Trending Philosophical Concepts in Brazil — the 7 days to 25 October 2026
The 100 most-viewed philosophical concepts on Wikipedia, the 7 days to 25 October 2026 (Portuguese-language edition). Ranked by real-world attention. Top: knowledge. Data as of 25 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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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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paradigm
distinct conceptual or thought pattern
269
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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
249
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logos
term in Western philosophy, psychology, rhetoric, and religion
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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
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cultural hegemony
marxist notion of cultural dominance
206
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being
objective and subjective features of reality and existence (philosophy)
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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)
196
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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
189
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solipsism
philosophical idea that only one's own mind is sure to exist
188
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ataraxia
ancient Greek philosophical concept
184
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eudaimonia
Aristotelian term for happiness or welfare
177
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sentience
capacity to feel, perceive, or experience subjectively
167
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ase
Religious concept related to the Yoruba of Nigeria
164
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Übermensch
concept in the philosophy of Friedrich Nietzsche
164
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categorical imperative
central concept in Kantian moral philosophy
162
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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
161
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agape
Greco-Christian term referring to a type of love
153
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eternal return
philosophical concept regarding infinite continuance of the universe
152
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reason
capacity for consciously making sense of things
148
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empathy
capacity to understand or feel what another person is experiencing from within the latter's frame of reference
136
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exegesis
critical and systematic interpretation of a text, especially religious or literary works
135
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monad
philosophical concept
135
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holism
philosophical position that systems should be analyzed as wholes, not just as collections of parts
123
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immanence
theories of divine presence in which the divine encompasses or is manifested in the material world
118
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ignorance
lack of knowledge or understanding
112
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Tao
in East Asian philosophy and religions, the source and fundamental principle of the universe
110
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pain
type of unpleasant feeling
108
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culture industry
expression suggesting that popular culture is used to manipulate mass society into passivity
106
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becoming
philosophical concept
99
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fundamentalism
unwavering attachment to a set of irreducible beliefs
98
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enthusiasm
intense enjoyment, interest, or approval (in current English vernacular)
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essence
property or set of properties that make an entity or substance what it fundamentally is
93
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dualism
philosophical or religious belief in two fundamental substances or principles, which often oppose each other
91
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Apollonian and Dionysian
terms representing a dichotomy/dialectic between rationality and emotion
90
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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
89
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the One
88
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proposition
idea that is true or false and may be expressed in a declarative sentence
88
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Nous
the faculty of the human mind necessary for understanding what is true or real
87
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preference
greater liking for one alternative over another or others
86
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structure
arrangement and organization of interrelated elements within an object or system
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anagoge
term
79
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honor
abstract concept entailing a perceived quality of worthiness and respectability
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evil demon
concept in Cartesian philosophy
70
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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
70
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praxis
philosophical concept
69
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Sophia
personification of wisdom in Hellenistic philosophy
67
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Dasein
German term meaning "existence", concept from Heidegger's philosophy
61
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New Man
utopian concept
60
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essentialism
view that every entity has identifying attributes
59
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Aufheben
transformative process in which something is preserved, negated, and elevated to a higher state or synthesis
58
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physis
the physicality of a person or animal
56
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interaction
kind of action that occurs as two or more objects have an effect upon one another
56
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master–slave morality
central theme of Friedrich Nietzsche's works
56
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will
faculty of the mind which intentionally selects the strongest desire from among the various desires present
54
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hypostasis
shared existence of spiritual or corporal entities
54
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universalism
philosophical and theological concept that some ideas have universal application or applicability
53
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everything
all that exists; the opposite of nothing
53
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musica universalis
ancient philosophical concept that regards proportions in the movements of celestial bodies as a form of music
53
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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
49
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transcendence
concept designating the extra-categorical attributes of beings
49
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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
49
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potentiality and actuality
principles which Aristotle used to analyze motion, causality, ethics, and physiology
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aporia
philosophical or rhetorical concept of a state of puzzlement or expression of doubt
48
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psyche
psychological term refering to the group of acts and functions of the mind
48
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randomness
apparent lack of pattern or predictability in events
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absolute
reality where no doubt exists
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anima mundi
intrinsic connection between all living things on the planet
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reductionism
philosophical view explaining systems in terms of smaller parts
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Doxa
Greek word meaning common belief or popular opinion
45
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apeiron
philosophical concept
45
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Aletheia
philosophical concept, state of not being hidden; the state of being evident
45
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parsimony
use of the minimum set of elements required to achieve a goal
43
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productive forces
in Marxism, the combination of the means of labor (tools, machinery, land, infrastructure…) with human labor power
43
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abductive reasoning
form of logical inference that seeks the best conclusion that explains a set of given observations
42
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distributive justice
concept of the socially just allocation of goods
40
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phronesis
ancient Greek word for a type of wisdom or intelligence
39
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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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noumenon
in philosophy, a posited object or event that exists independently of human sense and/or concept, unlike a phenomenon
38
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Last man
antithesis to the Übermensch in Nietzschean philosophy
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Untermensch
German word meaning "subhuman"; used in Nazi Germany
37
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problematization
concept developed by Foucault meaning; process in critical thinking
37
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perennial philosophy
15th-century philosophical idea that views all religious traditions as sharing a single truth or origin
37
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poiesis
activity in which a person brings something into being that did not exist before
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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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accountability
concept of responsibility in ethics, governance and decision-making
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unmoved mover
postulated ultimate cause of all activity in the universe
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epoché
theoretical moment where all judgments about the existence of the external world is suspended
29
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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"
28
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potentiality
inherent capacity for growth, development or capability
28
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biophilia hypothesis
hypothesis that humans possess an innate tendency to seek connections with nature and other forms of life
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law of noncontradiction
theorem of logic
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apatheia
Stoic concept
27
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antinomy
real or apparent mutual incompatibility of two concepts
27
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pneuma
ancient Greek word for "breath"
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amphibology
equivocation in literature
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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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