Trending Philosophical Concepts in Brazil — September 2026
The 100 most-viewed philosophical concepts on Wikipedia, September 2026 (Portuguese-language edition). Ranked by real-world attention. Top: knowledge. Data as of 26 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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world
term ambiguously referring to any of: the whole of reality, the universe, the Earth and all life upon it, or human civilization
1,534
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kairos
right or opportune moment, as concept in ancient Greek philosophy
1,458
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ataraxia
ancient Greek philosophical concept
1,132
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free will
ability of agents to be the ultimate source or originator of their choices, free from external determination
1,049
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eudaimonia
Aristotelian term for happiness or welfare
996
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logos
term in Western philosophy, psychology, rhetoric, and religion
975
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role-playing game
game in which players assume the roles of characters in a fictional setting
957
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9
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
943
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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
825
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Übermensch
concept in the philosophy of Friedrich Nietzsche
811
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solipsism
philosophical idea that only one's own mind is sure to exist
786
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eternal return
philosophical concept regarding infinite continuance of the universe
724
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holism
philosophical position that systems should be analyzed as wholes, not just as collections of parts
710
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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)
709
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agape
Greco-Christian term referring to a type of love
705
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categorical imperative
central concept in Kantian moral philosophy
680
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empathy
capacity to understand or feel what another person is experiencing from within the latter's frame of reference
663
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sentience
capacity to feel, perceive, or experience subjectively
657
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culture industry
expression suggesting that popular culture is used to manipulate mass society into passivity
609
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becoming
philosophical concept
600
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paradigm
distinct conceptual or thought pattern
590
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being
objective and subjective features of reality and existence (philosophy)
583
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ase
Religious concept related to the Yoruba of Nigeria
562
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monad
philosophical concept
555
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reason
capacity for consciously making sense of things
546
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pain
type of unpleasant feeling
495
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immanence
theories of divine presence in which the divine encompasses or is manifested in the material world
483
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exegesis
critical and systematic interpretation of a text, especially religious or literary works
482
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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
460
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Apollonian and Dionysian
terms representing a dichotomy/dialectic between rationality and emotion
436
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Tao
in East Asian philosophy and religions, the source and fundamental principle of the universe
428
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dualism
philosophical or religious belief in two fundamental substances or principles, which often oppose each other
375
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fundamentalism
unwavering attachment to a set of irreducible beliefs
373
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proposition
idea that is true or false and may be expressed in a declarative sentence
366
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Nous
the faculty of the human mind necessary for understanding what is true or real
349
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universalism
philosophical and theological concept that some ideas have universal application or applicability
340
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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
339
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honor
abstract concept entailing a perceived quality of worthiness and respectability
338
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potentiality and actuality
principles which Aristotle used to analyze motion, causality, ethics, and physiology
321
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cultural hegemony
marxist notion of cultural dominance
319
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structure
arrangement and organization of interrelated elements within an object or system
317
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Sophia
personification of wisdom in Hellenistic philosophy
306
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essence
property or set of properties that make an entity or substance what it fundamentally is
293
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unmoved mover
postulated ultimate cause of all activity in the universe
261
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Dasein
German term meaning "existence", concept from Heidegger's philosophy
259
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musica universalis
ancient philosophical concept that regards proportions in the movements of celestial bodies as a form of music
256
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hypostasis
shared existence of spiritual or corporal entities
254
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ignorance
lack of knowledge or understanding
250
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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
246
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the One
245
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epoché
theoretical moment where all judgments about the existence of the external world is suspended
242
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physis
the physicality of a person or animal
239
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anima mundi
intrinsic connection between all living things on the planet
231
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Last man
antithesis to the Übermensch in Nietzschean philosophy
225
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praxis
philosophical concept
223
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Doxa
Greek word meaning common belief or popular opinion
216
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psyche
psychological term refering to the group of acts and functions of the mind
212
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aporia
philosophical or rhetorical concept of a state of puzzlement or expression of doubt
211
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noumenon
in philosophy, a posited object or event that exists independently of human sense and/or concept, unlike a phenomenon
210
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essentialism
view that every entity has identifying attributes
209
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apeiron
philosophical concept
207
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apatheia
Stoic concept
205
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parsimony
use of the minimum set of elements required to achieve a goal
201
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reductionism
philosophical view explaining systems in terms of smaller parts
197
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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
196
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master–slave morality
central theme of Friedrich Nietzsche's works
196
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innatism
philosophical and epistemological doctrine that holds that the mind is not a "blank slate" at birth but is born with ideas and knowledge
190
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will
faculty of the mind which intentionally selects the strongest desire from among the various desires present
187
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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
183
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evil demon
concept in Cartesian philosophy
179
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law of noncontradiction
theorem of logic
175
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entelechy
term
171
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Untermensch
German word meaning "subhuman"; used in Nazi Germany
167
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Aletheia
philosophical concept, state of not being hidden; the state of being evident
167
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absolute
reality where no doubt exists
166
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randomness
apparent lack of pattern or predictability in events
164
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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
160
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Aufheben
transformative process in which something is preserved, negated, and elevated to a higher state or synthesis
153
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everything
all that exists; the opposite of nothing
153
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burden of proof
the obligation on a party in a dispute to provide sufficient warrant for their position
149
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enthusiasm
intense enjoyment, interest, or approval (in current English vernacular)
147
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interaction
kind of action that occurs as two or more objects have an effect upon one another
146
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phronesis
ancient Greek word for a type of wisdom or intelligence
145
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poiesis
activity in which a person brings something into being that did not exist before
144
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leap of faith
in religion and philosophy, the act of believing in or accepting something outside the boundaries of reason
139
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transcendence
concept designating the extra-categorical attributes of beings
137
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elegance
conceptual beauty that shows unusual effectiveness and simplicity
133
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productive forces
in Marxism, the combination of the means of labor (tools, machinery, land, infrastructure…) with human labor power
132
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antinomy
real or apparent mutual incompatibility of two concepts
128
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selection
act of judging the merits of multiple options and selecting one or more of them
127
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abductive reasoning
form of logical inference that seeks the best conclusion that explains a set of given observations
125
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preference
greater liking for one alternative over another or others
124
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dungeon crawl
type of tabletop or video game
120
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deterritorialization
Concept in critical theory
119
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potentiality
inherent capacity for growth, development or capability
116
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conatus
innate inclination of a thing to continue to exist and enhance itself
113
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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"
113
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heteronomy
philosophical concept
112
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New Man
utopian concept
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