Trending Schools of Thought in Japan this month
The 100 most-viewed schools of thought this month on Wikipedia (Japan). Ranked by real-world attention. Top: Buddhism.
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Buddhism
Indian religion
1,112
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2
6-7
2025-2026 Internet meme
621
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3
innate goodness
theory of good and evil in Eastern philosophy or Confucianism
435
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4
Marxism
economic and sociopolitical worldview
404
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5
Taoism
religious or philosophical tradition of Chinese origin
339
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6
nihilism
philosophy of negation towards concepts, meaning, or life
302
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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
300
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8
anti-intellectualism
anti-philosophical attitude
279
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naturism
movement for social nudity
268
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Yangmingism
current of Confucianism founded by Wang Yangming
257
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11
anarchism
a philosophy, movement, and political ideology that holds that any government, like the state, is undesirable, unnecessary, and harmful
240
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existentialism
philosophical and literary current
240
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utilitarianism
ethical theory which holds that the right action is the one that maximizes aggregate well-being
225
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14
Shia Islam
second-most populous Islamic denomination
220
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15
Samsara
world or realm of existence related to rebirth concept in Buddhism, Hinduism, Jainism, Bรถn, and Sikhism
200
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Cheng-Zhu school
one of the major philosophical schools of Neo-Confucianism
190
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17
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
185
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18
pragmatism
philosophical tradition
182
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19
Kanล school
school of Japanese painting, late 15th century until Meiji Period, 1868
174
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materialism
form of philosophical monism which holds matter to be the fundamental substance in nature
172
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21
dialectic
method of argument for resolving disagreement
169
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22
sabbe saแน
khฤrฤ aniccฤ
166
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23
antinatalism
philosophical position that assigns a negative value to procreation
165
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24
eugenics
a set of pseudoscientific beliefs and practices aimed at improving the genetic quality of a human population
153
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25
Sunni Islam
most populous Islamic denomination
144
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26
Dลtanuki
Japanese school of sword smiths
131
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27
stoicism
school of Hellenistic philosophy who held that the practice of virtue suffices to attain eudaimonia
128
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28
emperor organ theory
constitutional theory that was the prevailing interpretation of the Constitution of the Empire of Japan until it became the subject of polit
126
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29
original sin
Christian belief in the state of sin in which humanity has existed since the fall of man
123
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Vijรฑapti-mฤtratฤ
Yogacara doctrine
121
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31
honji suijaku
Japanese Buddhist theory incorporating kami into the Buddhist pantheon
120
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32
Monroe Doctrine
US foreign policy regarding Latin American countries in 1823
120
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virgin birth of Jesus
belief that Jesus was conceived in the womb of his mother Mary through the Holy Spirit without the agency of a human father and born while M
118
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phenomenology
early 20th century philosophical movement that seeks to describe the universal features of consciousness without assumptions about the exter
116
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Lie-flat doctrine
Chinese neologism
116
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individual psychology
school of psychology founded by Alfred Adler
114
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accelerationism
political philosophy that the prevailing system of capitalism should be expanded in order to generate radical social change
114
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mutual assured destruction
doctrine of military strategy in which a full-scale use of nuclear weapons by two or more opposing sides would cause the complete annihilati
112
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castle doctrine
legal doctrine regarding the defensive use of force within one's abode
110
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40
Mitogaku
school founded in Mito in the Edo Period on historical and Shinto studies of Japan
108
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41
atheism
absence of belief in the existence of deities; the opposite of theism
106
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42
pessimism
mental attitude wherein an undesired outcome is anticipated
105
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43
Noble Eightfold Path
one of the principal teachings of the Buddha
104
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44
New Age
spiritual or religious beliefs and practices that developed in Western nations during the 1970s
104
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45
Falun Gong
religious movement originating in China
101
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46
unity of knowledge and action
Chinese philosophical concept
99
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47
Theosophy
religion founded by Helena Blavatsky
96
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48
prospect theory
theory of behavioral economics and behavioral finance that was developed by Daniel Kahneman and Amos Tversky in 1979
95
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49
big-ship big-gun doctrine
Imperial Japanese naval doctrine
95
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Nestorianism
Christological doctrine arguing that human and divine persons of Jesus Christ are separate
90
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51
civilian control of the military
principle that civilian political leadership exercises ultimate authority over decisions of military strategy
90
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52
tragedy of the commons
self-interests causing depletion of a shared resource
89
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akunin shลki
85
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54
Legalism
one of the six classical schools of thought in Chinese philosophy
82
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55
Russian cosmism
philosophical and cultural movement that emerged in Russia in the turn of the 19th and 20th centuries
80
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business cycle
fluctuation in the degree of utilization of the production potential of an economy
79
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57
Taoist philosophy
school of thought in China
79
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58
Nadi astrology
form of astrology indigenous to Tamil Nadu
79
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skepticism
questioning attitude or doubt toward knowledge claims that are seen as mere belief or dogma
78
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60
Rimpa school
major historical school of Japanese painting
73
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61
deconstruction
critical outlook concerned with the relationship between text and meaning
72
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62
humanism
philosophical school of thought
72
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63
Post-structuralism
heterogeneous works of a series of mid-20th-century French and continental philosophers and critical theorists
70
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64
predestination
theological doctrine
68
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65
German idealism
predominant philosophical movement in Germany around 1800
68
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66
Gassan school
67
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Trotskyism
variety of Marxism developed by Leon Trotsky
65
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68
Modern Monetary Theory
heterodox macroeconomic theory
65
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Gลjลซ-ryลซ
Okinawan style of karate, featuring a combination of hard and soft techniques
62
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70
tariki hongan
62
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71
Kyoto School
Japanese philosophical movement centered at Kyoto University
61
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72
divine right of kings
political and religious doctrine of the legitimacy of monarchs
61
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73
dispensationalism
Christian theology
60
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74
Keynesian economics
group of macroeconomic theories
60
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75
The Five
circle of five prominent 19th-century Russian composers
60
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76
rule of law
doctrine that advocates that every citizen, including those in government, is subject to the law
58
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77
Lysenkoism
pseudoscientific biological theory in the U.S.S.R.
58
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78
Mandate of Heaven
political and religious doctrine of the Emperor of China
57
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79
positivism
philosophy of science based on the view that information derived from scientific observation is the exclusive source of all authoritative kn
56
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80
ลฤntaแน nirvฤแนam
56
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81
sabbe saแน
khฤrฤ dukkhฤ
55
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82
omnipotence paradox
a family of paradoxes that arise with some understandings of the term omnipotent
55
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83
ๆตใฎๅบๆน่ซ
54
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84
Frankfurt School
school of neo-Marxist interdisciplinary social theory
54
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85
homophobia
negative attitudes, prejudice and discrimination towards homosexuality
54
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86
Cynicism
Ancient school of philosophy
54
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Mohism
ancient Chinese philosophy
53
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Fukuoka Ichimonji
53
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89
Annales school
group of historians
52
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90
Chicago school of economics
neoclassical school of economic thought associated with the work of the faculty at the University of Chicago, some of whom have constructed
51
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91
Realism
international relations theory
51
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92
Way of the Five Pecks of Rice
Chinese Taoist movement founded in 142 CE
51
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93
analytic philosophy
20th-century tradition of Western philosophy
51
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94
Pythagoreanism
system of esoteric and metaphysical beliefs held by Pythagoras and his followers
51
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95
ๆ็ฐ็่ซ
50
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96
nominalism
a philosophical view which denies the existence of universals and abstract objects, but affirms the existence of general or abstract terms a
49
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97
behavioral economics
discipline of economy studying the effects of psychological, cognitive, emotional, cultural and social factors on decisions
49
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98
Advaita Vedanta
school of Hindu philosophy; a classic path to spiritual realization
49
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99
Luxemburgism
49
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100
trickle-down economics
economic theory
49
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