
liberal conservatism
political ideology within conservatism
3,463
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views
17
anarchism
a philosophy, movement, and political ideology that holds that any government, like the state, is undesirable, unnecessary, and harmful
3,014
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views
18
eternalism
View that past, present and future exist
2,916
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views
19
Orphism
set of religious beliefs and practices originating in the ancient Greek and Hellenistic world
2,907
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views
20
Cฤrvฤka
ancient school of Indian materialism
2,826
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views
21
Holy Trinity
Christian conception of God as consisting of three persons (hypostases) โ the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit โ sharing the same substa
2,770
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views
22
sexualization
to make something sexual or aware of sexuality
2,709
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views
23
atheism
absence of belief in the existence of deities; the opposite of theism
2,533
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views
24
Hindu astrology
astrology originating from Ancient India
2,495
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25
Assumption of Mary
the bodily taking up of the Virgin Mary into Heaven at the end of her earthly life, dogma of the Catholic Church
2,388
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views
26
Confucianism
Chinese ethical and philosophical system
2,275
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views
27
modern portfolio theory
mathematical framework for assembling a portfolio of assets such that the expected return is maximized for a given level of risk, defined as
2,273
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views
28
logical positivism
assertion that only statements verifiable through empirical observation are meaningful
2,258
views
views
29
Samsara
world or realm of existence related to rebirth concept in Buddhism, Hinduism, Jainism, Bรถn, and Sikhism
2,220
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views
30
biblical inerrancy
belief that the Bible is without error
1,971
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views
31
aristotelianism
tradition in philosophy
1,949
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views
32
sola scriptura
Christian theological doctrine that scriptures are the sole source of authority for faith and practice
1,946
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views
33
Advaita Vedanta
school of Hindu philosophy; a classic path to spiritual realization
1,852
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views
34
Dahiya doctrine
military strategy of asymmetric warfare involving the destruction of civilian infrastructure to deny its use by combatants
1,848
views
views
35
accelerationism
political philosophy that the prevailing system of capitalism should be expanded in order to generate radical social change
1,835
views
views
36
2012 phenomenon
eschatological beliefs surrounding 21 December 2012
1,746
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views
37
dialectic
method of argument for resolving disagreement
1,666
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views
38
theistic evolution
views that regard religious teachings about God as compatible with modern scientific understanding about biological evolution
1,655
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views
39
Preterism
Christian eschatological view that interprets some (partial preterism) or all (full preterism) prophecies of the Bible as events which have
1,635
views
views
40
two-nation theory
political ideology that, in the Indian subcontinent, Hindus and Muslims comprise separate nations
1,616
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views
41
Keynesian economics
group of macroeconomic theories
1,609
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views
42
Noble Eightfold Path
one of the principal teachings of the Buddha
1,585
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views
43
apatheism
attitude of apathy towards claims of existence or nonexistence of god(s)
1,490
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views
44
hypermodernism
school of chess, emerging after WW1, advocating indirect control of the center, introducing the concepts of the pawn chain, overprotection,
1,490
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views
45
Neoplatonism
strand of Platonic philosophy that emerged in the 3rd century AD
1,479
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46
monothelitism
Christological doctrine that Christ has only one will, anathematized at the Third Council of Constantinople
1,437
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views
47
utilitarianism
ethical theory which holds that the right action is the one that maximizes aggregate well-being
1,387
views
views
48
Lebensraum
German "living space" ideas of settler colonialism (1890sโ1940s)
1,382
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views
49
Immaculate Conception of Mary
teaching that Mary was conceived free from original sin
1,349
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views
50
anthroposophy
esoteric philosophy founded by Rudolf Steiner postulating the existence of an objective spiritual world accessible to human experience
1,313
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views
51
laconophilia
love or admiration of Sparta
1,295
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views
52
Hundred Schools of Thought
philosophies and schools that flourished from the 6th century to 221 BCE, during the Spring and Autumn period and the Warring States period
1,283
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views
53
Russian cosmism
philosophical and cultural movement that emerged in Russia in the turn of the 19th and 20th centuries
1,261
views
views
54
Third International Theory
theory of governance proposed by Muammar Gaddafi
1,253
views
views
55
Three Worlds Theory
Maoist interpretation and formulation of international relations
1,238
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views
56
Salafism
Sunni Islamic reformist movement
1,235
views
views
57
Nestorianism
Christological doctrine arguing that human and divine persons of Jesus Christ are separate
1,231
views
views
58
homophobia
negative attitudes, prejudice and discrimination towards homosexuality
1,227
views
views
59
turtles all the way down
expression of the problem of infinite regress
1,186
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views
60
Epistemic injustice
concept from social epistemology pertaining to ethics and theory of knowledge
1,185
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views
61
Malthusianism
social theory regarding the natural relationship between population growth and food supply
1,142
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views
62
nonviolence
principle or practice of not causing harm to others
1,132
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views
63
praxeology
deductive study of human action
1,108
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views
64
surplus value
central concept in Karl Marx's theory of value and critique of political economy
1,052
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views
65
total depravity
Calvinist doctrine that the fall of humankind enslaves all to sin and makes them need justification
1,042
views
views
66
nontrinitarianism
form of Christianity that rejects the mainstream Christian doctrine of the Trinity
1,039
views
views
67
Dormition of the Mother of God
Great Feast of the Eastern Orthodox, Oriental Orthodox, and Eastern Catholic Churches
1,037
views
views
68
anarcha-feminism
movement combining anarchism and feminism
1,030
views
views
69
Mandate of Heaven
political and religious doctrine of the Emperor of China
1,017
views
views
70
anarcho-communism
political philosophy and school of thought
992
views
views
71
universal priesthood
Christian doctrine regarding the idea of a priestly ministry attributed to all (baptized) believers, not only clergy
989
views
views
72
Frankfurt School
school of neo-Marxist interdisciplinary social theory
986
views
views
73
Homoousion
Christian theological term and concept
984
views
views
74
eschatology of Jehovah's Witnesses
Jehovah's Witnesses beliefs regarding the end of the world
952
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views
75
Lollardy
pre-Protestant Christian religious reform movement in England
946
views
views
76
Kharijites
Early Islamic rebellious sect
931
views
views
77
ubuntu
Southern African philosophy
928
views
views
78
Christ myth theory
opinion that biblical Jesus was purely fictional
904
views
views
79
Cartesianism
philosophical and scientific system of Renรฉ Descartes
900
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views
80
Hegelianism
philosophy based on the work of G. W. F. Hegel
897
views
views
81
physiocracy
economic theory
894
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views
82
New Atheism
contemporary atheistic movement of thinkers and writers
890
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views
83
Hokushin-ron
imperial Japanese political doctrine emphasizing expansion into Northern Asia
883
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views
84
meritocracy
political system in which capital is assigned on the basis of competence
873
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views
85
New Thought
religious movement emphasizing accessible divine power, positive thinking, and faith healing
863
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views
86
positivism
philosophy of science based on the view that information derived from scientific observation is the exclusive source of all authoritative kn
829
views
views
87
takfiri
radical islamist ideology
817
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views
88
Pythagoreanism
system of esoteric and metaphysical beliefs held by Pythagoras and his followers
817
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views
89
Quietism
17th-century ideas heretical to Catholics
814
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views
90
open theism
theological movement within evangelical and post-evangelical Protestant Christianity, stating that, due to Godโs and humansโ free will, God'
801
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views
91
Counter-Reformation
Catholic political and religious response to the Protestant Reformation and earlier reformism
798
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views
92
Dunning School
historiographical school of thought
790
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views
93
big lie
gross distortion or misrepresentation of the truth
758
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views
94
Three Principles of the People
political philosophy developed by Sun Yat-sen
756
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views
95
Mu'tazilism
rationalist school of Islamic theology
749
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views
96
Xi Jinping Thought on Socialism with Chinese Characteristics for a New Era
a political theory attributed to Xi Jinping, the General Secretary of the Chinese Communist Party
747
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views
97
divine right of kings
political and religious doctrine of the legitimacy of monarchs
735
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views
98
just war theory
doctrine about when a war is ethically just
705
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views
99
Aeon
emanation of God; class of beings in Gnosticism
700
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100
deconstruction
critical outlook concerned with the relationship between text and meaning
680
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