Trending Philosophical Concepts in Brazil this month
The 100 most-viewed philosophical concepts this month on Wikipedia (Brazil). Ranked by real-world attention. Top: knowledge.
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knowledge
awareness of facts, familiarity with individuals and situations, or practical skill; encompasses descriptive, procedural, and acquaintance k
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kairos
right or opportune moment, as concept in ancient Greek philosophy
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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
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monad
philosophical concept
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eternal return
philosophical concept regarding infinite continuance of the universe
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role-playing game
game in which players assume the roles of characters in a fictional setting
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free will
ability of agents to be the ultimate source or originator of their choices, free from external determination
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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 'logic
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empathy
capacity to understand or feel what another person is experiencing from within the latter's frame of reference
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morality
normative standard evaluating actions and character traits as right or wrong, virtuous or vicious, honorable or disgraceful; varies across i
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eudaimonia
Aristotelian term for happiness or welfare
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becoming
philosophical concept
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immanence
theories of divine presence in which the divine encompasses or is manifested in the material world
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logos
term in Western philosophy, psychology, rhetoric, and religion
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agape
Greco-Christian term referring to a type of love
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holism
philosophical position that systems should be analyzed as wholes, not just as collections of parts
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solipsism
philosophical idea that only one's own mind is sure to exist
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sentience
capacity to feel, perceive, or experience subjectively
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reason
capacity for consciously making sense of things
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ase
Religious concept related to the Yoruba of Nigeria
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pain
type of unpleasant feeling
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Übermensch
concept in the philosophy of Friedrich Nietzsche
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exegesis
critical and systematic interpretation of a text, especially religious or literary works
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categorical imperative
central concept in Kantian moral philosophy
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culture industry
expression suggesting that popular culture is used to manipulate mass society into passivity
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ataraxia
ancient Greek philosophical concept
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Apollonian and Dionysian
terms representing a dichotomy/dialectic between rationality and emotion
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Sophia
personification of wisdom in Hellenistic philosophy
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structure
arrangement and organization of interrelated elements in an object or system, or the object or system so organized
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paradigm
distinct conceptual or thought pattern
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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 int
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Tao
in East Asian philosophy and religions, the source and fundamental principle of the universe
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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, wi
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honor
abstract concept entailing a perceived quality of worthiness and respectability
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cultural hegemony
marxist notion of cultural dominance
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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
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Nous
the faculty of the human mind necessary for understanding what is true or real
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essence
property or set of properties that make an entity or substance what it fundamentally is
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unmoved mover
postulated ultimate cause of all activity in the universe
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proposition
idea that is true or false and may be expressed in a declarative sentence
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dualism
philosophical or religious belief in two fundamental substances or principles, which often oppose each other
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fundamentalism
unwavering attachment to a set of irreducible beliefs
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Dasein
German term meaning "existence", concept from Heidegger's philosophy
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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
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parsimony
use of the minimum set of elements required to achieve a goal
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potentiality
inherent capacity for growth, development or capability
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Doxa
Greek word meaning common belief or popular opinion
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poiesis
activity in which a person brings something into being that did not exist before
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Aletheia
philosophical concept, state of not being hidden; the state of being evident
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hypostasis
shared existence of spiritual or corporal entities
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apeiron
philosophical concept
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physis
the physicality of a person or animal
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perennial philosophy
15th-century philosophical idea that views all religious traditions as sharing a single truth or origin
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anima mundi
intrinsic connection between all living things on the planet
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judgment
evaluation of evidence to make a considered decision
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ignorance
lack of knowledge or understanding
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transcendence
concept designating the extra-categorical attributes of beings
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master–slave morality
central theme of Friedrich Nietzsche's works
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the One
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noumenon
in philosophy, a posited object or event that exists independently of human sense and/or concept, unlike a phenomenon
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universalism
philosophical and theological concept that some ideas have universal application or applicability
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deterritorialization
Concept in critical theory
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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
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emergence
phenomenon whereby larger entities arise through interactions among smaller/simpler entities such that the larger entities exhibit propertie
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praxis
philosophical concept
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psyche
psychological term refering to the group of acts and functions of the mind
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Aufheben
transformative process in which something is preserved, negated, and elevated to a higher state or synthesis
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Untermensch
German word meaning "subhuman"; used in Nazi Germany
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accountability
concept of responsibility in ethics, governance and decision-making
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productive forces
in Marxism, the combination of the means of labor (tools, machinery, land, infrastructure…) with human labor power
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law of noncontradiction
theorem of logic
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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
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absolute
reality where no doubt exists
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randomness
apparent lack of pattern or predictability in events
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noema
philosophical concept
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abjection
state of being cast off and separated from norms and rules on the scale of society and morality
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everything
all that exists; the opposite of nothing
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justification
in epistemology, the reason why someone properly holds a belief, the explanation as to why the belief is a true one, or an account of how on
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essentialism
view that every entity has identifying attributes
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aporia
philosophical or rhetorical concept of a state of puzzlement or expression of doubt
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will
faculty of the mind which intentionally selects the strongest desire from among the various desires present
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apatheia
Stoic concept
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musica universalis
ancient philosophical concept that regards proportions in the movements of celestial bodies as a form of music
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personal identity
philosophical idea of a person having a unique existence
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interaction
kind of action that occurs as two or more objects have an effect upon one another
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Last man
antithesis to the Übermensch in Nietzschean philosophy
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pneuma
ancient Greek word for "breath"
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antinomy
real or apparent mutual incompatibility of two laws
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Aevum
concept in Scholastic philosophy
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elegance
conceptual beauty that shows unusual effectiveness and simplicity
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necessity
in logic, property of a statement which must be true in order for another given statement to be true
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phronesis
ancient Greek word for a type of wisdom or intelligence
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potentiality and actuality
principles which Aristotle used to analyze motion, causality, ethics, and physiology
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leap of faith
in religion and philosophy, the act of believing in or accepting something outside the boundaries of reason
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entelechy
term
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noesis
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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
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selection
act of judging the merits of multiple options and selecting one or more of them
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evil demon
concept in Cartesian philosophy
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heteronomy
philosophical concept
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