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Philosophy (201 articles)
- See also: Philosophers
Basics (16 articles)
Philosophy (Level 1)
Analytic philosophy (Level 4)
Environmental philosophy
Philosophy of science (Level 3)
Philosophy of mathematics (Level 4)
Philosophy of mind (Level 4)
Philosophy of history
Philosophy of language (Level 4)
Philosophy of religion (Level 4)
Political philosophy (Level 4)
Social philosophy
Theoretical philosophy
Critical thinking (Level 4)
Heuristic
History of philosophy (14 articles)
Philosophical branches, approaches and concepts (144 articles)
Ethics (42 articles)
Concepts (20 articles)
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 (Level 4)
Sanctity of life
Value (ethics and social sciences) (Level 4)
Vice
Virtue (Level 4)
Wisdom (Level 4)
Approaches (21 articles)
Logic (19 articles)
Logic (Level 2)
Argument (Level 4)
A priori and a posteriori (Level 4)
Contingency
Deductive reasoning (Level 4)
Fallacy (Level 4)
Inductive reasoning (Level 4)
Inference (Level 4)
Dialectic (Level 4)
Paradox (Level 4)
Philosophical logic
Syllogism
Epistemology (23 articles)
Concepts (16 articles)
Belief (Level 3)
Common sense (Level 4)
Concept (Level 4)
Experience (Level 4)
Ineffability
Knowledge (Level 2)
Opinion (Level 4)
Paradigm (Level 4)
Rationality
Reason (Level 3)
Superstition (Level 4)
Thought experiment (Level 4)
Truth (Level 3)
Worldview (Level 4)
Uncertainty
Approaches (6 articles)
Empiricism (Level 4)
Holism
Naturalism (philosophy) (Level 4)
Occam's razor (Level 4)
Rationalism (Level 4)
Reductionism (Level 4)
Metaphysics (26 articles)
Concepts (17 articles)
Allegory of the cave
Atomism
Existence (Level 4)
Liminality
Ontology (Level 3)
Causality
Mental representation (Level 4)
Reality (Level 4)
Abstraction (Level 4)
Nothing (Level 4)
Problem of universals
Theory of mind
Nondualism
Self
Other (philosophy)
Approaches (8 articles)
Determinism (Level 4)
Idealism (Level 4)
Materialism (Level 4)
Metaphysical naturalism
Monism (Level 4)
Mind–body dualism (Level 4)
Relativism (Level 4)
Aesthetics (8 articles)
Concepts (7 articles)
Beauty (Level 4)
Essentially contested concept
Mimesis
Perfection
Picturesque
Sublime (philosophy)
Uncanny valley
Philosophy of language (2 articles)
Philosophy of science (12 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)
Religious philosophy (12 articles)
Philosophical schools and traditions (27 articles)
Aristotelianism
Charvaka
Confucianism (Level 3)
Continental philosophy
Existentialism
Kantianism
Legalism (Chinese philosophy) (Level 4)
Logical positivism
Objectivism
Phenomenology (philosophy) (Level 4)
Platonic realism (Level 4)
Posthumanism
Sophist (Level 4)
Positivism (Level 4)
Pragmatism (Level 4)
Scholasticism
Skepticism (Level 4)
Stoicism (Level 4)
Structuralism
Taoist philosophy
Thomism (Level 4)
Transhumanism
Religion and spirituality (172 articles)
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Basics (19 articles)
Religion (Level 2)
Comparative religion (Level 4)
Ethnic religion
Evolutionary origin of religions
Faith and rationality
Folk religion (Level 4)
Freedom of religion (Level 4)
Morality and religion
Mysticism (Level 4)
Occult
Relationship between religion and science
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Theology (Level 4)
Theories about religions
Deity (11 articles)
Practices (40 articles)
Adoration
Asceticism
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Fasting (Level 4)
Celibacy (Level 4)
Speaking in tongues
Heresy (Level 4)
Hermit
Icon (Level 4)
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Martyr
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Prophecy (Level 4)
Proselytism
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Religious conversion (Level 4)
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Saint (Level 4)
Faith healing
Spiritual practice
Tithe
Trance
Veneration
Vision (spirituality)
Worship (Level 4)
Retreat (spiritual)
Beliefs (36 articles)
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)
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Faith (Level 4)
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Origin myth (Level 4)
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Sacredness (Level 4)
Spirituality (Level 3)
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Theophany
Totem (Level 4)
Death (7 articles)
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Mausoleum
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Afterlife (8 articles)
Afterlife (Level 3)
Heaven (Level 4)
Hell (Level 4)
Reincarnation (Level 4)
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Soul (Level 3)
Spirit (vital essence) (Level 4)
Underworld
Institutions (16 articles)
Altar (Level 4)
Anti-clericalism (Level 4)
Bishop
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Missionary
Monastery (Level 4)
Priest (Level 4)
Religious denomination
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Theistic philosophies (11 articles)
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 (2 articles)
Non-theistic philosophies (22 articles)
Abrahamic religions (412 articles)
Basics (17 articles)
Books of the Bible (70 articles)
Biblical canon
Old Testament (Level 4)
Book of Genesis
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Book of Joshua
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Book of Ruth
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Book of Esther
Book of Job
Psalms
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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 (169 articles)
Basics (3 articles)
Theology (65 articles)
Biblical hermeneutics
Born again
Catholicity (Level 4)
Angels in Christianity
Christian eschatology
Christian mission
Fall of man
Christian ethics
Five solae
Hell in Christianity
Criticism of Christianity
The gospel
Grace in Christianity (Level 4)
Justification (theology)
Kingdom of God (Christianity)
Life of Jesus in the New Testament
Restorationism
Sacred tradition
Spiritual gift
Trinity (Level 4)
Denominations (58 articles)
Christian denomination
Catholic Church (Level 3)
Charismatic Christianity
Eastern Christianity (Level 4)
Protestantism (Level 3)
Nontrinitarianism (Level 4)
World Mission Society Church of God
Practices (43 articles)
Judaism (50 articles)
Torah (Level 4)
Hebrew Bible (Level 4)
Oral Torah
Targum
Halakha (Level 4)
Rabbinic Judaism
Jewish religious movements
Kabbalah
Synagogue (Level 4)
Rabbi (Level 4)
Angels in Judaism
Chazal
Conversion to Judaism
Gematria
Havdalah
Jewish holidays
Minyan
Mitzvah
Names of God in Judaism
Tallit
Tefillin
Jewish symbolism
Islam (106 articles)
Basics (13 articles)
Islamic studies
Glossary of Islam
Muslim world
Islam by country
Criticism of Islam
Ibadah
Imam (Level 4)
Mosque (Level 4)
Muslims
Texts (13 articles)
Schools (30 articles)
Islamic schools and branches (Level 4)
Sunni Islam (Level 3)
Shia Islam (Level 3)
Sufism (Level 4)
Kharijites
Mu'tazila
Terms (18 articles)
Beliefs (13 articles)
Iman (Islam)
Allah (Level 4)
Prophets and messengers in Islam
Angels in Islam
Islamic eschatology
Aqidah
Practices (14 articles)
Other (5 articles)
Eastern religions (190 articles)
Basics (29 articles)
Major religions (8 articles)
Common concepts (16 articles)
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 (5 articles)
Hinduism (31 articles)
Concepts (7 articles)
Schools (9 articles)
Ayyavazhi
Bhakti yoga
Brahmo Samaj
Ganapatya
Shaivism (Level 4)
Shaktism (Level 4)
Smarta tradition
Vaishnavism (Level 4)
Vedanta (Level 4)
Texts (11 articles)
Vedas (Level 3)
Vedic chant
Bhagavata Purana
Brahmana
Aranyaka
Puranas
Upanishads (Level 4)
Bhagavad Gita (Level 3)
Ramayana (Level 4)
Practices (4 articles)
Buddhism (107 articles)
Traditions (24 articles)
Mahayana (Level 3)
Theravada (Level 3)
Vajrayana (Level 4)
Chinese Buddhism
Hinayana
Buddhism in the West
Dzogchen
Mahamudra
Concepts (44 articles)
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
Yidam
Yab-Yum
Tertön
Terma (religion)
Bodhicitta
Rigpa
Five Pure Lights
Svasaṃvedana
Rainbow body
Sangha
Texts (13 articles)
Bardo Thodol
Diamond Sutra (Level 4)
Jataka tales
Lotus Sutra
Pali Canon (Level 4)
Prajnaparamita
Tripiṭaka
Longchen Nyingthig
Seventeen tantras
Mañjuśrīnāmasamgīti
Practices (26 articles)
Jainism (6 articles)
Other (17 articles)
Sikhism (2 articles)
Taoism (7 articles)
Books (3 articles)
Shinto (7 articles)
Bon (1 article)
Other religions (80 articles)
General (27 articles)
Ancient religions (23 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 (12 articles)
New religious movements (18 articles)
Mythology (366 articles)
General (11 articles)
By culture and religion (16 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 narrative
Roman mythology (Level 4)
Abrahamic and Judaic mythology (54 articles)
Abraham (Level 3)
Adam and Eve (Level 4)
Amos (prophet)
Daniel (biblical figure) (Level 4)
David (Level 4)
Elijah (Level 4)
Esther
Ezekiel
Ezra (Level 4)
Gabriel
Isaac (Level 4)
Isaiah (Level 4)
Ishmael (Level 4)
Jacob (Level 4)
Jeremiah
Job (biblical figure)
Jonah
Joseph (Genesis) (Level 4)
Melchizedek
Methuselah
Michael (archangel)
Moses (Level 3)
Nehemiah
Noah (Level 4)
Raphael (archangel)
Ruth (biblical figure)
Samson
Samuel
Satan (Level 4)
Saul
Solomon (Level 4)
Yahweh (Level 4)
African mythology (2 articles)
Australian aborigine mythology (2 articles)
Canaanite mythology (3 articles)
Carthaginian mythology (1 article)
Celtic mythology (6 articles)
Central Asian mythology (3 articles)
Chinese mythology (11 articles)
Egyptian mythology (21 articles)
Germanic mythology (1 article)
Greek and Roman mythology (52 articles)
Greek mythological people (22 articles)
Greek hero cult
Achilles (Level 4)
Aeneas (Level 4)
Agamemnon
Andromeda (mythology)
Argonauts
Atlas (mythology)
Cassiopeia (mother of Andromeda)
Castor and Pollux
Electra
Europa (consort of Zeus)
Ganymede (mythology)
Helen of Troy
Heracles (Level 4)
Icarus
Jason
Medea
Midas
Odysseus (Level 4)
Oedipus
Orion (mythology)
Perseus (Level 4)
Greek deities (22 articles)
Roman deities and mythological people (8 articles)
Hindu mythology (25 articles)
Indo-Iranian mythology (1 article)
Mesopotamian mythology (11 articles)
Native American mythology (12 articles)
Norse mythology (22 articles)
Polynesian mythology (2 articles)
Shinto mythology (4 articles)
Mythological creatures (83 articles)
Legendary creatures (78 articles)
Legendary creature (Level 4)
Banshee
Basilisk
Behemoth
Bogeyman
Bunyip
Centaur (Level 4)
Cerberus
Changeling
Chimera (mythology)
Chupacabra
Crocotta
Cyclopes
Daeva
Death (personification) (Level 4)
Demon (Level 4)
Devil (Level 4)
Dragon (Level 4)
Dwarf (folklore)
Elf
Fairy (Level 4)
Garuda
Ghost (Level 4)
Ghoul
Giant (Level 4)
Gnome
Golem
Gorgon
Griffin
Jackalope
Jinn (Level 4)
Kami
Kelpie
Kraken
Leprechaun (Level 4)
Lernaean Hydra
Leviathan
Manticore
Mermaid (Level 4)
Minotaur
Monster
Nephilim
Nymph
Ogre
Pegasus (Level 4)
Phoenix (mythology) (Level 4)
Rakshasa
Revenant
Shapeshifting
Siren (mythology) (Level 4)
Sphinx (Level 4)
Sprite (folklore)
Thunderbird (mythology)
Troll
Unicorn (Level 4)
Vampire (Level 4)
Wendigo
Werewolf (Level 4)
Wild man
Yōkai
Zombie (Level 4)
Cryptids (5 articles)
Mythological places (16 articles)
Mythological items (7 articles)