Wikipedia:Village pump (proposals)/topics redesign

This is an attempt to merge Lists of topics, Lists of basic topics, and Overviews. All content has been pasted under each edit section, and then re-organized.

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Contents
Reference Art and culture Geography and places History and events	Mathematics and abstractions Natural sciences and nature People and self Philosophy	Religion and spirituality Social sciences and society Technology and applied sciences

Art and culture

Architecture:   basic topics
Classics:   basic topics
Cooking:   basic topics, list of basic foods, list of herbs and spices
Critical theory:   basic topics
Dance:   basic topics, list of dances, list of dance style categories
Entertainment:   basic topics
Film:   basic topics, list of movies, list of television topics, list of video topics
Games:    topics
Hobbies:   basic topics
Literature:   basic topics, list of books, list of Middle-earth articles
Music:   basic topics, full topic list, list of songs
Painting:   basic topics
Sculpture:   basic topics
Sports:   basic topics, full topic list
Performing arts:   basic topics

Related articles: Language · Mass media · Movements · Museums · Mythology · Philosophy · Popular culture · Publications · Religion · Traditions · Tourism · Animation · Celebrities · Festivals · Humor · Parties · Radio · Sports · Television · Toys

Geography and places

Countries of Africa	Countries of Asia	Countries of Europe
Countries of North America	Countries of Oceania	Countries of South America

More territories: Bouvet Island · French Southern Territories · Heard Island and McDonald Islands · South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands · Antarctic territorial claims

Geography:   basic topics
Countries:   Countries with sub-lists, lists of country-related topics
Counties:   Counties
Lakes:   List of lakes
Mountains:   List of mountains
Rivers:   List of rivers

Related articles: City · Climate · Continent · Country · Landform · Map · Ocean · Park · Subterranea · Town · Village

History and events

History:   basic topics, by country, by period
Regions:    All regions, Africa, The Americas, Antartica, Asia, Australia, Eurasia, Europe, North America, Oceania, South America, South Asia
Archeology:   basic topics

Related articles: History of the World · Historiography · American Civil War topics · History of Science and Technology · Military history · Timelines

Mathematics

Mathematics:   basic topics, full topic list
Articles in mathematics:    All articles, (0-9), (A-C), (D-F), (G-I), (J-L), (M-O), (P-R), (S-U), (V-Z)
Logic:   basic topics
Statistics:   basic topics, full topic list

Related articles: Algebra · Analysis · Arithmetic · Cognitive science of mathematics · Education · Equations · Geometry · Mathematical practice · Measurement · Numbers · Philosophy of mathematics · Proofs · Theorems · Trigonometry

People

Lists of people:   by name, by belief, by nationality, by occupation, by office held, by prize won

Related articles: List of architects · List of architecture firms · List of notable alumni of Berklee College of Music

Philosophy

Philosophy:   basic topics, full topic list, list of philosophical isms, All beliefs
List of philosophers:    all, contemporary, German-language, Iranian, Jewish scientists and philosophers, female
Philosophers by belief:    aestheticians, critical theorists, ethicists, logicians, Marxist, political, scholastic
Philosopher timelines:    Eastern philosophers, World philosophers, all philosophers, Western philosophers
History of philosophy:   ancient, early Muslim, Eastern, Western, Medieval
Logic:   basic topics
Thinking:   Basic topics

Related articles: Spirituality · Timeline of the Big Bang

Physical sciences and nature

Astronomy:   basic topics, full topic list
Biochemistry:   basic topics, full topic list
Biology:   basic topics, full topic list, anatomy, myrmecology (study of ants)
Chemistry:   basic topics, full topic list, organic chemistry
Earth sciences:   basic topics, geology, plate tectonics
Environmental science:   conservation, ecology, environment, environmental issues
Health science:   basic topics, life extension, nootropics ("smart drugs")
Medicine:   full topic list, neuroscience, obstetrics
Physics:   basic topics, full topic list, (A-E), (F-L), (M-Q), (R-Z), noise topics, optical topics

Related articles: Anthropology · Ecology · Health science · Heuristic · History of science · Information science · Life extension · Meteorology · Protoscience · Scientific method · Scientist · Space · Space exploration

Religion

Religion:   basic topics, full topic list, religions, Buddhist topics, Hinduism topics, Ayyavazhi topics, Jewish history topics, Christian topics, Mormon topics
Major religions:    Baháʼí Faith, Buddhism, Christianity, Confucianism, Judaism, Islam, Taoism

Related articles: Spirituality

Social sciences and society

Anthropology · Archaeology · Economics · Linguistics · Psychology · Sociology · Sexology

Biography · Business · Communication · Demographics · Education · Ethnic groups · Family · Finance · Food and drink · Gender · Government · Health · Home · International relations · Law · Mind · Personal life · Pets · Organization · Politics · Urban studies · War

List of archaeology subcategories List of business topics List of accounting topics List of business ethics, political economy, and philosophy of business topics List of business law topics List of business theorists List of corporate leaders List of finance topics List of human resource management topics List of information technology management topics List of international trade topics List of management topics List of marketing topics List of professions List of project management topics List of real estate topics List of economics topics List of education subcategories List of education topics List of legal topics List of civics topics List of criminal justice topics List of international public law topics List of linguistics topics: alphabetical, short list List of NLP topics (neuro-linguistic programming) List of phonetics topics List of mythology topics

List of philosophical topics: long list, short list List of critical theory topics List of ethics articles List of logic articles List of political science topics List of politics topics List of politics by country articles List of public affairs topics List of psychology topics List of basic psychology topics List of autism-related topics List of Clinical Psychologists List of cognitive biases List of cognitive science topics List of controversial games List of credentials in psychology DSM-IV Codes DSM-IV Codes (alphabetical) List of drugs List of drugs known to cause paranoia List of emotions List of famous figures in psychiatry List of fictional psychiatrists List of geniuses

(Psychology lists, continued...) List of mental illnesses List of memory biases List of mnemonics List of NLP-related articles List of neurological disorders List of polymaths List of psychiatric drugs List of psychiatric drugs by condition treated List of psychology disciplines List of psychological schools List of psychologists List of psychotherapies List of publications in psychology List of publications on evolution and human behavior List of scientific journals in psychology List of sexology topics List of social psychologists List of notorious subliminal messages Timeline of psychology Timeline of psychotherapy List of psychology topics List of thinking-related topic lists Web experiment list List of sociology topics List of feminism topics List of gay-related topics

Major social sciences – Archaeology – Business – Critical theory – Economics – Education – Law – Linguistics – Parapsychology – Political science – Psychology – Public affairs – Relationships – Sociology

Technology

Technology:   full topic list, domestic technology
Agricultural science:   basic topics, organic gardening and farming, sustainable agriculture

for biotechnology, see physical sciences

Communication:   basic topics, Internet
Computer programming:   basic topics, programming languages
Computer science:   basic topics, cryptography, software engineering
Engineering:   basic topics, full topic list, electronics, military technology
Library and information science:   basic topics
Transportation:   basic topics, aviation

Related articles: Automobile · Computing · Electronics · Information technology · Internet · Manufacturing · Nanotechnology · Nuclear technology · Telecommunications · Tools · Vehicles

move to technology - List of computing topics, Systems theory

Interdisciplinary categories

• List of unsolved problems, unexplained / anomalous phenomena (paranormal) and parapsychology topics
• Lists of people
• List of scientific method topics
• List of Isms

See also

• Wikipedia:Reference pages