Trending Philosophical Concepts in France — the 7 days to 25 October 2026
The 100 most-viewed philosophical concepts on Wikipedia, the 7 days to 25 October 2026 (French-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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paradigm
distinct conceptual or thought pattern
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solipsism
philosophical idea that only one's own mind is sure to exist
791
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empathy
capacity to understand or feel what another person is experiencing from within the latter's frame of reference
683
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kairos
right or opportune moment, as concept in ancient Greek philosophy
677
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holism
philosophical position that systems should be analyzed as wholes, not just as collections of parts
633
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ataraxia
ancient Greek philosophical concept
595
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praxis
philosophical concept
572
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aporia
philosophical or rhetorical concept of a state of puzzlement or expression of doubt
529
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exegesis
critical and systematic interpretation of a text, especially religious or literary works
490
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agency
capacity of an agent to act in a world and make own decisions
451
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immanence
theories of divine presence in which the divine encompasses or is manifested in the material world
434
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agape
Greco-Christian term referring to a type of love
421
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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
410
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sentience
capacity to feel, perceive, or experience subjectively
409
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Tao
in East Asian philosophy and religions, the source and fundamental principle of the universe
400
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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
387
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cultural hegemony
marxist notion of cultural dominance
378
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free will
ability of agents to be the ultimate source or originator of their choices, free from external determination
348
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monad
philosophical concept
345
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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
343
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essentialism
view that every entity has identifying attributes
335
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Doxa
Greek word meaning common belief or popular opinion
324
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transcendence
concept designating the extra-categorical attributes of beings
320
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eternal return
philosophical concept regarding infinite continuance of the universe
319
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logos
term in Western philosophy, psychology, rhetoric, and religion
302
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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
301
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poiesis
activity in which a person brings something into being that did not exist before
277
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hypostasis
shared existence of spiritual or corporal entities
266
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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
266
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Übermensch
concept in the philosophy of Friedrich Nietzsche
245
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Dasein
German term meaning "existence", concept from Heidegger's philosophy
245
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Episteme
philosophical concept referring to a structure system of knowledge
241
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restorative justice
approach to justice where victims and perpetrators mediate a restitution agreement
240
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concrete object
a particular or specific instance of an entity. To describe tangible or physical objects use Q223557
237
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categorical imperative
central concept in Kantian moral philosophy
233
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randomness
apparent lack of pattern or predictability in events
231
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being
objective and subjective features of reality and existence (philosophy)
223
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human being
philosophical concept
218
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entelechy
term
209
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reason
capacity for consciously making sense of things
207
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role-playing
changing of one's behaviour to assume a role
196
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katechon
Christian philosophical concept
193
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Nous
the faculty of the human mind necessary for understanding what is true or real
179
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aeon
ancient Greek concept
173
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Aletheia
philosophical concept, state of not being hidden; the state of being evident
166
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pain
type of unpleasant feeling
166
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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
165
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psyche
psychological term refering to the group of acts and functions of the mind
162
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dualism
philosophical or religious belief in two fundamental substances or principles, which often oppose each other
161
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noumenon
in philosophy, a posited object or event that exists independently of human sense and/or concept, unlike a phenomenon
160
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conatus
innate inclination of a thing to continue to exist and enhance itself
158
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abductive reasoning
form of logical inference that seeks the best conclusion that explains a set of given observations
158
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musica universalis
ancient philosophical concept that regards proportions in the movements of celestial bodies as a form of music
155
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Untermensch
German word meaning "subhuman"; used in Nazi Germany
155
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phronesis
ancient Greek word for a type of wisdom or intelligence
139
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manners
forms of social interaction, set of rules for living in a community
135
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epoché
theoretical moment where all judgments about the existence of the external world is suspended
133
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fundamentalism
unwavering attachment to a set of irreducible beliefs
124
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Dionysian
123
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euthymia
ancient Greek philosophical concept
122
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dungeon crawl
type of tabletop or video game
118
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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 make up the heavenly bodies
118
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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)
115
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interaction
kind of action that occurs as two or more objects have an effect upon one another
111
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honor
abstract concept entailing a perceived quality of worthiness and respectability
111
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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"
108
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New Man
utopian concept
108
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mind–body problem
open question in philosophy of how abstract minds interact with physical bodies
107
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essence
property or set of properties that make an entity or substance what it fundamentally is
104
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absolute
reality where no doubt exists
102
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transcendental
99
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physis
the physicality of a person or animal
98
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universal
in metaphysics, a repeatable or recurrent quality that can be instantiated or exemplified by many particular things
98
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clinamen
latin word for the swerve of atoms, or an inclination/bias
92
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passions
philosophical concept
90
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law of noncontradiction
theorem of logic
90
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Last man
antithesis to the Übermensch in Nietzschean philosophy
88
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primum movens
Greek philosophical concept; first principle causing the foundamental order of the universe
86
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heteronomy
philosophical concept
85
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the One
84
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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
84
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objectivity
central philosophical concept, related to reality and truth
83
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reductionism
philosophical view explaining systems in terms of smaller parts
82
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zoon politikon
philosophical concept introduced by Aristotle
81
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pneuma
ancient Greek word for "breath"
81
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logos
philosophical concept derived from Platonism
80
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judgment
evaluation of evidence to make a considered decision
79
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will
faculty of the mind which intentionally selects the strongest desire from among the various desires present
77
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Ātman
Hindu concept for inner self or essence as mere consciousness
77
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substance
basic ontological concept
77
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Rien
76
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hic et nunc
Latin phrase meaning "here and now"
75
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Eusebeia
Greek-language term
75
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apeiron
philosophical concept
73
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amphibology
equivocation in literature
73
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enthusiasm
intense enjoyment, interest, or approval (in current English vernacular)
72
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anagoge
term
71
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Tongan castaways
six boys who became shipwrecked on the deserted remote island of ʻAta
70
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apodicticity
propositions that are demonstrably, necessarily or self-evidently the case
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