Trending Schools of Thought in Japan this year
The 100 most-viewed schools of thought this year on Wikipedia (Japan). Ranked by real-world attention. Top: Buddhism.
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Ranked
20,245
Total Views (this year)
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Buddhism
Indian religion
1,395
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views
2
6-7
2025-2026 Internet meme
1,052
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3
innate goodness
theory of good and evil in Eastern philosophy or Confucianism
645
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4
Marxism
economic and sociopolitical worldview
624
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5
Taoism
religious or philosophical tradition of Chinese origin
567
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6
Holy Trinity
Christian conception of God as consisting of three persons (hypostases) — the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit — sharing the same substa
514
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views
7
naturism
movement for social nudity
505
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8
nihilism
philosophy of negation towards concepts, meaning, or life
477
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9
anarchism
a philosophy, movement, and political ideology that holds that any government, like the state, is undesirable, unnecessary, and harmful
402
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10
Shia Islam
second-most populous Islamic denomination
393
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11
existentialism
philosophical and literary current
366
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12
anti-intellectualism
anti-philosophical attitude
341
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13
Samsara
world or realm of existence related to rebirth concept in Buddhism, Hinduism, Jainism, Bön, and Sikhism
322
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14
Yangmingism
current of Confucianism founded by Wang Yangming
318
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15
Vijñapti-mātratā
Yogacara doctrine
311
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16
utilitarianism
ethical theory which holds that the right action is the one that maximizes aggregate well-being
309
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17
pragmatism
philosophical tradition
284
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18
sabbe saṅkhārā aniccā
276
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19
Falun Gong
religious movement originating in China
273
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20
Cheng-Zhu school
one of the major philosophical schools of Neo-Confucianism
262
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21
materialism
form of philosophical monism which holds matter to be the fundamental substance in nature
254
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views
22
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
253
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views
23
Sunni Islam
most populous Islamic denomination
252
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views
24
Kanō school
school of Japanese painting, late 15th century until Meiji Period, 1868
245
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views
25
antinatalism
philosophical position that assigns a negative value to procreation
243
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26
eugenics
a set of pseudoscientific beliefs and practices aimed at improving the genetic quality of a human population
229
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27
dialectic
method of argument for resolving disagreement
226
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views
28
Mitogaku
school founded in Mito in the Edo Period on historical and Shinto studies of Japan
220
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views
29
original sin
Christian belief in the state of sin in which humanity has existed since the fall of man
201
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views
30
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
198
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31
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
195
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32
stoicism
school of Hellenistic philosophy who held that the practice of virtue suffices to attain eudaimonia
193
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33
honji suijaku
Japanese Buddhist theory incorporating kami into the Buddhist pantheon
187
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34
accelerationism
political philosophy that the prevailing system of capitalism should be expanded in order to generate radical social change
184
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35
Monroe Doctrine
US foreign policy regarding Latin American countries in 1823
177
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36
atheism
absence of belief in the existence of deities; the opposite of theism
176
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37
phenomenology
early 20th century philosophical movement that seeks to describe the universal features of consciousness without assumptions about the exter
175
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38
Dōtanuki
Japanese school of sword smiths
174
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39
Noble Eightfold Path
one of the principal teachings of the Buddha
172
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40
Nestorianism
Christological doctrine arguing that human and divine persons of Jesus Christ are separate
171
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41
Madman theory
feature of Richard Nixon's foreign policy
171
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42
civilian control of the military
principle that civilian political leadership exercises ultimate authority over decisions of military strategy
168
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43
Rimland
concept in geopolitics
164
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44
pessimism
mental attitude wherein an undesired outcome is anticipated
164
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45
unity of knowledge and action
Chinese philosophical concept
163
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46
individual psychology
school of psychology founded by Alfred Adler
161
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47
New Age
spiritual or religious beliefs and practices that developed in Western nations during the 1970s
158
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48
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
152
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49
Theosophy
religion founded by Helena Blavatsky
149
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views
50
Lie-flat doctrine
Chinese neologism
147
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51
akunin shōki
138
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52
Taoist philosophy
school of thought in China
134
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53
dispensationalism
Christian theology
132
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54
big-ship big-gun doctrine
Imperial Japanese naval doctrine
131
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55
prospect theory
theory of behavioral economics and behavioral finance that was developed by Daniel Kahneman and Amos Tversky in 1979
128
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views
56
Trotskyism
variety of Marxism developed by Leon Trotsky
126
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views
57
Nadi astrology
form of astrology indigenous to Tamil Nadu
121
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58
Rimpa school
major historical school of Japanese painting
119
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59
castle doctrine
legal doctrine regarding the defensive use of force within one's abode
117
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views
60
business cycle
fluctuation in the degree of utilization of the production potential of an economy
115
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61
Post-structuralism
heterogeneous works of a series of mid-20th-century French and continental philosophers and critical theorists
114
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views
62
German idealism
predominant philosophical movement in Germany around 1800
111
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63
tragedy of the commons
self-interests causing depletion of a shared resource
111
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64
Legalism
one of the six classical schools of thought in Chinese philosophy
110
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65
skepticism
questioning attitude or doubt toward knowledge claims that are seen as mere belief or dogma
107
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66
deconstruction
critical outlook concerned with the relationship between text and meaning
106
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67
Modern Monetary Theory
heterodox macroeconomic theory
106
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views
68
Lysenkoism
pseudoscientific biological theory in the U.S.S.R.
101
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views
69
humanism
philosophical school of thought
100
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70
Russian cosmism
philosophical and cultural movement that emerged in Russia in the turn of the 19th and 20th centuries
100
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71
tariki hongan
99
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72
predestination
theological doctrine
97
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views
73
The Five
circle of five prominent 19th-century Russian composers
97
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74
Fukuoka Ichimonji
96
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75
omnipotence paradox
a family of paradoxes that arise with some understandings of the term omnipotent
95
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76
homophobia
negative attitudes, prejudice and discrimination towards homosexuality
92
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views
77
Gōjū-ryū
Okinawan style of karate, featuring a combination of hard and soft techniques
92
views
views
78
positivism
philosophy of science based on the view that information derived from scientific observation is the exclusive source of all authoritative kn
91
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views
79
Keynesian economics
group of macroeconomic theories
91
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80
divine right of kings
political and religious doctrine of the legitimacy of monarchs
91
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81
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
87
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82
Kyoto School
Japanese philosophical movement centered at Kyoto University
87
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83
rule of law
doctrine that advocates that every citizen, including those in government, is subject to the law
86
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84
sabbe saṅkhārā dukkhā
84
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85
Way of the Five Pecks of Rice
Chinese Taoist movement founded in 142 CE
84
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86
Gassan school
83
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87
analytic philosophy
20th-century tradition of Western philosophy
83
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views
88
2012 phenomenon
eschatological beliefs surrounding 21 December 2012
83
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views
89
Realism
international relations theory
82
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views
90
New Thought
religious movement emphasizing accessible divine power, positive thinking, and faith healing
82
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views
91
Marxian economics
school of economics
81
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views
92
Immaculate Conception of Mary
teaching that Mary was conceived free from original sin
80
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views
93
Mandate of Heaven
political and religious doctrine of the Emperor of China
80
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94
Pythagoreanism
system of esoteric and metaphysical beliefs held by Pythagoras and his followers
78
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95
Mohism
ancient Chinese philosophy
78
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96
śāntaṃ nirvāṇam
78
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97
empiricism
theory that states that knowledge comes only or primarily from sensory experience
77
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views
98
Cynicism
Ancient school of philosophy
76
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views
99
Annales school
group of historians
75
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views
100
Frankfurt School
school of neo-Marxist interdisciplinary social theory
75
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