Trending Philosophical Concepts in France this month
The 100 most-viewed philosophical concepts this month on Wikipedia (France). 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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technic
philosophical concept
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Animal machine
philosophical concept of animals as automata
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paradigm
distinct conceptual or thought pattern
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kairos
right or opportune moment, as concept in ancient Greek philosophy
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holism
philosophical position that systems should be analyzed as wholes, not just as collections of parts
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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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ataraxia
ancient Greek philosophical concept
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sentience
capacity to feel, perceive, or experience subjectively
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monad
philosophical concept
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solipsism
philosophical idea that only one's own mind is sure to exist
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exegesis
critical and systematic interpretation of a text, especially religious or literary works
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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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agency
capacity of an agent to act in a world and make own decisions
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agape
Greco-Christian term referring to a type of love
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aporia
philosophical or rhetorical concept of a state of puzzlement or expression of doubt
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cultural hegemony
marxist notion of cultural dominance
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eternal return
philosophical concept regarding infinite continuance of the universe
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Doxa
Greek word meaning common belief or popular opinion
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transcendence
concept designating the extra-categorical attributes of beings
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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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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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Übermensch
concept in the philosophy of Friedrich Nietzsche
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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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praxis
philosophical concept
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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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immanence
theories of divine presence in which the divine encompasses or is manifested in the material world
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essentialism
view that every entity has identifying attributes
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logos
term in Western philosophy, psychology, rhetoric, and religion
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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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categorical imperative
central concept in Kantian moral philosophy
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hypostasis
shared existence of spiritual or corporal entities
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restorative justice
approach to justice where victims and perpetrators mediate a restitution agreement
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concrete object
a particular or specific instance of an entity. To describe tangible or physical objects use Q223557
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pain
type of unpleasant feeling
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Untermensch
German word meaning "subhuman"; used in Nazi Germany
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conatus
innate inclination of a thing to continue to exist and enhance itself
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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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noumenon
in philosophy, a posited object or event that exists independently of human sense and/or concept, unlike a phenomenon
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Dasein
German term meaning "existence", concept from Heidegger's philosophy
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Homo faber
philosophical concept that human beings are able to control their fate and their environment as a result of the use of tools
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Episteme
philosophical concept referring to a structure system of knowledge
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katechon
Christian philosophical concept
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reason
capacity for consciously making sense of things
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human being
philosophical concept
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abductive reasoning
form of logical inference that seeks the best conclusion that explains a set of given observations
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randomness
apparent lack of pattern or predictability in events
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aeon
ancient Greek concept
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the One
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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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role-playing
changing of one's behaviour to assume a role
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distributive justice
concept of the socially just allocation of goods
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assemblage
philosophical concept by Gilles Deleuze and Félix Guattari
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poiesis
activity in which a person brings something into being that did not exist before
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epoché
theoretical moment where all judgments about the existence of the external world is suspended
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psyche
psychological term refering to the group of acts and functions of the mind
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zoon politikon
philosophical concept introduced by Aristotle
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Nous
the faculty of the human mind necessary for understanding what is true or real
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dualism
philosophical or religious belief in two fundamental substances or principles, which often oppose each other
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mind–body problem
open question in philosophy of how abstract minds interact with physical bodies
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entelechy
term
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phronesis
ancient Greek word for a type of wisdom or intelligence
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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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Ousia
philosophical and theological term, originally used in Ancient Greek philosophy
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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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absolute
reality where no doubt exists
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Aletheia
philosophical concept, state of not being hidden; the state of being evident
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reductionism
philosophical view explaining systems in terms of smaller parts
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substance
basic ontological concept
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Verstehen
social science conception of understanding and relation
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essence
property or set of properties that make an entity or substance what it fundamentally is
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pneuma
ancient Greek word for "breath"
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tetrapharmakos
ancient Epicurean philosophical doctrine
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judgment
evaluation of evidence to make a considered decision
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hic et nunc
Latin phrase meaning "here and now"
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heteronomy
philosophical concept
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antinomy
real or apparent mutual incompatibility of two laws
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Veil of Isis
metaphor for the inaccessibility of nature's secrets
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clinamen
latin word for the swerve of atoms, or an inclination/bias
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transcendental
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Last man
antithesis to the Übermensch in Nietzschean philosophy
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Heimat
German expression with a variety of meanings and multiple dimensions, basically translating to 'home', 'homeland', or 'native land'
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faith and rationality
two ideologies that exist in varying degrees of conflict or compatibility
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fundamentalism
unwavering attachment to a set of irreducible beliefs
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anima mundi
intrinsic connection between all living things on the planet
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quintessence
fifth element in addition to the four classical elements, used by medieval alchemists for a medium similar or identical to that thought to m
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New Man
utopian concept
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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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Aufheben
transformative process in which something is preserved, negated, and elevated to a higher state or synthesis
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dungeon crawl
type of tabletop or video game
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individual liberty
concept in political philosophy
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personal identity
philosophical idea of a person having a unique existence
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objectivity
central philosophical concept, related to reality and truth
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primum movens
Greek philosophical concept; first principle causing the foundamental order of the universe
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transcendentals
properties of being that correspond to truth, beauty, and goodness
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manners
forms of social interaction, set of rules for living in a community
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Dionysian
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anagoge
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apodicticity
propositions that are demonstrably, necessarily or self-evidently the case
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