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Philosophy
editThis section contains 223 articles.
- See also: Philosophers
Basics
editThis section contains 4 articles.
Philosophy by region and period
editThis section contains 16 articles.
- Western philosophy (Level 3)
- Eastern philosophy (Level 3)
Philosophical schools and traditions
editThis section contains 30 articles.
- Absurdism
- Analytic philosophy (Level 4)
- Aristotelianism
- Charvaka
- Confucianism (Level 3)
- Continental philosophy
- Existentialism
- Kantianism
- Legalism (Chinese philosophy) (Level 4)
- Logical positivism
- Objectivism
- Phenomenology (philosophy) (Level 4)
- Positivism (Level 4)
- Posthumanism
- Post-structuralism
- Pragmatism (Level 4)
- Scholasticism
- Skepticism (Level 4)
- Sophist (Level 4)
- Stoicism (Level 4)
- Structuralism
- Taoist philosophy
- Theory of forms (Level 4)
- Thomism (Level 4)
- Transhumanism
Religious philosophy
editThis section contains 6 articles.
Philosophical branches, approaches and concepts
editThis section contains 167 articles.
Ethics
editThis section contains 42 articles.
Concepts
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- Conscience (Level 4)
- Duty
- Free will (Level 3)
- Golden Rule (Level 4)
- Good and evil (Level 3)
- Is–ought problem (Level 4)
- Morality (Level 4)
- Norm (philosophy)
- Plagiarism (Level 4)
- Principle
- Sanctity of life
- Value (ethics and social sciences) (Level 4)
- Vice
- Virtue (Level 4)
- Wisdom (Level 4)
Approaches
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Logic
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- Logic (Level 2)
- Argument (Level 4)
- A priori and a posteriori (Level 4)
- Choice
- Logical consequence
- Contingency (philosophy)
- Deductive reasoning (Level 4)
- Fallacy (Level 4)
- Inductive reasoning (Level 4)
- Inference (Level 4)
- Dialectic (Level 4)
- Paradox (Level 4)
- Philosophical logic
- Preference
- Syllogism
Epistemology
editThis section contains 31 articles.
Concepts
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- Belief (Level 3)
- Common sense (Level 4)
- Concept (Level 4)
- Criticism
- Evidence
- Experience (Level 4)
- Idea
- Ineffability
- Inquiry
- Knowledge (Level 2)
- Luck
- Opinion (Level 4)
- Paradigm (Level 4)
- Proposition
- Rationality
- Reason (Level 3)
- Simulation hypothesis
- Thought experiment (Level 4)
- Truth (Level 3)
- Worldview (Level 4)
- Uncertainty
Approaches
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- Empiricism (Level 4)
- Holism
- Naturalism (philosophy) (Level 4)
- Occam's razor (Level 4)
- Rationalism (Level 4)
- Reductionism (Level 4)
Metaphysics
editThis section contains 30 articles.
Concepts
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- Abstraction (Level 4)
- Allegory of the cave
- Atomism
- Causality
- Cosmos
- Damage
- Existence (Level 4)
- Liminality
- Mental representation (Level 4)
- Nondualism
- Nothing
- Ontology (Level 3)
- Other (philosophy)
- Problem of universals
- Quality (philosophy)
- Reality (Level 4)
- Self
- Theory of mind
Approaches
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- Determinism (Level 4)
- Idealism (Level 4)
- Materialism (Level 4)
- Dialectical materialism
- Metaphysical naturalism
- Monism (Level 4)
- Mind–body dualism (Level 4)
- Relativism (Level 4)
Aesthetics
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- Aesthetics (Level 3)
- Beauty (Level 4)
- Essentially contested concept
- Mimesis
- Perfection
- Picturesque
- Sublime (philosophy)
- Uncanny valley
Philosophy of language
editThis section contains 3 articles.
Philosophy of science
editThis section contains 14 articles.
- Deductive-nomological model
- Demarcation problem
- Fact (Level 4)
- Fallibilism
- Falsifiability
- Hypothesis (Level 4)
- Inductivism
- Natural philosophy (Level 4)
- Pseudoscience (Level 4)
- Scientific skepticism
- Theory (Level 4)
Post-modern theory
editThis section contains 1 article.
Philosophy of religion
editThis section contains 7 articles.
Other branches of philosophy
editThis section contains 9 articles.
Religion and spirituality
editThis section contains 168 articles.
- See also: Philosophers and Religious figures
Basics
editThis section contains 19 articles.
- Religion (Level 2)
- Comparative religion (Level 4)
- Ethnic religion
- Evolutionary origin of religion
- Faith and rationality
- Folk religion (Level 4)
- Morality and religion
- Mysticism (Level 4)
- Occult
- Relationship between religion and science
- Religious studies
- Religious violence
- Secularization
- Theology (Level 4)
- Theories about religion
Deity
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Practices
editThis section contains 41 articles.
- Adoration
- Asceticism
- Cult (religious practice)
- Fasting (Level 4)
- Celibacy (Level 4)
- Speaking in tongues
- Heresy (Level 4)
- Hermit
- Icon (Level 4)
- Iconoclasm (Level 4)
- Idolatry (Level 4)
- Liturgy (Level 4)
- Martyr
- Meditation (Level 3)
- Monk
- Pilgrimage (Level 4)
- Prayer (Level 3)
- Prophecy (Level 4)
- Proselytism
- Relic (Level 4)
- Religious conversion (Level 4)
- Religious ecstasy
- Revelation
- Ritual (Level 3)
- Saint (Level 4)
- Faith healing
- Spiritual practice
- Tithe
- Trance
- Veneration
- Vision (spirituality)
- Worship (Level 4)
- Retreat (spiritual)
Beliefs
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- Animism (Level 4)
- Apologetics (Level 4)
- Apostasy (Level 4)
- Astrology (Level 4)
- Blessing
- Creationism
- Creation myth (Level 4)
- Doctrine
- Curse (Level 4)
- Divination (Level 4)
- Eschatology (Level 4)
- Faith (Level 4)
- Magic (supernatural) (Level 4)
- Origin myth (Level 4)
- Religious experience (Level 4)
- Sacredness (Level 4)
- Spirituality (Level 3)
- Supernatural (Level 4)
- Superstition (Level 4)
- Theophany
- Totem (Level 4)
Death
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- Burial (Level 4)
- Cemetery (Level 4)
- Columbarium
- Cremation (Level 4)
- Crypt
- Funeral (Level 4)
- Funeral home
- Mausoleum
- Morgue
- Mummy (Level 4)
Afterlife
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- Afterlife (Level 3)
- Heaven (Level 4)
- Hell (Level 4)
- Reincarnation (Level 4)
- Resurrection (Level 4)
- Soul (Level 3)
- Spirit (animating force)
- Underworld
Institutions
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- Altar (Level 4)
- Anti-clericalism (Level 4)
- Bishop
- Blasphemy
- Creed (Level 4)
- Cult (Level 4)
- Missionary
- Monastery (Level 4)
- Priest (Level 4)
- Religious denomination
- Schism (Level 4)
- Sect (Level 4)
- Shrine
- State religion (Level 4)
- Temple (Level 4)
Theistic philosophies
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- Theism (Level 4)
- Deism (Level 4)
- Fundamentalism (Level 4)
- Monotheism (Level 4)
- Orthodoxy (Level 4)
- Paganism (Level 4)
- Panentheism (Level 4)
- Polytheism (Level 4)
- Syncretism (Level 4)
Pantheism and nontheistic religions
editThis section contains 2 articles.
Non-theistic philosophies
editThis section contains 19 articles.
Abrahamic religions
editThis section contains 375 articles.
Basics
editThis section contains 20 articles.
Main branches
editThis section contains 8 articles.
Common concepts
editThis section contains 12 articles.
Books of the Bible
editThis section contains 70 articles.
- Biblical canon
- Old Testament (Level 4)
- Book of Genesis
- Book of Exodus
- Book of Leviticus
- Book of Numbers
- Book of Deuteronomy
- Book of Joshua
- Book of Judges
- Book of Ruth
- Books of Samuel
- Books of Kings
- Books of Chronicles
- Book of Ezra
- Book of Nehemiah
- Book of Esther
- Book of Job
- Psalms
- Book of Proverbs
- Ecclesiastes
- Song of Songs
- Book of Isaiah
- Book of Jeremiah
- Book of Lamentations
- Book of Ezekiel
- Book of Daniel
- Twelve Minor Prophets
- Deuterocanonical books
- Biblical apocrypha
- New Testament (Level 4)
- Gospel of Matthew
- Gospel of Mark
- Gospel of Luke
- Gospel of John
- Acts of the Apostles
- Epistle to the Romans
- First Epistle to the Corinthians
- Second Epistle to the Corinthians
- Epistle to the Galatians
- Epistle to the Ephesians
- Epistle to the Philippians
- Epistle to the Colossians
- First Epistle to the Thessalonians
- Second Epistle to the Thessalonians
- First Epistle to Timothy
- Second Epistle to Timothy
- Epistle to Titus
- Epistle to Philemon
- Epistle to the Hebrews
- Epistle of James
- First Epistle of Peter
- Second Epistle of Peter
- First Epistle of John
- Second Epistle of John
- Third Epistle of John
- Epistle of Jude
- Book of Revelation
- New Testament apocrypha
Christianity
editThis section contains 158 articles.
Basics
editThis section contains 5 articles.
Theology
editThis section contains 52 articles.
- Biblical hermeneutics
- Born again
- Catholicity (Level 4)
- Christian eschatology
- Christian mission
- Fall of man
- Christian ethics
- Five solae
- The gospel
- Grace in Christianity (Level 4)
- Justification (theology)
- Kingdom of God (Christianity)
- Life of Jesus
- Restorationism
- Sacred tradition
- Spiritual gift
- Trinity (Level 4)
Denominations
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- Christian denomination
- Catholic Church (Level 3)
- Eastern Christianity (Level 4)
- Protestantism (Level 3)
- Anabaptism
- Anglicanism (Level 4)
- Arminianism (Level 4)
- Baptists (Level 4)
- Black church
- Charismatic Christianity
- Evangelicalism (Level 4)
- Lutheranism (Level 4)
- Mainline Protestant
- Methodism (Level 4)
- Moravian Church
- Reformed Christianity (Level 4)
- Quakers (Level 4)
- Seventh-day Adventist Church (Level 4)
- Nontrinitarianism (Level 4)
Practices
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Judaism
editThis section contains 37 articles.
Islam
editThis section contains 90 articles.
Basics
editThis section contains 11 articles.
Texts
editThis section contains 13 articles.
Schools
editThis section contains 29 articles.
- Islamic schools and branches (Level 4)
- Sunni Islam (Level 3)
- Shia Islam (Level 3)
- Sufism (Level 4)
- Kharijites
- Mu'tazilism
Terms
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Beliefs
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Practices
editThis section contains 10 articles.
Eastern religions
editThis section contains 183 articles.
Basics
editThis section contains 29 articles.
Major religions
editThis section contains 8 articles.
Common concepts
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- Ahimsa
- Dharma (Level 4)
- Guru
- Karma (Level 4)
- Mandala
- Moksha
- Om (Level 4)
- Qi (Level 4)
- Saṃsāra
- Śramaṇa
- Swastika (Level 4)
- Yin and yang (Level 4)
- Impermanence
- Anattā
- Śūnyatā
- Svabhava
Common practices
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Hinduism
editThis section contains 32 articles.
Concepts
editThis section contains 7 articles.
Schools
editThis section contains 10 articles.
- Ayyavazhi
- Bhakti yoga
- Brahmo Samaj
- Ganapatya
- Shaivism (Level 4)
- Shaktism (Level 4)
- Smarta tradition
- Vaishnavism (Level 4)
- Vedanta (Level 4)
Texts
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- Vedas (Level 3)
- Vedic chant
- Bhagavata Purana
- Brahmana
- Aranyaka
- Puranas
- Upanishads (Level 4)
- Bhagavad Gita (Level 3)
- Ramayana (Level 4)
Practices
editThis section contains 4 articles.
Buddhism
editThis section contains 98 articles.
Traditions
editThis section contains 23 articles.
- Mahayana (Level 3)
- Theravada (Level 3)
- Vajrayana (Level 4)
- Chinese Buddhism
- Hinayana
- Buddhism in the West
- Dzogchen
- Mahamudra
Concepts
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- Bodhisattva
- Four Noble Truths (Level 4)
- Nirvana (Level 4)
- Rebirth (Buddhism)
- Skandha
- Yana (Buddhism)
- Refuge in Buddhism
- Tathātā
- Buddha-nature
- Brahmavihara
- Middle Way
- Three marks of existence
- Trikaya
- Enlightenment in Buddhism
- Yab-Yum
- Tertön
- Terma (religion)
- Bodhicitta
- Rigpa
- Svasaṃvedana
- Rainbow body
- Sangha
Texts
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- Bardo Thodol
- Diamond Sutra (Level 4)
- Jataka tales
- Lotus Sutra
- Pali Canon (Level 4)
- Prajnaparamita
- Tripiṭaka
- Longchen Nyingthig
- Seventeen tantras
Practices
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Jainism
editThis section contains 5 articles.
Other
editThis section contains 19 articles.
Sikhism
editThis section contains 4 articles.
Taoism
editThis section contains 7 articles.
Books
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Shinto
editThis section contains 7 articles.
Bon
editThis section contains 1 article.
Other religions
editThis section contains 79 articles.
Other religions: General
editThis section contains 24 articles.
Ancient religions
editThis section contains 24 articles.
- Prehistoric religion (Level 4)
- Ancient Egyptian religion (Level 4)
- Ancient Greek religion (Level 4)
- Ancient Mesopotamian religion (Level 4)
- Ancient Semitic religion
- Aztec religion (Level 4)
- Ancient Celtic religion (Level 4)
- Germanic paganism (Level 4)
- Gothic paganism
- Historical Vedic religion
- Maya religion (Level 4)
- Mithraism
- Mohism
- Old Norse religion (Level 4)
- Proto-Indo-European mythology
- Religion in ancient Rome (Level 4)
- Religion in pre-Islamic Arabia (Level 4)
- Slavic paganism (Level 4)
- Tengrism
Western esotericism
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New religious movements
editThis section contains 18 articles.
Mythology
editThis section contains 406 articles.
Mythology: General
editThis section contains 15 articles.
By culture and religion
editThis section contains 18 articles.
- Australian Aboriginal religion and mythology (Level 4)
- Chinese mythology (Level 4)
- Christian mythology
- Egyptian mythology (Level 4)
- Greek mythology (Level 3)
- Hindu mythology
- Irish mythology
- Islamic mythology
- Japanese mythology (Level 4)
- Jewish mythology
- Korean mythology (Level 4)
- Mythologies of the Indigenous peoples of the Americas (Level 4)
- Norse mythology (Level 4)
- Persian mythology (Level 4)
- Polynesian mythology
- Roman mythology (Level 4)
Mythological figures
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Abrahamic and Judaic mythology
editThis section contains 49 articles.
- Abraham (Level 3)
- Adam and Eve (Level 4)
- Amos (prophet)
- Antichrist
- Daniel (biblical figure) (Level 4)
- David (Level 4)
- Demiurge
- Elijah (Level 4)
- Esther
- Ezekiel
- Ezra (Level 4)
- Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse
- Isaac (Level 4)
- Isaiah (Level 4)
- Ishmael (Level 4)
- Jacob (Level 4)
- Jeremiah
- Job (biblical figure)
- Jonah
- Joseph (Genesis) (Level 4)
- Melchizedek
- Methuselah
- Moses (Level 3)
- Nehemiah
- Noah (Level 4)
- Ruth (biblical figure)
- Samson
- Samuel
- Saul
- Solomon (Level 4)
- Yahweh (Level 4)
African mythology
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Australian aborigine mythology
editThis section contains 1 article.
Buddhist mythology
editThis section contains 6 articles.
Canaanite mythology
editThis section contains 3 articles.
Carthaginian mythology
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Celtic mythology
editThis section contains 6 articles.
Central Asian mythology
editThis section contains 3 articles.
Chinese mythology
editThis section contains 10 articles.
Egyptian mythology
editThis section contains 22 articles.
Germanic mythology
editThis section contains 2 articles.
Greek and Roman mythology
editThis section contains 51 articles.
Greek mythological people
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- Achilles (Level 4)
- Aeneas (Level 4)
- Agamemnon
- Andromeda (mythology)
- Argonauts
- Castor and Pollux
- Daedalus
- Electra
- Europa (consort of Zeus)
- Ganymede (mythology)
- Helen of Troy
- Heracles (Level 4)
- Icarus
- Jason
- Medea
- Midas
- Narcissus (mythology)
- Odysseus (Level 4)
- Oedipus
- Perseus (Level 4)
- Sisyphus
Greek deities
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Roman deities and mythological people
editThis section contains 8 articles.
Hindu mythology
editThis section contains 25 articles.
Islamic mythology
editThis section contains 1 article.
Jainist mythology
editThis section contains 2 articles.
Indo-Iranian mythology
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Korean mythology
editThis section contains 1 article.
Mesopotamian mythology
editThis section contains 11 articles.
Native American mythology
editThis section contains 15 articles.
Norse mythology
editThis section contains 15 articles.
Polynesian mythology
editThis section contains 2 articles.
Shinto mythology
editThis section contains 6 articles.
Zoroastrian mythology
editThis section contains 2 articles.
Mythological creatures
editThis section contains 100 articles.
Legendary creatures
editThis section contains 93 articles.
- Angel (Level 4)
- Basilisk
- The Beast (Revelation)
- Behemoth
- Bogeyman
- Bunyip
- Centaur (Level 4)
- Cerberus
- Chimera (mythology)
- Personifications of death (Level 4)
- Demon (Level 4)
- Devil (Level 4)
- Dragon (Level 4)
- Dwarf (folklore)
- Fairy (Level 4)
- Fenrir
- Garuda
- Ghost (Level 4)
- Giant (Level 4)
- Gnome
- Golem
- Gorgons
- Griffin
- Jackalope
- Jinn (Level 4)
- Kraken
- Manticore
- Mermaid (Level 4)
- Minotaur (Level 4)
- Nāga
- Pegasus (Level 4)
- Phoenix (mythology) (Level 4)
- Siren (mythology) (Level 4)
- Sleipnir
- Sphinx (Level 4)
- Thunderbird (mythology)
- Troll
- Unicorn (Level 4)
- Vampire (Level 4)
- Wendigo
- Werewolf (Level 4)
- Wild man
- Yōkai
- Zombie (Level 4)
Cryptids
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Mythological places
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Mythological objects
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