Trending Schools of Thought in China this month
The 100 most-viewed schools of thought this month on Wikipedia (China). Ranked by real-world attention. Top: Xi Jinping Thought on Socialism with Chinese Characteristics for a New Era.
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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
1,984
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2
Falun Gong
religious movement originating in China
815
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3
Xuanxue
post-classical Chinese philosophy bringing together Daoist and Confucian beliefs
762
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4
6-7
2025-2026 Internet meme
615
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5
Lebensraum
German "living space" ideas of settler colonialism (1890s–1940s)
534
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6
Liberalism in China
overview of liberalism in China
504
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7
Taoism
religious or philosophical tradition of Chinese origin
444
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8
Buddhism
Indian religion
436
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9
Lushan School
school of Taoism
429
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10
eternalism
View that past, present and future exist
338
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11
Wahhabism
Sunni Islamic revivalist and fundamentalist movement
338
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12
Augustinianism
philosophical and theological system
328
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13
2012 phenomenon
eschatological beliefs surrounding 21 December 2012
289
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14
Chinese astrology
Astrology based on Chinese astronomy
267
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15
stoicism
school of Hellenistic philosophy who held that the practice of virtue suffices to attain eudaimonia
244
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16
Three Principles of the People
political philosophy developed by Sun Yat-sen
239
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17
Marxism
economic and sociopolitical worldview
221
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18
sexualization
to make something sexual or aware of sexuality
193
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19
existentialism
philosophical and literary current
189
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20
Lie-flat doctrine
Chinese neologism
163
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21
Trotskyism
variety of Marxism developed by Leon Trotsky
162
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22
Cynicism
Ancient school of philosophy
151
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23
Holy Trinity
Christian conception of God as consisting of three persons (hypostases) — the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit — sharing the same substa
148
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24
Marxist feminism
type of feminism that includes Marxist ideas and principles
142
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25
nihilism
philosophy of negation towards concepts, meaning, or life
132
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26
Confucianism
Chinese ethical and philosophical system
127
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27
antinatalism
philosophical position that assigns a negative value to procreation
115
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28
atheism
absence of belief in the existence of deities; the opposite of theism
114
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29
anarchism
a philosophy, movement, and political ideology that holds that any government, like the state, is undesirable, unnecessary, and harmful
112
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30
Two-state theory
notion in Taiwan-China relations
100
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31
eugenics
a set of pseudoscientific beliefs and practices aimed at improving the genetic quality of a human population
97
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32
dialectic
method of argument for resolving disagreement
95
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33
New Confucianism
20th–21st century Confucianist revival movement
92
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34
Taoist philosophy
school of thought in China
91
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35
utilitarianism
ethical theory which holds that the right action is the one that maximizes aggregate well-being
88
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36
Sunni Islam
most populous Islamic denomination
85
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37
Monroe Doctrine
US foreign policy regarding Latin American countries in 1823
85
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38
Two Whatevers
Chinese communist political doctrine
85
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39
Mohism
ancient Chinese philosophy
85
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40
Three Rules of Discipline and Eight Points for Attention
1928 military doctrine of Mao Zedong
80
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41
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
79
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42
materialism
form of philosophical monism which holds matter to be the fundamental substance in nature
78
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43
Legalism
one of the six classical schools of thought in Chinese philosophy
78
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44
Chinese Buddhism
Buddhism with Chinese characteristics
78
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45
phenomenology
early 20th century philosophical movement that seeks to describe the universal features of consciousness without assumptions about the exter
77
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46
Shia Islam
second-most populous Islamic denomination
76
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47
naturism
movement for social nudity
73
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48
Samsara
world or realm of existence related to rebirth concept in Buddhism, Hinduism, Jainism, Bön, and Sikhism
71
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49
dialectical materialism
philosophy derived from the works of Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels
70
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50
humanism
philosophical school of thought
70
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51
Dutch disease
apparent causal relationship between the increase in the economic development of a specific sector and a decline in other sectors
70
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52
deconstruction
critical outlook concerned with the relationship between text and meaning
70
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53
Noble Eightfold Path
one of the principal teachings of the Buddha
69
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54
Quanzhen School
school of Taoism founded by Wang Chongyang in 12th century Shandong during the Jin dynasty
67
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55
Cheng-Zhu school
one of the major philosophical schools of Neo-Confucianism
65
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56
Zhengyi Dao
school of Taoism
64
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57
accelerationism
political philosophy that the prevailing system of capitalism should be expanded in order to generate radical social change
62
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58
New Age
spiritual or religious beliefs and practices that developed in Western nations during the 1970s
60
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59
mutual non-recognition of sovereignty and mutual non-denial of authority to govern
characterization of the relationship across the Taiwan Strait
59
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60
Hindu astrology
astrology originating from Ancient India
55
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61
Mandate of Heaven
political and religious doctrine of the Emperor of China
54
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62
Three Worlds Theory
Maoist interpretation and formulation of international relations
54
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63
xinxue
school of Confucianism
53
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64
empiricism
theory that states that knowledge comes only or primarily from sensory experience
50
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65
pragmatism
philosophical tradition
49
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66
prospect theory
theory of behavioral economics and behavioral finance that was developed by Daniel Kahneman and Amos Tversky in 1979
48
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67
Constructivism
artistic and architectural philosophy
48
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68
Neo-Confucianism
philosophical school of Confucianism mainly influenced by Zhu Xi
46
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69
unity of knowledge and action
Chinese philosophical concept
45
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70
Immaculate Conception of Mary
teaching that Mary was conceived free from original sin
45
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71
anti-intellectualism
anti-philosophical attitude
45
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72
Lysenkoism
pseudoscientific biological theory in the U.S.S.R.
44
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73
Frankfurt School
school of neo-Marxist interdisciplinary social theory
44
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74
meritocracy
political system in which capital is assigned on the basis of competence
44
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75
party-state capitalism
capitalist economy where the government, under a sole ruling party, acts as a corporation
43
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76
Way of the Five Pecks of Rice
Chinese Taoist movement founded in 142 CE
43
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77
Mount Hua Sect
Taoist sect based in Mount Hua, also appearing in a fictionalised form in martial arts novels
42
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78
tragedy of the commons
self-interests causing depletion of a shared resource
42
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79
School of Diplomacy
classical Chinese legalist school of thought
42
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80
homophobia
negative attitudes, prejudice and discrimination towards homosexuality
41
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81
Way of the Celestial Masters
religious school of Taoism
41
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82
Keynesian economics
group of macroeconomic theories
41
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83
Truman Doctrine
United States Cold War policy to contain communism in Europe and elsewhere
40
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84
Shenxiao
school of Daoism
39
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85
Marxian economics
school of economics
39
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86
innate evilness
theory of good and evil in Eastern philosophy or Confucianism
39
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87
hermeticism
philosophical and religious tradition based primarily upon writings attributed to Hermes Trismegistus
39
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88
supply and demand
economic model of price determination in microeconomics
38
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89
obscurantism
Aiming to hide information or insight
38
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90
positivism
philosophy of science based on the view that information derived from scientific observation is the exclusive source of all authoritative kn
38
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91
rationalism
philosophical view that reason should be the chief source of knowledge
38
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92
Jahriyya
sufi order in China
38
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93
Arminianism
theological movement
37
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94
Taiping Taoism
Taoist movement founded by Zhang Jue during the Eastern Han Dynasty, participating in the Yellow Turban Rebellion of 184; after the rebellio
37
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95
globalization
process of international integration arising from world views, products, ideas, and other aspects of culture
37
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96
New Qing History
school of thought on the history of the Qing dynasty
37
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97
Malthusianism
social theory regarding the natural relationship between population growth and food supply
37
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98
fatalism
philosophical doctrine emphasising the subjugation of all events or actions to fate
36
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99
surplus value
central concept in Karl Marx's theory of value and critique of political economy
36
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100
Rimpa school
major historical school of Japanese painting
36
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