Trending Schools of Thought of all time
The 100 most-viewed schools of thought of all time on Wikipedia. Ranked by real-world attention. Top: hermeticism.
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hermeticism
philosophical and religious tradition based primarily upon writings attributed to Hermes Trismegistus
12,501
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deism
belief in God without revelation
10,164
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3
Wahhabism
Sunni Islamic revivalist and fundamentalist movement
8,526
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4
Trotskyism
variety of Marxism developed by Leon Trotsky
8,488
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5
dialectical materialism
philosophy derived from the works of Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels
8,329
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6
monism
view that attributes oneness or singleness to a concept
5,342
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7
empiricism
theory that states that knowledge comes only or primarily from sensory experience
5,043
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8
Platonism
philosophical theory that includes affirming the existence of abstract objects
4,191
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9
Shia Islam
second-most populous Islamic denomination
3,847
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10
Vedanta
one of six schools of Hindu philosophy
3,745
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11
liberal conservatism
political ideology within conservatism
3,463
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12
eternalism
View that past, present and future exist
2,916
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13
Orphism
set of religious beliefs and practices originating in the ancient Greek and Hellenistic world
2,907
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14
Cฤrvฤka
ancient school of Indian materialism
2,826
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15
sexualization
to make something sexual or aware of sexuality
2,709
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16
Hindu astrology
astrology originating from Ancient India
2,495
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17
stoicism
school of Hellenistic philosophy who held that the practice of virtue suffices to attain eudaimonia
2,424
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18
Sunni Islam
most populous Islamic denomination
2,313
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19
modern portfolio theory
mathematical framework for assembling a portfolio of assets such that the expected return is maximized for a given level of risk, defined as
2,273
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views
20
logical positivism
assertion that only statements verifiable through empirical observation are meaningful
2,258
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views
21
Taoism
religious or philosophical tradition of Chinese origin
2,248
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22
naturism
movement for social nudity
2,058
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23
biblical inerrancy
belief that the Bible is without error
1,971
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views
24
aristotelianism
tradition in philosophy
1,949
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25
sola scriptura
Christian theological doctrine that scriptures are the sole source of authority for faith and practice
1,946
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26
existentialism
philosophical and literary current
1,890
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27
Dahiya doctrine
military strategy of asymmetric warfare involving the destruction of civilian infrastructure to deny its use by combatants
1,848
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views
28
theistic evolution
views that regard religious teachings about God as compatible with modern scientific understanding about biological evolution
1,655
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views
29
Preterism
Christian eschatological view that interprets some (partial preterism) or all (full preterism) prophecies of the Bible as events which have
1,635
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views
30
two-nation theory
political ideology that, in the Indian subcontinent, Hindus and Muslims comprise separate nations
1,616
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views
31
anarchism
a philosophy, movement, and political ideology that holds that any government, like the state, is undesirable, unnecessary, and harmful
1,565
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views
32
apatheism
attitude of apathy towards claims of existence or nonexistence of god(s)
1,490
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views
33
hypermodernism
school of chess, emerging after WW1, advocating indirect control of the center, introducing the concepts of the pawn chain, overprotection,
1,490
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views
34
Holy Trinity
Christian conception of God as consisting of three persons (hypostases) โ the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit โ sharing the same substa
1,452
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35
monothelitism
Christological doctrine that Christ has only one will, anathematized at the Third Council of Constantinople
1,437
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36
atheism
absence of belief in the existence of deities; the opposite of theism
1,346
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37
laconophilia
love or admiration of Sparta
1,295
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views
38
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
1,283
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39
Russian cosmism
philosophical and cultural movement that emerged in Russia in the turn of the 19th and 20th centuries
1,261
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views
40
Three Worlds Theory
Maoist interpretation and formulation of international relations
1,238
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views
41
Assumption of Mary
the bodily taking up of the Virgin Mary into Heaven at the end of her earthly life, dogma of the Catholic Church
1,191
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views
42
Epistemic injustice
concept from social epistemology pertaining to ethics and theory of knowledge
1,185
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43
Confucianism
Chinese ethical and philosophical system
1,181
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44
Samsara
world or realm of existence related to rebirth concept in Buddhism, Hinduism, Jainism, Bรถn, and Sikhism
1,181
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45
nonviolence
principle or practice of not causing harm to others
1,132
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views
46
praxeology
deductive study of human action
1,108
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views
47
surplus value
central concept in Karl Marx's theory of value and critique of political economy
1,052
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views
48
total depravity
Calvinist doctrine that the fall of humankind enslaves all to sin and makes them need justification
1,042
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views
49
anarcha-feminism
movement combining anarchism and feminism
1,030
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views
50
universal priesthood
Christian doctrine regarding the idea of a priestly ministry attributed to all (baptized) believers, not only clergy
989
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views
51
Homoousion
Christian theological term and concept
984
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views
52
accelerationism
political philosophy that the prevailing system of capitalism should be expanded in order to generate radical social change
971
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views
53
eschatology of Jehovah's Witnesses
Jehovah's Witnesses beliefs regarding the end of the world
952
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54
Advaita Vedanta
school of Hindu philosophy; a classic path to spiritual realization
935
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55
2012 phenomenon
eschatological beliefs surrounding 21 December 2012
926
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views
56
Cartesianism
philosophical and scientific system of Renรฉ Descartes
900
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views
57
Hegelianism
philosophy based on the work of G. W. F. Hegel
897
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views
58
physiocracy
economic theory
894
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views
59
dialectic
method of argument for resolving disagreement
832
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views
60
Noble Eightfold Path
one of the principal teachings of the Buddha
826
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views
61
Keynesian economics
group of macroeconomic theories
821
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views
62
takfiri
radical islamist ideology
817
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views
63
Quietism
17th-century ideas heretical to Catholics
814
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64
open theism
theological movement within evangelical and post-evangelical Protestant Christianity, stating that, due to Godโs and humansโ free will, God'
801
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views
65
Dunning School
historiographical school of thought
790
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views
66
anthroposophy
esoteric philosophy founded by Rudolf Steiner postulating the existence of an objective spiritual world accessible to human experience
762
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views
67
Neoplatonism
strand of Platonic philosophy that emerged in the 3rd century AD
757
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views
68
utilitarianism
ethical theory which holds that the right action is the one that maximizes aggregate well-being
747
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views
69
Lebensraum
German "living space" ideas of settler colonialism (1890sโ1940s)
729
views
views
70
Immaculate Conception of Mary
teaching that Mary was conceived free from original sin
680
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views
71
Safavid order
Sufi Shi'a order (tariqah) founded by Safi-ad-din Ardabili
666
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views
72
Gandhism
body of ideas that describes the inspiration, vision, and the life work of Mohandas Gandhi
652
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views
73
Salafism
Sunni Islamic reformist movement
646
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views
74
Qadiriyya
Sufi Order
642
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views
75
Taoist philosophy
school of thought in China
641
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76
moral absolutism
ethical view that most actions are intrinsically right or wrong, regardless of context or consequence
638
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views
77
Malthusianism
social theory regarding the natural relationship between population growth and food supply
638
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78
turtles all the way down
expression of the problem of infinite regress
629
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views
79
Third International Theory
theory of governance proposed by Muammar Gaddafi
628
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views
80
heresy in the Catholic Church
denial or doubt of Catholic doctrine
627
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views
81
voluntarism
school of thought in metaphysics, psychology, sociology, and theology
615
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views
82
homophobia
negative attitudes, prejudice and discrimination towards homosexuality
613
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views
83
Rostow's stages of growth
historical model of economic growth
589
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views
84
Hokushin-ron
imperial Japanese political doctrine emphasizing expansion into Northern Asia
587
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views
85
Nestorianism
Christological doctrine arguing that human and divine persons of Jesus Christ are separate
584
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views
86
Venetian school
Renaissance art movement
547
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views
87
Dormition of the Mother of God
Great Feast of the Eastern Orthodox, Oriental Orthodox, and Eastern Catholic Churches
546
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views
88
sun sign astrology
form of astrology, commonly found in newspapers, which considers only the position of the Sun at birth, placed within one of the twelve zodi
545
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89
Mandate of Heaven
political and religious doctrine of the Emperor of China
541
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views
90
nontrinitarianism
form of Christianity that rejects the mainstream Christian doctrine of the Trinity
536
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neosocialism
interwar Francophone socialist movement
520
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92
Kharijites
Early Islamic rebellious sect
500
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views
93
anarcho-communism
political philosophy and school of thought
489
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bundle theory
ontological theory about objecthood in which an object consists only of a collection (bundle) of properties, relations or tropes; originated
489
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Frankfurt School
school of neo-Marxist interdisciplinary social theory
474
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views
96
Pythagoreanism
system of esoteric and metaphysical beliefs held by Pythagoras and his followers
472
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views
97
New Atheism
contemporary atheistic movement of thinkers and writers
470
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views
98
Catholic doctrine regarding the Ten Commandments
influence of Hebrew Bible law of Moses in doctrines of the Roman Catholic Church
468
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views
99
ubuntu
Southern African philosophy
459
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views
100
Lollardy
pre-Protestant Christian religious reform movement in England
458
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